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    Delta upgrades

    Hi Guys A real quick one - VA Plat travelling LAX --> MIA return, can one use points to upgrade flights that have been booked? Cheers Steve
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    Is International Virgin Reward availability now worse that QANTAS?

    I am in the same position... I am now on my second trip this year to the states and have had ZERO success at all for J upgrade, or even PE with in any date ranges I have searched, previous occasions over the last 4 years, never a problem.... It really is annoying...
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    Best deal on Premium Economy to LAX

    Howdy I an a WP with VA and I have had this choice a few times heading over the Pacific. I am based in BNE. I regularly fly to SFO via LAX with VA and my business typically only flies us PE and only a few months out. I have been lucky probably 40% of the time to book days with a J upgrade...
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    AIR NZ One Up sucess

    So I did get the upgrade to Business - it was a older 772 which had not been refurb'ed which made the J seat somewhat uncomfortable.... but still worth the cash
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    AIR NZ One Up sucess

    OK so I did one required - SFO - AKL from PE to J @ $685... It has not been accepted, nor has it been rejected, I am on an airport standby list and I will know 7-9 hours from departure if i have been successful...
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    SFO Lounge Access

    Hi All - Quick question. Off to SFO on Sunday with AIRNZ as a VA WP in PE Question re Lounge access. I have checked the VA website (and we know that is pretty unrelieable) so for those that have done this journey - is the Lounge access in SFO on an AIRNZ flight as a VA WP? I am fairly sure...
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    AIR NZ One Up sucess

    Hi Guys Travelling with Air NZ for the first time in a long time long haul to SFO - wondering what peoples experiences have been like with the One Up upgrade process as well as the random upgrade from PE to J for Velocity WP members? Thanks all
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    ANZ - BNE to SFO via AKL

    I decided to upgrade both long haul to Y+ - the North route is the 773 and the south us the 772 but it is not a refurb from what I can see. Normally i would do VA but I wanted to make sure I got home quickly. It is only a 4 day trip from departure (2.5 on the ground in US) and as opposed to...
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    ANZ - BNE to SFO via AKL

    Hello fellow AFF's I have recently booked BNE - AKL (Y) / AKL - SFO return. The AKL to SFO is in Y+. What have been people experiences on the product? It is all 773 with the exception of the SFO - AKL leg.. Any random upgrades? Any real recognition of the VA Plat status I carry? Interested to...
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    San Fran on AIRNZ

    Hey all Just a quick one - I am heading to San Fran in a few months and instead of the LAX transfer I was thinking of using the AIR NZ flight from Auckland. From Brisbane you can get the whole was on the 777. The main reason is teh Premium Economy product is much better (at least on my visual...
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    New Mobile Checkin process

    Morning I decided last night with a few spare minutes i would check in for a Tuesday morning flight. What I thought would be a quick process, I found myself with a new checkin process on the mobile. I must say I was not a big fan of the old process, but this seems somewhat confusing. I like the...
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    VA 1 & VA2 express pass card customs

    Howdy I just did this Journey (EX BNE) but the same really. You won't get a express card inbound to the US as they think it is against some 1st amendment right or some rubbish however when I arrived into Tom Bradley International (TBI)the last few times on VA7 (which i know is marginally...
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    Vax797 las - lax

    I used points for the flight and I am actually looking forward to giving VX First. I chose first mainly for the baggage allowance! I have done my fair share of shopping for the wife and chipmunks at home!
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    Vax797 las - lax

    Hey All Just a quick one - i am pretty sure everything is going to work fine however I just wanted some others opinions! I am here in Las Vegas and I was originally going to be driving back to LA to catch VA8 on 13/11. However plans have changed. Because i upgraded by VA8 flight to J from PE...
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    VA upgrade to Business

    I am three years in to a new job and I am doing annual trips to HQ in the USA. Out of six sectors, I have managed to secure 4 / 6 on J upgrades from Y+ - Thats BNE - LAX
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