Search results

I booked a QR AU/EU return flight today with the 4th leg on the Virgin wet lease from Doha to Brisbane. I tried to book via Virgin, but of course I couldn't for a variety of reasons (the outbound leg wasn't on the Virgin website, and of course, no ability to book open jaw yet either). I went...

Hi all, I've been monitoring availability in business from Madrid/Barcelona/London at the end of January - using Flight Seats to get alerts. Most days alerts come through, but the flights aren't there. However the last couple of days they have been. Once I got all the way through to paying...

Gotcha. Won't let me do it online easily, so I'll try ahead of my next flight at checkin (in Spanish - lets see how we go!)

Does anyone know if it is possible to change a half flown itenerary to Etihad? Half way through one, and another one booked, and all currently allocated to my VFF account, but think best to move now to Etihad as that's where I'll end up. Help?

100% agree with all of the above.

Looks like you can buy return ex Australia. 1734338712 Understand, but also presume these flights would count as Virgin marketed for status credit purposes - so if the increase was only slight I would consider it to retain platinum, but I'm not gonna at these prices :)

My first search for SYD-MAD economy flights, comparing the exact same schedule on VA and QR websites on cheapest fare level shows a $500+ additional cost for the pleasure of booking via the currently borked VA website? The transfer times in DOH are not good either. You can get a much shorter...

I have a quandary :) I have the return journey of a booking in Jan - then another outbound March/Return May. As I read the terms, I would need to status match in February (4 months) to get the auto-renewel? On the plus side, looks like I can change my loyalty program on existing bookings...

VA Plat, one of my favourite perks was the massages that used to occur inside the First Class lounge in the old terminal, that were put on 'hold' during/after the pandemic. Looks like they're back, but doesn't look on surface like VA plats will get them :(...

Wow - my experience is the opposite honestly. 4 x return AU to Europe flights a year, not so much as a hello sir. Still happy enough, and hope the partnership doesn't end!

I ticked the same status tier box, but this would rely on Etihad remaining a partner. The majority of my SC come from AU -> EU return flights in Economy - 4 per year for me, plus 2 family pooled. I then make up the rest via 1-2 EU->USA flights on United or Air Canada, and the required but...

I just got the email, but when I click in to confirm I want to receive the pack, I get this error?

Thank you. I suspect definitely due to my location - I checked at 4pm, even with a VPN, and no joy. Will have to wait until I'm back in AU I think! 1730720672 I will re-qualify for Platinum before October 1, but won't have flown the 8 sectors, so I hope this is correct - I will try and get an...

Personal situation feels like a little more work. I personally fly AU -> EU return 4 times a year in economy, which I've been doing on Etihad/Qatar as suits. Family pooling adds another 2 on top. Then just the required 8 sectors in AU along the east coast, and I'm good to go, before generally...

Is it possible for someone to share the link to the chat? Like others, I can't access (Platinum, but currently overseas). Keen to know how close I am to LTG.

Hi all, So, I’ve done a bunch of searching, but I’m still not sure I’m approaching this the right way. Background is I’m currently Virgin Australia Platinum (just clicked over). I achieve this largely through international flights between Australia (where my work is based) and Madrid (where I...

Looking at 7 hours at Toronto - VA Plat - still looks like there's lounge access on the virgin page here, but not on the Air Canada page here. It's too long a stop to be caught - has anyone reached out to VA or Air Canada about this?

Hi all, Regular Etihad MEL -> MAD flyer (6 times this year). Generally no real problems, enjoy First Class lounge etc. However on my flight earlier this week, was bumped from my chosen extra leg room seat to 44H (back row, aisle OK, but very little recline) on the MEL to ABU leg. I paid...

I get good value out of Platinum flying Etihad to Europe 4-5 times a year. Always happy for more though! I upgraded a Choice flight for November MEL -> SYD return over the phone last week. Answered immediately, confirmed availability (I had already checked) but then took 15 minutes to...

Unfortunately I won't have that many by renewal date