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Just to concur with the other previous posters, yes, I have previously obtained an Air NZ PNR for a Virgin Australia booking on an VA-marketed, Air NZ-operated service by calling up Virgin Australia. There were no issues with this as I explained I was looking to select seats for my flight. The...

Just wanted to highlight that Virgin is offering SYD-BNE-LAX itineraries with a connection time of one hour and 20 minutes. This does seem rather short? The MEL-BNE-LAX example from the OP was one hour and 40 minutes. To those who have done the DOM-INT transfer at Brisbane, does this seem...

Hi all, Can somebody help with checking the loadings and probability of more business reward seats opening up on the VA1 SYD-LAX on Saturday June 3 2017? I have a confirmed SYD-MEL-LAX in J with VA on that date, but the earlier arrival of VA1 (0605 vs 0900 on VA23) would allow me to book a...

Hi all, Just noticed on the specials page on the Virgin Australia website lists Hong Kong as $529 return from Sydney. However, as best as I can search online I can’t find any dates where this is the price. Has anyone managed to see a Virgin Australia flight to Hong Kong for $529 return? Or is...

I have a question about redeeming AAdvantage miles for a flight as a gift for a friend. Is this within the rules? I couldn't find this information when searching through the AAdvantage website and the forum here. Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere in the thread and hope it is OK to...

Anyone curious there hasn't been more promotion for the new route, such as a sale fare or even a mention of the flights on the airline's website? It seems strange to have announced MEL-HKG, commenced ticket sales and then ... nothing. Am I missing something here? Interested to hear your thoughts...

All the best with your article but having read through all the comments in this thread I am even more confused. Are you saying you don't get paid to write for Fairfax? I am with GPH when he says "I thought you did this for a living".

Hi all, Just wanted to share my recent experience trying to transfer Velocity points over to KrisFlyer. When I clicked the transfer button on the website I received an error message saying there was a system timeout issue. however, the points were withdrawn from the account but never arrived in...

Just a random contribution ... had a chuckle when reading about this on ausbt and australinea. Both had the "EXCLUSIVE" tag on their stories, although the australinea one was written a few days earlier than the ausbt one. so who had the real exclusive? :rolleyes: But I agree with some of the...

That's what I thought too. Is this not correct?

Hello everyone, Just reviving this thread to seek travellers' experiences with Hawaiian Airlines' flights crediting to Velocity. It has been a week since my Hawaiian Airlines' flights, my Velocity number was included in the booking and shown on my boarding pass, but as yet the points and status...

Hi there, just to add another data point. Two of us were travelling on SQ tickets SIN-SYD on the same flight in July. One was flying J (VA gold), one was flying Y (VA plat). the J pax was unable guest the Y pax into the SilverKris lounge, and the Y flyer was directed to the Krisflyer Gold...

If you don't mind going the long way you could try converting some of your Amex rewards points to Singapore Airlines Krisflyer points and fly SQ SYD-SIN-BCN-GRU. A quick check online shows it is 221000 Krisflyer points return in SQ J. Or 175000 Krisflyer points return in SQ J if you only do the...

Hi Matt, thanks for looking up all of that info. Happy to report the bookings were confirmed and ticketed today. a bit relieved to know will be able to get home on my preferred flight choice. Cheers,

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone can check what the prospect is of a waitlisted Singapore Airlines business class award booking clearing. The booking is SQ979 BKK-SIN on Tuesday July 21 and SQ231 SIN-SYD on Wednesday July 22. Hope someone can assist with some insights and apologies if this...