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For the fare difference, yes (subject to availability). Only SG and WP have complimentary fly ahead benefits.

Virgin Atlantic is joining Sky Team in 2023 Cue the alliance talk, again... 🤣 https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/virgin-atlantic

Sounds like a long time since you were in T3? It's a massive improvement from what it was, that's for sure.

Yes plenty of brekky options. Mon morning so likely to be busy.

MEL-SYD this morning 1100 departure. PDB offered. Service pattern (for those playing at home) was 1F, 1D, 2F, 2D, 2C, 2A, 1A, 1C so go figure! 🤣 Offered either the grain salad with the chicken and Asian dressing or the vegetable tart with mash - which was really tasty (but the extra five...

Data point from today at 0945. Priority lane open and no queue. Both security people extremely friendly (asked where I was travelling to), bag wasn't secondary screened, had to remove light jacket. I reckon walking from the original VA check in at T3 is faster than arriving at T4 given the walk...

Just as a data point, I (SG) booked flights last night MEL-MCY and return and included my partner (WP) and was able to select both Economy X seats for free.

True. I was confused by your reply to the quote about the long walk - there is no difference in the length of walk for those with baggage or without 😉

Yes, the standard 30kg for no status. Good thing is you can pool between bags if you're both travelling on the same PNR.

How? Drop luggage off and walk from T3 to T4. It's the same walk. And they aren't carrying luggage.

What is your status? That will help determine whether you get more than the standard economy allowance. Add your VA status to this calculator and it will let you know. https://www.etihad.com/en-au/fly-etihad/baggage

It was the first time I'd seen that offer in my time (2017-ish to now), but others will have longer memories

The paid UpgradeMe option is purely $ based. Submit the right bid at the right price and (subject to availability of course) you get the seat. So it's really up to you as to what you think good value is for those routes. Good luck!

Think you might have answered your own question 😉 It's all speculation at this point.

Sad, but true. It is good to remember that airline "loyalty" is a one-way street while it lasts (i.e. while we pay them).

Bonus! There was no popcorn chicken the time I went through on a Thu in MEL, only the beef sliders

Thu and Fri after 5pm

No bread rolls to be seen in this iteration of VA

The next available VA flight from Sydney to Melbourne is Monday 11th at 5.30pm! Fair to say the combo of school holidays and Covid staffing issues is smashing them.

Good to hear Perth was ok for you. I caught the Sunday late afternoon flight out to Melbourne from Perth a few weeks back and they ran down the available food (some soup and mini sausage rolls) given the next flight was a few hours afterwards and then it was only pre packaged chips etc. Felt...