Thread: Nonrev Correspondent- Singapore

Well I learned a lesson last week - never forget to check if it's school holidays somewhere on your travel route. It was end of Australian school hols, so the flights were packed!

I took the Friday off so i could leave here thurs night, I stood by for QF to MEL&SYD, BA to SYD and EK to MEL and didn't get on any.

Luckily a SYD flight was delayed until 7am the next morn, so I made that. Then I got to SYD at 4pm on Fri (worst day for nonrev), and they decided my bag was now 2kg too heavy for carryon. So I checked it and went to gate 13 to recheck. Overheard QF staff had been there since 11am, so how would I have a chance. Eventually we all clear on to a flight and I get to MEL but sure enough, no bag.

They then tell me "oh it's common on a fri night, they'll send it on the last flt" . So regardless it took until 5pm the next night to courier it to me.

Then I went to go back on Sunday and our flight went tech, so we were delayed 5hrs or so. They handed out meal vouchers so I went and got one and had some wine - met a venture capitalist, model and writer - was interesting mix. Got home at 3am iso 10pm had a few hrs sleep then work! What a weekend!!