Do existing Amex Velocity Platinum card holders automatically qualify for the lounge-pass-per-flight sweetener (upon renewal at the next $440 annual fee) or only new Amex-Velocity members? 

When I first heard of this "progressive" initiative, I checked the date.  I was sure it must be April 1st.  But no, incredibly, it appears to be serious.  Crazy, crazy, crazy stuff.  I won't be on any Virgin pet flight. Virgin would need to dedicate exclusive, individual aircr...

Apart from the name - totally unrelated, except in the level of luxury and as a homage to the romance and grandeur of days gone by.

This crazy idea is a non-starter - unless every domestic terminal changes its policy on animals.  And the infrastructure cost to accommodate pets inside terminals?  The effect on round staff and cabin crew who may be allergic?  I had to  check the date to make sure it wasn't A...

Doesn't Qantas - like many other international carriers, purchase it's fuel on 5-year "futures" contracts?