Virgin Happy Hour [Thursdays]

[Milefest]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

BNE - SYD $69, been a while since I've seen fares that cheap. Too bad many of the dates are quite far out

 

[serfty]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

I see it's an 11am-11pm session today. Happy Hour | Virgin Australia Happy Hour

 

[JohnK]

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Glad I checked this thread. Need 2 BNE-SYD returns in August. Shame I don't have a gift voucher so have to pay booking fee.

 

[mattyj89]

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$75 SYD-MEL for all of August, where I plan on doing three return trips, yes please!!!

 

[JohnK]

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Glad I checked this thread. Need 2 BNE-SYD returns in August. Shame I don't have a gift voucher so have to pay booking fee.

How quickly I had forgotten how sneaky Virgin is with these Happy Hour sales. Don't need to the first flight of the morning or the last flight of the night.

 

[Milefest]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

How quickly I had forgotten how sneaky Virgin is with these Happy Hour sales. Don't need to the first flight of the morning or the last flight of the night.

I always tend to book the last flight of the night and just turn up to the airport when I need to fly out. Basically makes it a flexi for the day

 

[JohnK]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

I always tend to book the last flight of the night and just turn up to the airport when I need to fly out. Basically makes it a flexi for the day

That's fine if you don't mind a middle seat. I refuse to sit in middle seat so don't want to be at airport hours earlier than my flight.

 

[Bagpuss]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

I always tend to book the last flight of the night and just turn up to the airport when I need to fly out. Basically makes it a flexi for the day

WHilst this is going off topic.
I'm on a red-eye from Perth to Melbourne in a few months and was thinking that I maybe able to make the flight just after 5PM. What are the chances of getting fly-ahead? Is a phone call worthwhile? Whilst I am "game" I dont want to be twiddling my thumbs for 6+ hours in the lounge.

 

[n7of9]

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What are the chances of getting fly-ahead? Is a phone call worthwhile?

Fly Ahead requests are available from the lounge for Gold and Platinum. I'd say no chance getting it for free without status

https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Status/PlatinumMembership/

 

[Bagpuss]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

Fly Ahead requests are available from the lounge for Gold and Platinum. I'd say no chance getting it for free without status

https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Status/PlatinumMembership/

I am Gold status

 

[JohnK]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

WHilst this is going off topic.
I'm on a red-eye from Perth to Melbourne in a few months and was thinking that I maybe able to make the flight just after 5PM. What are the chances of getting fly-ahead? Is a phone call worthwhile? Whilst I am "game" I dont want to be twiddling my thumbs for 6+ hours in the lounge.

I would be very surprised if you got fly ahead over the phone. You can try at the airport on the day of the flight but there are no guarantees.

 

[Milefest]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

You could call the lounge to check the loading of the flight and make a judgement call?

 

[ap_spd]

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You should be OK, I have had a fly ahead honored a few times even with check in luggage...

 

[Warks]

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Back to form. I got a SYD-BNE-SYD fare last week on Happy Hour for $190 which wasn't bad. Today I'm looking at SYD-MEL-SYD in late April and the 'happy' fare is $125 one way! How happy is that? There's a $99 fare at a million o'clock but I don't do those flights.
I'm probably better off just using one of the many discount codes we dig up in normal fare times aren't I?

 

[Grimace1]

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Today's HappyHour appears to be going for 14 days and the fares are pretty bland

 

[Bagpuss]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

Today's HappyHour appears to be going for 14 days and the fares are pretty bland

Kinda what I expected / predicted yesterday.
Had a quick scan ... Some you could get a better deal using the current sale with the 10% off discount code.

 

[JohnK]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

Some you could get a better deal using the current sale with the 10% off discount code.

Have I missed something recently? Discount codes were only valid on Saver fares at one stage. Has that changed again?

 

[Bagpuss]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

Have I missed something recently? Discount codes were only valid on Saver fares at one stage. Has that changed again?

I've used it with the current sale. IE: PER - SYD came in at just over $180 with the current sale price being $199

 

[serfty]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

Have I missed something recently? Discount codes were only valid on Saver fares at one stage. Has that changed again?

Back in the early days most discount codes applied to any class.

 

[Warks]

Re: Happy hours not so cheery anymore

I saw some cheap ($69) SYD-MEL fares so thought I'd bite but they were for mid January 2017! I've said it before - how many people know where they'll be travelling that far out?