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    Queuing for the priority queue? What the?

    Its a bit boss like.. But when I arrive to the gate, I actually wait until the status pax who have queued have been processed. Wait until the 1st or 2nd normal pax starts boarding then make my way down the empty queue. Stop the normal queue and present my boarding pass. Always get a "look"...
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    VA Launch Economy Space + on 777 routes

    Just flew VA 1 in row 21ABC the first left hand side row. Now apart from the bassinet row (which he had for miss 6.month old) it has a generous room to the bulkhead which is a toilet. Now this toilet is curtained off but FA told us to skip through. Funny enough it is curtained off to the PE in...
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    B77W Business Class Seat Map - Updated!

    Ha! my 3 year old and 6 month old may have a say in that back in Y....
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    B77W Business Class Seat Map - Updated!

    Its going to be like the A330's again - a fair bit of anticipation then deflated when seat maps update. Our May 16th VA1 May 23rd VA2 is still new but I'm resigned to the fact that this will change, unless someone can give us a concretish (if it is such a word) schedule once the first one is in...
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    Car Hire UK via QANTAS OR Direct With Hertz?

    Looks like a change on argus as I can see who is who...
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    You can now purchase Tiger flights with Velocity points

    I was thinking that too but I referenced the amount direct from Ausbt article. "The scheme sees each Velocity point valued at an equivalent of 0.65 cents, and is intended to offer an additional way for Virgin's frequent flyers to burn their points" The examples are bit over the shop really...
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    B77W Business Class Seat Map - Updated!

    VA2 on 07/04 is operating by VH-VPF which is currently on normal rotation. So not sure it is the 7th...
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    You can now purchase Tiger flights with Velocity points

    Token gesture from VA - Twas a bit hard so lets convert at 1 point to $0.65 and see how that goes...
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    Look Carefully Before Book Hotels Worldwide

    As a hotels reservations employee at a Hobart hotel, yes the OTA's subscribe to a 15%+ commission - booking.com / Expedia & Wotif / hooroo (Qantas/Jetstar) which can be problematic in cases where the availability is high and the hotel needs to drop rates to attract business. All those websites...
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    BNE-SYD-LAX-BNE VA Y US$266 on Orbitz [gone]

    Just shown the last posts of this thread to my wife - ecstatic she is!! Sorry, I've gone against the golden rule and called to get bassinet row - Row 21ABC - which I can gather in the re-config from other threads is in front of a b-head/toilet. No issues with the booking whatsoever. She...
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    VA platinum/gold seating maps for 777?

    Hey @drewbles, Whilst we are waiting for Mr Johnnyfive's flight details can you check out my own booking: VA1 16/05/16 and VA2 23/05/16. Afraid to call the call center to assign bassinet row if you can catch my orbitz drift... Currently rows 25 and 27 and I'm SG.
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    Well, this is new...

    All I would say is that enjoy the walk from one side of the terminal to the other....
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    BNE-SYD-LAX-BNE VA Y US$266 on Orbitz [gone]

    Thank you to the OP - booked in myself, Mrs smatho10, Ms smatho10 3yo and Ms smatho10 6 month year old - May 16 - 23 SYD-LAX at $756 USD - great work everyone, but my god still sceptical in what the next 24 hours brings. Did not choose seats but was allocated row 25 DFG and 27 DFG - came up on...
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    TripIt Online Itinerary Planner

    Tripit Pro is in the Google store for $0.20 today for those who do no have or have the free with ad's version.
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    Virgin Australia - Promo Codes (ongoing)

    Cool cool cool... Might check next Thursday if it was happy hour disabled..
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