Qantus

The USA is fairly unusual in doing that, because you have to clear US customs on first arriving. In most countries your luggage is tagged all the way through to your final destination, assuming you are on the same airline for all legs of the flight, or mostly if all airlines are in the same alliance. This is the norm for me as a very frequent flier on a number of airlines.

If you weren’t a fan of Qantas, there are other airlines you can use which fly indirectly.

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Hmmmm....no roo safe, you say? Might just have to tie your kangaroo down, sport.

Do you realise that around 30% of Australians are born overseas?

Source, I am Australian born overseas.

Ah yes...I remember it well. My kids were actually shocked at how awful the cabin crew were compared to NZ (and this was business class).

Generally if you are on one booking, luggage should be checked through to your final destination. In most countries you do have to clear customs at the first point of entry into the country.

Used QANTAS in early 2000's as a code share with BA. I have refused to travel to Australia since with either of them. Rubbish service

Qantas does run a crew out of London. A friend (Aussie) is based here and flies for them. It makes sense given their main international route after the trans Tasman is UK-Australia via Singapore/Bangkok/Hong Kong.

It was definitely still happening a few years ago, I have a friend who was made redundant by Virgin Atlantic at the start of the pandemic who got a job with Qantas out of Heathrow pretty soon after things opened up again.

Call the police - they seem to have stolen all of your commas and other punctuation marks
Bastards!!
It wouldn't happen on Air New Zealand
What a bonkers thread...

I love the idea of a roo safe,especially as you’re in Oz. Is it the top of the range Ibis you’re staying in? I would not stay in a Styles, much less a Budget.

Omg, youve reminded me of when they did that ad after covid restrictions lifted with the Tones & I song, that had me in bits 😭

Almost certain to be some non-white staff at the Ibis. Hope that doesn’t ruin your stay…

I flew QF LHR to Perth recently (work - flew on to another remote destination so just booked QF all the way through). Hadn't flown QF for ages but enjoyed the flight. Really like those little fridges full of timtams and fruit and snacks at back of plane (tempting). Food was nice. Except for those filled pastry snacks they bring through. I caught up on Aussie films/tv (midnight oil doco; some First Nations films old and new). No complaints.

Seeing as the largest ethnic heritage in Australia is white European with 41% of them as British heritage.. and 9.5% Irish ancestry... I am at a loss to understand your complaint about them not being Australian.. 51% can claim dual nationality !!

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Aviation spelling 101:There’s no U in Qantas

Aviation spelling 102: There’s only one A in Stansted……

Oh as for the Brit Cabin Crew on that Qantas flight..Old age may have muddied the memory but I seem to remember that for a while Qantas actively recruited in the UK for Heathrow based cabin crew…..not sure if that still exists.

The OP has got something to complain about now, an ibis hotel, now they are shite.

Stop the Clock! Too many white people and none of them Australian! Definitely fly with another airline next time, this is shocking. 🙄 Honestly, I think you are looking for something to complain about.

That's a US thing if you have a connecting flight, same as if you come into London and connect onto a flight elsewhere in the UK.....you clear customs and immigration at your point of entry to the country, hence why you have to collect your bags, then your onward flight within the country is a domestic flight (which doesn't have customs & immigration controls for those who only take that flight).

It’s not the Olympics.

PS Australians aren't super magical. I promise we're ordinary people, even those who are flight attendants.

Like others have said, you've been given some really crap advice.

Qantas has been on the decline for years. They're fine to fly domestic but if you're flying internationally, I would avoid unless you're flying business and above. And even then other airlines are better.

You don't have to collect your bags every time you change planes. Generally, if you have a through ticket, you only need to collect your bags at the point you're clearing immigration and customs. So if you're transiting through eg Singapore/Dubai/Hong Kong/Taipei wherever, you don't clear immigration and you don't collect your bags.

You can buy whatever airline tickets you like within Australia. Were you trying to get Qantas and VA in a single ticketed booking? I can see how that might be an issue.

I haven't flown Qantas for anything but domestic flights since 2012. We always fly Singapore to Australia now and tbh I prefer to get off the plane and stretch my legs in Singapore than having the really long direct flight to Perth, but we travel to the east coast so would have to take two flights anyway.