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Virgin Australia cuts baggage allowance for Velocity frequent flyers
May 29, 2019, 06:17 PMWhat I find irritating here is that VA do not discriminate from Silver to Platinum around the luggage change. Its another example of why aiming for platinum is so redundant with Velocity.
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Virgin Australia adds 'carrier charge' fee to Velocity reward bookings
Oct 17, 2018, 03:42 PMI may be a little cynical here. But this reads as though VA are using the opportunity that the SQ transfer devaluation presents. More flyers will keep their points in velocity, and look for any opportunities to use them on VA seats, and in their desperation they will pay this charge. I'd like ...
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Qantas QF10 Boeing 787 business class review London-Perth
Jun 14, 2018, 12:25 PMThanks really like the format of the review. I had been interested to see how QF would structure the service offerings through the flight. In saying that, not really following the logic of the final recommendation. You would go with Perth for the superior seat because you are sitting in ...
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John Borghetti resigns from Virgin Australia
Jun 12, 2018, 10:14 AMNot caring for the kick Borghetti take by many. Under his stewardship Virgin has transformed to a decent competitor to Qantas, that has kept fair competition in the Aus market. Virgin is far from perfect, Like any corporate entity of course, change is good thing and is does feel like VA need...
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Virgin Australia Premium Economy Review: Brisbane to LAX [Boeing 777]
May 30, 2018, 10:28 AMSadly I think VA have taken the wrong tack on PE. It’s a great offering, with excellent service , space and comfort. They have certainly moved their PE to a Business lite model, over other airlines view of it as Y+. However, in reducing the seat count from their previous layout t...
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Aerotel in Sydney International Terminal
Feb 16, 2024, 06:54 PMIf your expectations are that of a standard hotel, then you will be disappointed. The rooms are small and basic when I was there, I found them unbearably hot with no way to adjust the temp. You're not going to want to spend much time in their if you're not sleeping. For my purposes I arrived la...
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Virgin Australia VA23 Melbourne-LA is 60% empty!
Feb 06, 2019, 10:56 AMAnd yet on the VA site there is not one single PE or Business reward seat available on MEL - LAX for the entire of Feb.
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OneUp success on Air NZ longhaul
Jan 07, 2019, 09:55 AMIn the past we have nearly always been successful on one up bids from PE to business going AKL to LAX/SFO. We have no status with Air NZ and we bid about 5 - 10% above minimum. Likewise family that have used it for economy to PE have seen similar. Most of the time we did not hear until a few ...
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Brisbane to San Francisco: Air New Zealand or Virgin & Delta?
Dec 11, 2018, 10:05 AMFrom a seat point of view I prefer VA over Air NZ in Y, pitch and width are far superior on VA . Service is about the same. Air NZ has a much better entertainment. If you can afford the extra for Economy X in VA I find it a worthwhile improvement for the extra space. LAX is a lot better than it u...
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Does your Velocity status affect award availability?
Oct 11, 2018, 10:06 AMFrom experience status provides no benefit for increased award availability online for Velocity. I have seen it stated here that the call centre has greater leeway to open up award availability for platinum's, and certainly I have been able to secure seats that I did not see online prior to ca...