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    VA to HKG from Jul 5 2017, ex MEL

    Depends how much HNA are willing to throw at it.
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    SCs on reward bookings promotion history

    There was one in 2013. It also coincided with some interesting glitch reward fares. Half my family flew from CBR-DPS in J and for 0 points + taxes and picked up a gold status with a bit of smart pooling. Haven't seen one since.
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    Giveaway: 7 million VFF points shared equally between all entrants

    800 points via the family pool. Not too shabby at all!
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    [Wrong] Sydney to Hong Kong VA80 & VA82

    re: [Wrong] Sydney to Hong Kong VA80 & VA82 Interesting pick up! Though an alternate theory might be that its a legacy of the many years that virgin atlantic had a direct route in the system and its still there for some reason?
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    Velocity Platinum Bad deal KrisFlyer Gold lounge

    To be fair to VA it's the same cough deal that Star Alliance Golds suffer when passing through Changi.
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    Gifting points from family members who don't live at the same address

    Re: Pooling v Transferring My wife, 2 kids and I all pool in various configurations (mostly them to me, occasionally me to her) and have had no problem as we're all at one address. My brother and my mother in law have both been beneficiaries (at different times) of my partner gold/ platinum...
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    Lounge Access on Delta/ Virgin Atlantic JV

    I'm looking at booking some flights in April between the UK and the US but I'm a bit uncertain about lounge access and points earning as a velocity platinum. Essentially I want to book UK -> US gateway -> OKC (and return) on VS and/or DL. My question is if I book on a DL code would I get...
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    Does anyone still think VA is superior?

    This is a good thread. Congrats to all for bringing their thinking caps and not just their attitude and their prejudices. I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I'm frustrated with VA for some of the reasons well covered above (i mostly don't care about the size of an in flight meal or...
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    Business reward with SG - huge cost?

    99% sure its an error created by the partnership with etihad. EY offer Dubai as a destination linked by an hour or so on a bus from Abu Dhabi. Probably a glitch in the system but if the travel time is several weeks its either the adventure of a lifetime or a crazy inconvenience.
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    Another VA low point - denied meet lounge access

    <head desk>
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    New Delta lounge opens in SeaTac

    Looks pretty nice: http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/10/19/delta-sea-tac-new-sky-club-lounge-photos.html#g5
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    Take away food from lounge

    The only times I ever take anything is when travelling with the kids. Will occasionally grab fruit/ nuts/ rice crackers for them to eat on the plane. In general I think there's a reasonably clear line between taking a piece of fruit or two and loading up a bag to take away but perhaps common...
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    Virgin Domestic Flight

    The first 10 or so rows are reserved for Gold and Platinum Frequent Flyers until shortly before take off.
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    No Lounge access/priority check-in on Business Reward? [refuted by VA, website error]

    Re: Lounge Access for Business Reward Tickets It's a mistake. See this thread: http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/virgin-australia-velocity/no-more-lounge-access-priority-78448.html
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    Changes to card payment fees

    Statements like this is why absolute ideologies are never a good idea. Call me crazy but i'm quite happy to have a regulated air safety regime in this country. In any case, i'm pretty sure the fees are going down as a result of the regulation. Most of the complaints i've seen are from the...
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    Changes to card payment fees

    My understanding is that the new regulations mean that they can't charge more than the cost of service as a "credit card fee" so part of the reason it's vague is that it will probably be a % of ticket price based on the amount charged by the banks/ CC providers. Relying on dim memory of the...
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    Status Credits and Time Zones on review date

    I am travelling in the US on what is my review date back here in Australia and need to do a fair bit of travel on and around my review date (August 25). Two questions: Is August 25th the first day of my new year or the last day of my old year? (Given that it reads "Status Credits earned...
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    Virgin Australia Delays/Cancellations

    I'm on the NTL-MEL flight today and it's delayed at least an hour and a half. Fog delays in Sydney on the inbound aircraft are given as the reason.
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    "Australia? ..... Never Heard of It"

    I tend to deliberately guess "Canadian" by default when confronted with a north American accent. Its a win win. If they're Canadian they're happy. If they're American you get to ask "Is that near Canada?"
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    Vodafone $5 international roaming

    Ive recently switched to Vodafone for thos reason. Used it in bangkok, prague, paris and london. In the old days id carry around a separate ipad with a local sim. Much easier. A few minor issues: The service in paris was really slow. I assume that this is due to the local network partner but...
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