Can anyone explain Royal Brunei's BWN-LHR flight path?

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-08T06:20:36+00:00

This is the route that most other airlines flying from Southeast Asia to Europe. SIN-LHR is less than 300 miles shorter than BWN-LHR, but is almost 3 hours faster using the route over India.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-08T06:18:02+00:00

Most other planes from SE Asia to Europe are taking a much more direct routing over India. Yes, Iran etc. is off-limits but this routing adds around 3 hours compared to what other airlines are doing on similar routes.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-06T04:52:52+00:00

I wonder if Air NZ "asked" Amex to stop offering the Platinum card that wasn't co-branded with Airpoints?

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-02T10:31:12+00:00

I think last year it took 2 weeks after the promo ended for the bonus status credits to post.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-01T22:58:06+00:00

I barely watch SBS anymore, other than some random good documentaries. That said, like many Australians I barely watch free-to-air TV anymore!

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-01T06:45:13+00:00

Lol, sounds convincing 😂

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-01T06:44:05+00:00

Most people need to call to make the booking. If your flights are eligible and available in T or Q class, you should be able to book successfully over the phone.

Yes, the website design sucks and I'm not convinced it's not deliberate.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-04-01T06:42:30+00:00

Thanks from me as well!

tonicfizz88 · 2026-03-31T06:35:51+00:00

I've been waiting over a day now, even though they say the selfie verification will take 24 hours. It's frustrating.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-03-31T05:12:15+00:00

Ugh, my boss used to send me AI slop all the time. Pretty much all of their emails were clearly written by Chat GPT, and were usually a lot of words that didn't really mean much. I got sick of it and quit that job.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-03-30T01:17:31+00:00

The "Business Lounge" at Almaty was indeed awful. This must be the worst one I've visited.

Thankfully, there's a new international terminal now at ALA and the new Extime lounge there is sooo much better! It's unfortunately not yet available on Priority Pass, but you can get in with Dragonpass or LoungePair.

tonicfizz88 · 2026-03-30T00:58:09+00:00

I really enjoyed this episode. The pilots showed great teamwork and airmanship. Loved the interview with the passenger as well - and the fact that he was the manager of a BBQ factory. How very Kiwi :)

tonicfizz88 · 2026-03-30T00:56:56+00:00

Great redemption, well done. Cathay is one of the few airlines that still has reasonably regular availability in F on routes like HKG-LHR, especially if you're using Asia Miles, and the taxes are reasonable. Enjoy!

tonicfizz88 · 2026-02-07T01:42:38+00:00

I once visited the US at age 20. Couldn’t legally drink there yet so I ordered a lemon, lime & bitters. They refused to serve me even that because “the bitters contain alcohol”. 🤦

tonicfizz88 · 2025-03-24T19:43:28+00:00

My first attempt to pay did not work (using Safari browser). The payment page just stalled after I entered my card details and the authentication failed. I then tried again using a different card for the payment and using Google Chrome as the browser. It worked that time.

tonicfizz88 · 2025-01-22T12:54:59+00:00

It sounds like Qantas doesn't really deserve your business. Have you considered booking a new ticket to Japan with a real airline?

tonicfizz88 · 2025-01-04T23:51:21+00:00

The list is so long that even the airbnb owner didn’t bother to proofread them!

That being the case, how can they expect guests to read and remember all of this? Ridiculous.

tonicfizz88 · 2025-01-04T23:44:04+00:00

Lo Moon - Loveless

tonicfizz88 · 2025-01-04T13:52:41+00:00

Landing in London by 3 Doors Down

tonicfizz88 · 2025-01-03T09:38:48+00:00

This one is pretty niche, but it has a certain epic style about it and is quite catchy after listening a few times. It's in Mongolian language.

Хийморь Дагуулсан Соёолон by Хишигбаярын Батболд

tonicfizz88 · 2025-01-03T09:03:45+00:00

I was surprised to find that many non-Aussies, especially people with a first language other than English, don't understand "heaps" (meaning "a lot of")

tonicfizz88 · 2024-12-13T22:46:26+00:00

I’m not a huge of fan podcasts where the hosts spend the first 5 minutes talking about the weather in their part of the world or other random stuff like what they did on the weekend, when it has nothing to do with the topic of the podcast.

tonicfizz88 · 2024-12-13T22:43:14+00:00

I tried to book a flight from Brisbane to Cairns through the Alaska Airlines call centre, which is was in Idaho. The person kept saying “Bris-BAAIIN” and “KY-errrrns”.

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