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That information was never broadcast. They didn't start at a figure then keep upping it when no one volunteered.

I flew from ZQN-MEL last night. Like my last trip ZQN-MEL...VA snatched defeat from the jaws of victory! Inbound aircraft arrived ahead of schedule. Probably half an hour before scheduled departure they announced they needed volunteers due to weight restriction. They probably got 1 or 2...they...

There is plenty of SQ J available on Velocity. But it also seems to be the case that SIN-US routes do not show up nearly as much as they once did.

Agreed, it's certainly not unfair. Part of being a member of VFF, particularly a gold or platinum one, is understanding that every partner is different. e.g. if you fly economy on ANA there is no provision for lounge access, or if you depart from Frankfurt, you'll get lounge access if you fly...

I know they'll say things like that...but how little do they even understand their own program? Partial points expiry is not a thing...if they expire, the entire balance expires...not some of the balance.

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-nz/about-qatar-airways/oneworld_msm_moved.html#:~:text=Other%20benefits&text=Qatar%20Airways%20is%20pleased%20to,is%20booked%20using%20separate%20tickets. Benefits tab

That wasn't the situation I was describing with QR. People would check in, with their velocity number on the boarding pass. Between then and boarding the flight someone would change that to a different Velocity number and collect the points. No points transfers or unauthorised account logins.

And did you get this resolved?

I got the same...after looking for MEL - OOL flights.

It sounds a bit like that is what has happened...because, hacking (and locking) of Velocity accounts is at epidemic proportions at the moment...and something that is very commonly reported is that the hackers change the email and phone number on the account...which Velocity doesn't seem to send...

Or, its current employees...an inside job. There seemed to be a situation a while back where people travelling on QR were having their (velocity as it happens) frequent flyer details changed between checking in and boarding the flight. So someone would change the FF number to be a different one...

I strongly suspect it will be a cancel and rebook scenario.

This is considered a long haul product on most other airlines. I'd take it over the back/bum breaking A380 seat any day!

The best advice is not to set this up in advance...do it during check in when the option is offered for you to manage this yourself.

Correct.

In the past 2 weeks I've received "we detected unusual (successful?) login activity" emails for my Avianca LifeMiles account...but more concerningly my personal email account. IP addresses in the US in both cases...where I wasn't. Both use, strong, unique passwords.

Seat selection issues occur when the flight carries a VA flight number only...so for paid VA codeshare flights on SQ. As awards are always SQ coded there are no seat selection problems for award flights.

If you are VA platinum, then a lot less points...you miss out on the 100% platinum bonus on miles flown...this is only applicable to SQ booked as a VA flight number. SCs will be close to the same.

I wouldn't trust any recent updates to the Velocity site...I think the work experience kid is doing most of them. They made a complete mess of their initial updates to the page re Singapore Airlines lounge access...it took them several edits to get it right...in the meantime a whole lot of...

It's still listed as a benefit on the Velocity site.