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    VA Redemption on Etihad

    Plats most certainly do get access to the First Lounge. At least, we did last month. Not sure if it's (very quietly) changed since then, given what the website says now, but I'd be surprised if they suddenly shunted us all back to the J lounge. Might as well rock up to the F lounge and see...
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    Using Avios to fly from CBR

    TBH, the BA website is dreadful for this. I tried booking paid fares ex CBR into SIN for end of year, and the BA website was utterly incapable of registering that Canberra was a real place with a BA codeshare. It didn't like Brisbane for the same reason. Odd that QR's website shows it...
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    2022 travel plans

    At this rate, the corner shop will be our most plausible domestic destination this Christmas. Fiji might be a safer bet than Tassie, tbh...
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    2022 travel plans

    That's a relief - I've seen all sorts of confusion in recent weeks with the app, and then sending all overseas people to pharmacies for some vaccine-related paperwork, and new testing requirements for the latest variant. Bloody cheap for a test too; was there an isolation requirement associated...
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    UK Covid testing

    Appreciate the info - am supposed to be flying to London later this month, and these testing requirements are doing my head in... I guess the cost isn't going to come down much, but it's good to know that it's not overly difficult to book a test and get the result pronto. Not sure I'll ever get...
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    2022 travel plans

    We were determined to go international over the Christmas/NYE period, no matter what - so last month we watched prices like a hawk for over a week before scoring an excellent fare to Heathrow. However, as has been my luck since late 2019, COVID has once again thrown a spike protein into the...
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    Virgin strategy?!

    AFL sponsorship is essential to maintaining the look/feel that the old, familiar Virgin is still around, and that Bain hasn't changed much. Not to mention, it's probably worth keeping for the advertising benefits and brand association with Australia's number one sport. Precisely this. People...
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    Virgin strategy?!

    Yep, the announcement and presser were held in Melbourne this morning right next to check-in. No idea who the AFL players talking to the media were, but there was a nice buzz around the place for a while which was good to see. 1615782913 Yep, the announcement and presser were held in Melbourne...
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    I'm in the VA Lounge thread

    Sydney's wi-fi has always been a bit spotty... Melbourne seemed to be much better in every aspect (presumably being the old flagship also helped). Also much prefer the Melbourne arrangement of in-app ordering and table service - very easy to use (and pick custom options), saves everybody from...
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    Streaming IFE?

    Although the selection has decreased somewhat, the overall IFE via the app experience hasn't changed much (I don't think it ever stopped last year), and there should be enough to keep you vaguely occupied for the 50-60 mins when flying between the major cities. Or just take your own...
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    Virgin strategy?!

    We all know the general ideas behind Virgin 2.0, but obviously we're not going to know/see anything concrete for many months yet, so until then it's only ever going to be speculation and PR/media management. Yes, one can hardly fathom the truly incredible suffering being caused by such...
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    QF Final 747 flights - SYD, BNE & CBR

    I don't think it was, because I didn't see it as an option on the search or booking pages for either SYD or CBR.
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    QF Final 747 flights - SYD, BNE & CBR

    Yep, crashed twice whilst booking the Sydney flight, then tried Canberra and got to the payment page and then that crashed too. Had that same generic error screen each time. Sydney must have sold out within seconds, and Canberra sold out within minutes. Really frustrating to miss out...
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    UpgradeMe pricing and success

    It's always worth trying the minimum to see what happens. We were booked on a discounted Elevate fare SYD-ADL last weekend. Didn't get any email to bid for an upgrade but figured I'd go online and put in a lowball offer just for LOLs. Turns out the bare minimum of $130 or so was enough... bid...
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    Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

    My partner and I copped the same chicken pasta for dinner on Saturday flying SYD-ADL. Came as a real shock because it was comfortably the worst dish I've ever had on VA. Normally their catering is spot-on but that chicken dish was dry, bland, and hideous. Regret not ordering the salad...
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