For that $48 dollars, you'll get lounge (tiered or club member), a meal on board, and in the near future free wifi enabled for international flights.
I would expect to get a reasonable meal on board VA, flying business. And I don't really mind using my Amex card or PP to get lounge access. I'm thinking of the Marhaba over Amex, as I've found the service and attitude in Amex lounges to sometimes be less than optimal.
You're clearly not their target market. They're going for the value choice so some things are stripped with that pricing.
Batik Air, Virgin Australia's direct 'Value Carrier' rival in the region doesn't provide lounge access for most international routes, only on selected international routes (through Contract lounges) out of DPS and CGK (both ID/OD) on the most expensive fares and some selected overseas contract ports (namely PER)
In Business class VA serve a meal onboard and also already have International wifi free for business class passengers.
But their pricing sometimes does not reflect that, but with only 8 seats in business I guess they can wear it. Time will tell, I expect.
Dynamic pricing like all other companies. Most flights are full depending on destination so there will always be people who travel.
Who is the person with red eyes staring back at you? I also saw her is she your friend too?
This picture makes me shudder every time glad I made it out alive (if you've been there after lounge closure you know what i'm talking about got those weird supernatural vibes)
Yes she's the flying maiden
I wonder if anyone even submitted an expression of interest for the space:
The international lounge actually has been picked up by a paid operator (Escape Lounges), They have done a minor renovation and signed a contract with SQ which means at this point the lounge is SQ exclusive (although soon to be opened to other paid passes).
The food/drink places in Cairns domestic aren’t bad, for $700 you can get quite a lot of beer plus some food.
Yes you can. But is that the point? I'm sure many pax using airlines that provide status lounge for international and.domestic flights could say the same no matter where they are in the world. However they choose status, and lounge. For example I use the available BA lounges (and third party) because of status however I could probably save myself a lot just by using the champagne bars at Heathrow and not flying with One World. Likewise as Platinum with VA, where they have lounges at various airports including the gold Coast, a lounge at CNS would be useful. I'm still not sure really what the VA model is to be honest. Do they want biz pax to take them seriously or not?
For VA (and even QF) it’s safe to say that routes to/from Cairns aren’t there biggest business traffic routes.
I think about 14 departures each day from Cairns. I know airlines that offer lounges for less.
