So no business/plat lounge to get VA on par with Qantas's offering?
Why do they need to copy Qantas? Maybe they are quite happy doing their own thing their own way.
So no business/plat lounge to get VA on par with Qantas's offering?
Why do they need to copy Qantas? Maybe they are quite happy doing their own thing their own way.
Why do they need to copy Qantas? Maybe they are quite happy doing their own thing their own way.
Lets suppose you are Platinum on VA and Platinum on Qantas flying to Canberra. If there fares were similarily priced (which they generally are due to competition) then I would fly Qantas becuase I know that I would get a better offering in the Business Class lounge which would make the trip a little better.
Domestically, VA need to be on par with QF if they want to get the high-status passangers to come accross. Internationally, they have a long way to go.
My father has been a QF Plat for 12+ years and will not be moving to VA anytime soon - he thought about it last year (I even offered to give him the partner gold sitting in my account) but he decided against it because he believed that VA could not offer what QF currently offers him, both on domestic and international.
I am guessing that there are many QF people with similar thoughts.
I'm looking forward to checking out the new lounge in CBR on Sunday!
Lounge looks good and I much prefer the floor rather than than grubby white rubbish they tried in BNE.
In lounge now.
Lovely Tarmac views but similar downstairs. Food average, a dozen wines available, beer and mineral water behind glass,
cant find any still water. Three tvs on different channels and asx ticker.
Quiet atm here for another hr in the far corner, say hey!
I should be there at the same time! I'm catching the 5:05pm flight to SYD, so aiming to get there around 4pm so I can check out the new lounge.When are you there?
I'll be there on Sunday afternoon until shortly before 5pm
(note that I'll have access to both the QF J lounge and the DJ lounge so might even do a little bit of lounge hopping. 2 and 1 guest spots respectively).
Oh. Well this is awkward then. The floor is incomplete. It'll look the same as previous lounges but will be improved as there was a lot of problems with the BNE lounge.
LiamR, absolutely fantastic to meet you! Hope you had a pleasant day and didn't have nightmares about your gristle pie on the flight home!
hiya etops1, the distilled water is from a tap to the right of the espresso machine, which is manned by a barista during all opening hours. Bottled water is available upon request.
LiamR, absolutely fantastic to meet you! Hope you had a pleasant day and didn't have nightmares about your gristle pie on the flight home!
I should be there at the same time! I'm catching the 5:05pm flight to SYD, so aiming to get there around 4pm so I can check out the new lounge.
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HOLY cough - DISTILLED water Im gonna get some top ups for my batteries next time I go through... Seriously, I doubt its Distilled water, more than likely chilled, filtered tap water, much the same as you get from a bubbler.
This is a clear indication that VA will be ordering 787s for long haul service direct from Canberra, using new generation lead acid batteries (topped up before each flight) rather than their troublesome lithium ion counterparts.HOLY cough - DISTILLED water Im gonna get some top ups for my batteries next time I go through...