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330 million people there versus 10% of that here might be one reason! :D

And RETAIN that boarding pass until miles post.

As a partly relevant aside, I mail heavy boxes all week long via Australia Post. 22kg is ABSOLUTE max they will accept, and over 16 kg they MUST all have a large red and white '2 person lift' sticker. I've literally seen some Bolshie red van drivers demand they be 'given assistance' with a 17...

A dumber than dirt idea. No wonder Jayney is getting the flick. She can jet back to the USA with here windfall millions. :D Maybe she and Joyce can compare investment strategies over a soy latte with their airline supplied windfalls?

I've flown Etihad paid biz many times to Europe, most recently in June, and always was able to add Virgin number on Etihad website. All credited fast and smoothly. Booked on Etihad website as Virgin offer nothing except SQ and Qatar generally. I'm amazed the Etihad partnership still works...

Agree. Hopefully Virgin will wake up to you and your scamming, and confiscate all the points earned, and hence have the last laugh.

Welcome. March was the time to raise this, not September! Back then as you were so close I suspect thy'd have done it as a goodwill gesture if raised then. Your Velocity account website has a clear wheel showing how many segments and SC you need. So saying you were aware how many SC you...

Yes. In ANY airline or hotel program. Constantly devaluing.

HOPEFULLY - Lifetime Platinum/Gold Status after 10 or 15 year continuous membership - AT LAST! I've had lifetime Star Alliance Gold for 15 years, and these things many folks work VERY hard at attaining and spend MONEY doing it! Aspirational. One of the big weaknesses of the Velocity scheme...

My guess 20% is a done deal, many weeks back, and the Press Conference showing much hand shaking and smiling is all that is holding up it being publicised. FIRB will not care about 20% IMHO, and should rubber stamp it. The Feds have just tossed in a bucket of money on backing much of REX...

Is there a black market for buying/selling excess Velocity status credits as a pooled family member? I’m not aware of one, yet. Presents quite a few risks. The nearby threads about Velocity accounts being locked with no notice might be worth reading up on. ❗

They seem disinterested. There was one a few weeks back. Some were offered it, and others were not. I got it and partner did not. Emailed Plat line (twice) to ask she be registered, so we could book several extra flights. Zero response.

They are a joke sadly. The mere fact folks here were sitting on 10 or 20 they were not entitled to, and did not use them proves it. :) If I was given 100 of them I'd not use them. Paid Biz is often similar $$s to Flex, but with lot more SC. Bring them back on CHOICE fares. They control...

Now there is a cunning idea I never thought of, when standing in a Virgin Lounge trying to get on their next flight using a published Virgin benefit I have used before, with no issues. Sign up for Expert Flyer at Gawd knows what cost, and then phone Virgin Philippines for 15 mins, and then if...

Have Virgin cancelled the 'Fly Ahead' benefit again? I recall they dumped this a year or so back for Platinum but thought it was later re-instated? Arrived in MEL early than expected from ADL today at 1 pm, and had a 3.00pm flight VA853 already booked to Sydney. Both CHOICE fares. Asked at...

How many aircraft now have no dividers? Agree with others above that it seriously lessens the J class 'private' experience, which in the past has been well protected from Loo Runners - and seeing it is now a lottery, whether the aircraft will have a divider or not, many simply will not pay...

Thanks ... I need to get a good laugh each day, and you certainly provided today's. :D My posts here show I am no fan of MANY things Velocity does, and am very pleased to say so regularly. 'Employer' my eye. I've made 40,000 posts on airline bulletin boards over 25 years, and the 'rubbish'...

I am sure Velocity just randomly lock accounts for no reason whatever. But you are correct - I have ZERO evidence they do lock them for NO reason. :D I've read endless threads here and elsewhere over several decades, of airlines being 'meanies' and doing such things. Most of the time the...

So your account got hacked - again possibly from using a public network, and you too are allegedly off to Qantas. Maybe Qantas are paying the hackers, given this 'apparent' exodus? I'd love to be a fly on the wall at Virgin. REAL loss of elites will be about zero is my guess.

Again, for those who prefer not to read clear English - :D We were tired, so the hassle of 5 mins waiting for them to photocopy passports and boarding passes was not appreciated. I see no reason why a boarding pass is not totally sufficient. They have my credit card in case I trash room etc -...