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As near as I can tell the bid maxes out on what it would cost to just buy the business class ticket — I paid about $1450 AUD for premium economy, and if I were to book the itinerary again they would want $3500 AUD for business, for a difference of around $2200 AUD / $1500 USD. Nobody answered...

I’m from the US so not only do I not have status, I can’t even join the program. Coming down to Australia on this trip was my first and so far only flight on VA (fourth time in Australia but always flown QF or UA). What I could do is use Delta, SQ, or VS miles to purchase a full on mileage...

Is the “default” price the lowest bid? I’m flying MEL-LAX on Dec 29th, and there is a “default” price (around $1200 USD) that the slider is set to when I open the page, but it goes as low as $550 and as high as $1500. $1500 USD still feels cheap for that leg (I’m in Premium Economy). Is the...

Thanks for the replies! We do have the bulkhead seats reserved. I just wanted to know if there was something we needed to do re:bassinets in addition to that. On some airlines we've looked at (e.g., Air Canada) they've made it clear that just having the bassinet seat doesn't guarantee a...

First time VA flyer, first time parent. Flying is second nature (1M+ BIS miles); parenting is not. My wife and I might be insane, but we're taking our then-to-be 8 1/2 month old to Melbourne for Christmas, flying VA LAX-MEL in Premium Economy. It's a 777. We have confirmed bulkhead seats, and...