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Remember shortly after VA started the HKG service, the protests / crack-downs reduced a lot of travel, and this was all pre-covid. The airport was even occupied by protesters at one point I believe. VA didn't have much of a chance with a new service, and I think a lot of it was unfortunate...

My tip would be to plan in advance, and find flights with business award availability before booking the flexi fare (or alternatively change to a different flight what has has award availability using the flexi benefits). I've done this for trans-con a few times and it seems like good value...

Seat maps for those 737 MAX flights show the standard layout right now, 2 rows of 2-2 in business.

Using the platinum complementary upgrade vouchers? If so this is the first I've heard of it (and fantastic if true). I've only ever been able to upgrade using points online.

I think one of the conditions was to keep auto transfer of Velocity points turned on for 3 months? So I wouldn't expect to see the bonus rewards until some time after that time frame?

I wouldn't bother with upgrades IMHO - I believe they come out of the same availability pool as outright saver business class redemptions, which don't cost that many more points. You can get these with either velocity points directly, or transferring velocity points to krisflyer miles and then...

As long as your VFF number is already in your SQ profile, I found a way to select it. First add your Krisflyer number and "save" changes. Then go back in, and suddenly VA can be chosen. Select that and resave.

I don't understand why you think they're garbage? They might be old, but seem well maintained. The seats on most/all these days are identical to the 737s. They have the same BYO IFE. The seats pitch is absolutely fantastic, and makes for the most comfortable economy (especially the side with no...

Sad to see it there, in quite a prominent position from the international terminal viewing area. I had a lot of great trips in "The Business" on that aircraft!

:( On a couple of recent SQ J flights, one had nut debris/bits all over the seat/side area, and the other had big obvious smudges all over the screen. So much for them cleaning "high-touch" areas.

Yep, VA use plusgrade for the upgrade me bids, so it's probably legit :) You can probably use this alternative link to be safe though (takes you to plusgrade via the official virgin australia website - manage booking - upgrade): https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/#/upgrade

We were served satay PER-SIN on 25th August, so I don't think this is quite right.

Winning the middle seat lottery might not be as low odds as you might think (still wouldn't make me deliberately choose a middle seat, but it's a nice thing if you find yourself there). To be eligible in a given week: Sit in a middle seat Be over 18 Be an Australian resident Be a velocity...

I think you might be confused. I believe this isn't discussing about extra legroom (economy X), this is regarding an extra empty seat next to you (more width), which is commonly referred to as a comfort seat.

It does, here's a link. Just make sure you select "Use Velocity Points" before selecting airports. Although I only see business redemption options on 17th and 22nd August.

It's a bit annoying that they don't always show the other frequent flyer options. I discovered a strange work-around where I first had to add Krisflyer numbers to the passengers (even though no status), then in each person's krisflyer account profile, I had to add the related card under...

I was in the Perth lounge on 24th June for a 18:00 flight to Melbourne (delayed until 18:40), and it was the last of the batch of flights departing around that time until the ~23:00 batch. The lounge staff were putting things away and setting up breakfast items (e.g. cereal, juice) which I...

Unfortunately not on the transcon, more like 2.5x the price of Flex.

VA posted some marketing photos of the new food items in a Facebook post.

That looks awful! I don't suppose you know if there are priority security queues for status/business class passengers? I'm guessing not!