MEL - PVGMEL - PEKIncomprehensible why these routes don't already exist and why they're serviced by a V2 332 from SYD.

Flew MEL-TAO in Y a couple of months back. Identical experience to HX/HU which is a good thing considering I paid next to nothing for the ticket. Certainly not a huge step down from CX/KA given the $1000+ price difference.

VA would have been much wiser to eschew the solid competition at HKG and fly MEL-PVG instead. The PVG market is growing much more than HKG, their premium product is years ahead of the competition on the route (MU/FM and CA), plus a solid feeder network with VS and DL giving a new one-stop option ...

I'll never forget an evening SYD-MEL flight I took just after the transition to VA, and was blown away by the relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere of the cabin, with the jazz-style boarding music particularly memorable. The service was particularly friendly, and if VA would be able to constantly ...