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    QF82 sold as KL4892.. (BP says QF82) Crediting?

    VA was indeed wrong - try their online missing points form. Takes a while but always ends up crediting through for me. SA are notoriously slow
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    Sydney - Singapore - Male with points upgrade

    It’s a lot easier to book reward travel as two one-ways if there are different destinations. Try SYD-SIN and MLE-SYD as two seperate searches. I can find business availability for both. Highly recommend not doing a KrisFlyer transfer - it’s a very inefficient use of points here.
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    Fly Ahead on Connecting Flight Booking

    You can use it on both. If you’re platinum, it can be done over the phone. At the airport, they can only fly you ahead on your departing flight. So, you’ll have to ask at CBR for the first leg, then at SYD for the second. I’ve done so many times successfully. Safe travels!
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    Fly Forward on Award Booking

    Fly Ahead is available on all reward bookings (even to Golds). Platinums need only beware of the Lite economy fare.
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    Question about VA Platinum free flight or upgrades?

    Yes, most VA flights are going out checkers in J after upgrades clear. PER base has the highest paid J rate of the four capitals.. so I’m not sure you’re on the money here mate 🤙🏻
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    Question about VA Platinum free flight or upgrades?

    BITRE figures have had PER-BNE/MEL/SYD at 80%+ full for some time now. Every VA flight I’ve been on has been full in J east-west since November.
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    No flights to NY on VA points?

    QR rewards are more expensive than VA/UA rewards. The OP doesn’t have enough points to burn regardless. If it were me, I’d use to points to get to SE Asia and book paid flights from there. Singapore, United and (hopefully v soon) ANA flights will accrue status credits and points. I have also...
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    No flights to NY on VA points?

    Cheapest points redemption is 59800 per passenger, each way. Also recommend using the points to get to Asia and getting cheaper flights from there.
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    Question about VA Platinum free flight or upgrades?

    As you mentioned, you’d need to fly via Brisbane, Melbourne, or Sydney. As such, this requires two certificates per passenger, each way. Platinums are given four free each year, so you won’t be able to upgrade every flight for both of you. In terms of availability… if you can find Business...
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    Virgin Australia "Milestone Announcement" June 1, 2023

    I appreciate a lot of my reaction is on ET for - again - breaking embargo. But blimey … this is lacklustre. So much opportunity to be the JetBlue/flyDubai of our region ! A cool cabin map to match the cabin crew.. but nada. Come ON, they’d be better off on autopilot at this point 😅
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    My mother booked flights with tight connections in BNE

    I often connect via BNE for the daytime flight to Bali. Personally, I don’t see the need for the concern. It’s always been around 15min from arriving domestic to arriving at the international terminal for me. My advice is to relax if you’re on one ticket, you have plenty of time. VA don’t tend...
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    Seat Selection Denied - VA Codeshare Flight with Singapore Airlines

    You’ll need the SQ booking reference and will then be able to select seats on the SQ website. It will be somewhere on your eticket, if not the VA centre should be able to find it for you. It’s not very intuitive but is possible.
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    Virgin Melbourne lounge and check in question

    Check in is located at the same place, then follow the signage down the escalator to security. It’s fairly intuitive and - I find - much quicker now if using the priority line. Once through security you’ll be in the food and retail precinct. Gates 1-10 are to the right. Gates 11-20 are on the...
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    Virgin business class Bali flights rip-off

    <redacted> There’s an essay I read a couple years ago about how the Qantas marketing has really sucked in the working and middle class Australian market. As above, they charge premium more often than not (this isn’t cherry picking). The product just doesn’t add up these days.
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    From platinum to gold - feeling the impact?

    That’s their point. They value gold as the sweet spot for the lounge access .. and can buy economy x if they want. 🙂
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