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I miss the planning. I miss the excitement of driving to the airport at dawn to catch a flight. I miss arriving home, parking in the driveway, and turning off the engine knowing I'm home. But most of all I miss not being able to flash my WP baggage tag around when lining up in the premium line...

Or "Phoenix Airlines" Do we start a logo design competition? too soon? :) In all fairness I hope VA can find a way through to the other side and staff can return to work.

My business services retailers and many of our garden centres are/were doing very, very well. Unfortunately in NZ the shutdown has forced them to close just when they were pulling their biggest days ever recorded. (Vegetable) seedlings were selling rapidly and now in short supply. Also we have...

Prime Minister says no plans to nationalise large companies such as VA. From the ABC feed: If you want to be pedantic he didn't quite rule the option out ;) It is just not part of the plan right now.

My 2 cents: Offers such as DSC are very unlikely in the current climate. VA and other airlines are cancelling services and future schedules can not be relied upon (to say nothing of individuals cancelling plans). The last thing an airline needs is *more* bookings now only to have them cancelled...

Another report here: UPDATE 3-Virgin Australia to cut capacity, fleet as coronavirus erodes demand and there is an article on One Mile At A Time speculating it will either be an A350 or B787

Also just to confirm: my Amex Velocity credit card *does* award bonus points for flights booked through Accelerate business portal.

I checked my CC and it lists as "VIRGIN AUSTRALIA 994030 BIRDSVILLE" Bookings through the main (public) website are listing as "VIRGIN AUSTRALIA 994010 WINTON" So I guess it is the same biller, but slightly different accounts at VA's end.

SYD-MEL for me today was posted in the 2 hours until I checked. I should have checked on landing!

A BP along my route had wrapped a BPMe banner around the Velocity sign. So anyway I filled up at Coles Express and was subjected to upsell pitches for lollies, drinks, and car fresheners that I don't need. <sigh>. at least the unleaded price was $1.33-ish which was on par with the BPs I pass...

I've never found MEL all that busy in the morning (various weekdays between 7.30 and 9.30am). I've been in SYD once 5-7pm when high winds were causing flight delays and cancellations. *That* was busy, but everyone was respectful and friendly despite many having to sit on the floor. Beers were...

Not the answer you want, but can you wait a few more days before booking? Double Status Credit promos typically appear mid-late Jan / early Feb. At last that has been the case the last two or three years.

I'm wondering if it is a promo relating to round trips? Having said that, earlier this week I booked a MEL-AKL-MEL trip and didn't notice anything strange. Nor on previous bookings.

DSC has in recent years been late Jan / early Feb, and this year there was another one in mid-May. Of course this is no guarantee. And it could be open, or targeted.

Exactly the same for me.