Recent content by bigbadbyrnes

Hi all, Are you still able to simply walk up to a car hire counter in SYD and hire a car? Or do all car hires require online booking/reservation these days? Many thanks,

Anyone going to be in the MEL lounge on Sunday between 2pm and 4pm? Could use a guest'ing. Send direct message, many thanks,

great summary, not great news :( appreciate the bad news. not a lot of options to get to USA for Velocity Point farmers. Frustrating to say the least, given how good my experiences were with VA's own 777 J class service. What I wouldn't do for the old days to come back!

Helpful replies one and all, thank you . I’m wondering if I should take a thin mat ummm my carry on to augment the padding :)

First world problems 101. I'm concerned about not fitting in the SQ J class seat/bed. I've got a series of flights coming up; BNE - SIN - SFO then LAX - NRT - SIN - SYD so will be on different metal. Can someone experienced advise if sleep is easy for the taller person? And is it worth...

Does anyone know if it’s possible to still fly ahead if you have won an upgrade bid. I suspect ”no” but can’t find anything after googling for a while edit; iPad fat finger user error double posted thread mods pls delete other

Quick question if I may (instead of starting new thread); Is it ok to access the lounge say 7 hrs before your scheduled domestic departure? I read at one point they were enforcing a 2hr rule to reduce lounge crowding, but this could be fake news. Thank you very much all

May I ask what the points or dollars cost was for the service? Premium economy appears to run $5,800 - $6,500 return for most dates around mid next year. Seems costly.

This has been my experience too.

Another question, RooFlyer, if I may; I'm doing BNE - SFO - LAX then LAX - LAS then LAS - SGF then CLE - SFO - BNE Is there an advantage to booking a 'multi city' routing for my USA trip which includes the internal US flights? I wish to know; 1.) Will I still get an opportunity to...

I have not actually booked as yet, but am planning to buy the Premium Plus product - it's about $5k return atm. edit: flying BNE SFO 16/5/23 returning 4/6/23. Only interested in direct flights :)

Very helpful, many thanks. So much value, in fact, I'll make a $15 donation to the charity of your choice for this - let me know your preferred charity. Do you have any idea what the likelihood, and price, would be for upgrading from Premium Economy Plus to Polaris? I suppose I'm asking...

I'm looking for someone with experience using United's website or the app to upgrade a flight with $ after the flight has been purchased. I understand you need to buy an 'upgradeable' ticket (economy plus, premium economy plus). Then leading up to the day of flight, a price will be advertised...

I must be missing something here. BNE SFO return flights between mid May to late May 2023 $5k+ for Premium plus economy $10k+ for business I remember when DJ were doing business return for $6,250. I thought that was exxy!

Hi all, is there a good thread or source summarising the process to pay for an upgrade to Polaris from a Premium Economy Plus? Having searched on youtube and elsewhere, it looks like it's possible to upgrade through the United app after (or before?) check in, but prices apparently vary. Does...