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Yep. And if there are still extra J seats available on the day of the flight, you can request an on-departure points upgrade if booked in Y.

Flight yesterday went fine - just no full catering. I’m back at HEL this morning for another round of Stockholm syndrome. Today is not a strike day but it’s chaos at check-in. The baggage system is not working so there are piles of bags lying around that won’t make it onto people’s flights...

Quite possibly!

What an exciting development from the Primeclass lounge at RIX.

If you can't book using QF points, Etihad Guest is now an option. Remember that Etihad sells miles for USD20/thousand, before any bonuses (you can also transfer points to Etihad from Amex)...

Etihad has added two new partner airlines: China Eastern and TAP. You can redeem Etihad Guest miles for flights on both airlines online.

Paging @Jacques Vert :)

You should be able to redeem KrisFlyer miles to fly MEL-SIN-ADD-JRO on SQ and ET, but you won't be able to book this online. If Singapore Airlines has Saver availability on the MEL-SIN leg and Ethiopian has availability on SIN-ADD-JRO (which they often do), you should be able to book it with...

I think so. The T&Cs were a bit ambiguous but after reading them 3 times, I'm pretty sure Economy Lite is included. Note that Economy Lite fares earn a base rate of 1 status credit per $24 spent, so if you're after status credits it would make sense to at least book Choice.

Just checked in for a RIX-HEL flight. Today is one of the strike days. At this point my flight is not cancelled, so hopefully all good. Conversation at check-in went something like this: Agent:" The specific flight you're booked on has been cancelled quite a lot recently, especially on strike...

Velocity is making a slight change to the VA flight requirement that comes into effect on 1 October 2025. From this date, you need to earn at least 50% of your status credits from VA flights that you've personally flown in order to attain or retain status. Previously, Virgin said that only VA...

Well I flew with Finnair yesterday (one of the strike days) and my flight ran completely on time with no issues. HEL airport didn't seem to be any more crowded than usual, if anything a bit quieter (probably due to all the other flights that were pre-cancelled in advance). There was even...

I'm sorry to say that this promo is a pass from me. I'm no longer invested in maintaining Velocity status since the recent changes, and this isn't really enough to change my mind.

Here's the direct registration link for anyone who didn't get the email: https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/partners-offers/airlines/virgin-australia-airlines/pick-your-bonus-2025 These are the full T&Cs:

You can't redeem Velocity points on Air NZ, other than for (poor value) Points+Pay redemptions on the VA codeshares.

Yes - I think you just need an account to search for seats (the account doesn't necessarily need to have Avios in it).

@Disco now might be your chance: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/rare-nz-j-award-availability-on-akl-per-route.118281/

Was surprised to find NZ J availability via Star Alliance partners when searching just now for AKL-PER flights (in this case, with Aegean miles - but you could also book with Aeroplan, etc.). You might even be able to book for 15,000 Virgin Atlantic points, although you'd need to call up to book...

This seems like a reasonable-ish price for EK business class. Under $600 round-trip from Bangkok to Da Nang. It's on a Boeing 777. Sadly, doesn't earn QF status credits (unless booked as a QF codeshare).

The T&Cs of the Etihad promo seem very poorly thought through.