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Pre-COVID (hence pre-admin) both Gold and Platinum got access to the Brisbane-based call centre. Now it's just "welcome to Velocity Premium" with a Filipino accent. Seems to be better than what it was 12 months ago, but YMMV.

Makes you wonder when (or if) VA will get access back to that. What's the use of an international partnership when you have SFA chance of using it??

QF don't have anything across the aisle, but there is the air divider (made of perspex) that is clipped to the bottom of the overhead.

Bid minimum $55 for BNE-MKY on the 6am flight yesterday, and it cleared at T-27. J cabin was 5/8 full and genuinely wonderful service from CM Ally.

BNE lounge for the next 20 minutes, can guest 3. Scrambled eggs and Tuscan baked beans on the menu this morning.

OOL is almost always cheaper than BNE, just less frequency.

Considering that you're going to have to spend points on the flight (and they'll know who you are) there's always the possibility that VA could potentially penalise/suspend your account. Having said that, slightly bizarre on a points flight that there is availability via BNE - but not direct -...

Having just flown BNE-SFO and LAX-SYD, I found that it was a case of checking daily, generally best checked after midnight Chicago time for J availability. Managed to obtain BNE-SFO about 3 months out and LAX-SYD about 6-8 weeks prior. As always YMMV.

I've found that calling the Marriott directly has yielded good results for me in the past. Don't think they publicly list the emails for the individual hotels at this point.

Yep. OP noted that they'd purchased under the "old" system, so you'd like to think a diversion would give him the extra SC's.

Even if purchased prior to the SC changes?

Having said that, if your purpose was Platinum renewal then re-route via MEL shouldn't be an issue...extra SC's, although yes, extra time.

May as well try again - what's to lose?

My understanding is that award flights for UA in Velocity can't be mixed class - you'd have to book it as two separate legs.

Having sat in a "new" 3B recently, it's not too bad. Certainly not as much leg room (but still an "extra" legroom row) as the old config however you can now put a small bag under in front of you, rather than having to put everything up in the overhead. Admittedly I wouldn't pay much for it - may...

Spot on. VA number = counts for a sector.

BNE-MKY tomorrow moornng on the early flight. Bid minimum $65, successful at T-25.

Most people who want their coffee quicker will cause problems for security if they don't get it in a timely manner 😎

If you'd like to get your coffee in a timely manner in the AM peak, 2 baristas is the bare minimum in BNE, SYD or MEL

VA would only be paying for the extra security detail for the time that they deem as being peak, as I'm pretty sure that Sydney Airport would be quite happy to charge them for the (at least) 4 security staff required to run the additional check point at Premium Entry. If the "zoo" upstairs is a...