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    Uptimist ??? What is it about

    This ad campaign seems polarising. I personally don't like it. It's not saying anything to the everyday Aussie, just boring wallpaper. Their previous positioning was much better.
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    Row 3 rant [Feet on Bulkheads]

    On recent flights between SYD and MEL I have noticed on 2 occassions, people in row 3 putting their feet on the bulkhead dividing J and Y cabins. On the flight to MEL my neighbour in 3C decided to slip off his shoes (left socks on) and put both feet on there. On the flight back to SYD my...
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    Delta codeshare Aeromexico - Velocity claim

    Yep, this was my experience too with Delta partner WestJet. Booked flights on delta.com with a DL flight number but operated by WestJet - no points or SCs as expected. However as a side note, during check-in I was asked to stump up $150 for 3x checked bags. To try my luck, I whip out my VFF WP...
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    LAX Update: EK Lounge for WP; EY lounge for Business & SG - from March 21

    Yeh I really like it. Even more so than the Billecart-Salmon champagne served onboard EY (that may be controversial to say on this forum :lol:)
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    LAX Update: EK Lounge for WP; EY lounge for Business & SG - from March 21

    Yeah as serfty said its just the buffet. The reason I walked straight past the EY lounge was that it was at total capacity. You can see through to inside as you walk past. There were people and luggage everywhere and it just seemed completely cramped whereas the EK lounge is bigger and had much...
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    LAX Update: EK Lounge for WP; EY lounge for Business & SG - from March 21

    First time through LAX without access to *A lounge so had the choice between EY or EK lounge. Personally, I chose EK because the EY one seemed several times smaller and quite cramped. Further to the pics Denali uploaded, food was excellent in the EK lounge and they also have self-serve Veuve...
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    Virgin [checkin] moving to LAX T2 [May 2017 - Flight to depart TBIT]

    Flew out of LAX on VA2 a couple nights ago and was surprised to find the departure was actually from a secondary mini-terminal on the western side of LAX near the QF hangar. I've flown VA2 quite a bit out of LAX and have always departed from a proper gate at TBIT so hoping this experience is...
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    I'm in the QF Lounge thread

    Anyone planning to be in the SYD Dom lounge tomorrow night (Apr 7th)? Wife and I would love to be guested in. Cheers
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    Accelerate Back to Business discounts - 15% off Economy and Business fares

    I signed up to Accelerate last year and also received the multiple bewildering emails. The Accelerate portal is straight out of the 90's with horrid UX. I believe its a vanilla corporate/TA portal add-on from Sabre that VA have whitelabelled and bolted a stylesheet onto. Once you actually...
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    Virgin Australia Golds lose LAX lounge access

    I'm in J on VA2 May 9th so sounds like no new Delta lounge by then. So disappointing :(((
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    Booking "New J" to IBZ

    The Mrs and I are planning a bit of a #yolo trip to IBZ in September. This will be my first time to transfer VFF points to KF for a J reward flying out of SYD. We're keen to fly on the "New J" seats which I see are on SQ's A350s and 773ERs. But it's hard to see on their website which EU...
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    Virgin Australia Golds lose LAX lounge access

    Wow. This was inevitable but what I think is crazy about this is the circumstances around the announcement. Literally no notice period. Announcement today, lounge revoked tomorrow. The fact that they couldn't negotiate an extra few months cover until the new Delta T2/T3 lounges kick in is...
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    LAX Lounge [J PAX/WP on VA to use EY facility from 19th Dec]

    Yeh I think so too but I'm not optimistic about the new Sky Club despite mention of Delta's "stunning plan" Delta’s stunning plan for Los Angeles - LAX - TravelSkills Will be hard to top *A outdoor deck at TBIT.
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    The Joys of Travelling With Luggage & No Status

    Same scenes this morning at Sydney. Got here around 7.30am and the VA check-in area is completely packed with a long line out the door! Absolutely incredible, and as several people have said - I have never witnessed this before at Sydney. Jetstar and Tiger on the other hand are empty and seem to...
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    New Velocity Cards

    Awesome, my plastic bag tags seem to always snap off in transit.
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    Economy Space plus+ on long haul - Gold and Plat

    Yep, can confirm I had seat selected right down the back on VA2 when I purchased the ticket but upon checkin at LAX I was reassigned to Economy Space+. But since this is still a non-published benefit it looks like this practice is based on load.
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    Whats the point of Platinum?

    That is a sexy looking card deisgn! :lol:
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    Velocity/Virgin websites are RUBBISH

    Yeh I just can't understand why they aren't prioritising their customer's digital experience. Android is now the dominant phone OS and the perception that business people only use iOS has changed dramatically in the last year or two. Even at the very least, a responsive mobile website is needed...
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    Gru-syd-gru

    Thanks andye. Dates are flexible in Feb or Mar next year for a 21 day period.
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    Gru-syd-gru

    Hi all, I need to book a Y return airfare for a work colleague based in Sao Paulo. In terms of travel time it looks like QF and LAN are the most reasonable options. But when it comes to actually book, the price is upwards of $5K vs ~$2K for SYD-GRU-SYD. In comparison EK/EF are around the $2K...
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