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    Business Class Trip Report

    I think that sums up my experience perfectly, as well. After a disastrous MEL-OOL set of J flights in PE seats (well-discussed in another thread) and the changes Virgin made in response, we gave them another go MEL-OOL. A plane substitution saw a PE seat for the return offered. We changed...
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    Business Class Trip Report

    Food service on the flight in question: FA: explains that food is the scroll type thing SWMBO: "Are there any other options?" FA: "No" SWMBO was not aware that choosing from the Y menu was possible and neither was this offered to her. SWMBO is reluctantly giving Virgin one more go MEL-OOL...
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    Business Class Trip Report

    It was. I have had a satisfactory response from them, but the inconsistency of Virgin remains based on reports here. eg the inconsistency of getting a call before a -700 J flight eg the difficulty in getting the 50% refund eg the inconsistency of being offered Y choices in J if still hungry I...
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    Business Class Trip Report

    Just want to add one more point to this thread, lest I come across as a Virgin basher and Qantas fanboi. I think it is FANTASTIC that we are able to discuss Virgin J vs Qantas J in the first place. Choice is good.
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    Business Class Trip Report

    Our last experience was; Wife - on being served the scroll thing: "Are there any other choices?" FA (with LCC mentality) - "No" and promptly disappeared for the rest of the flight. Not saying the above was a typical experience. My experience: Any extra choices are unappealing as I have had...
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    Business Class Trip Report

    Thought I'd add my 2 cents here, as my voice has been one of the most vociferous regarding the 737-700 PE seating. How far up the wall can I reach? 4 sectors per week usually, sometimes more. Mixture of capital cities and regionals. Mostly J on the capital city routes and flexi Y for the...
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    Virgin Australia Fleet Update Thread.

    See this thread (http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/virgin-australia-velocity/virgin-business-class-lottery-now-36235.html) for extensive discussion of what problems Virgin got themselves into for selling Business and delivering Premium Economy. They figured out pretty quickly...
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom Didn't think of looking there...but no dice, nothing, nada, zip. Sigh. Back into the fray.
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom I'm still waiting... :mad: Didn't happen automatically, and was told it was processed a week ago...still nothing.
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    Do Qantas ever open up their A380 First Award seats

    Pretty slim. There's 1 J SYD-FRA to be found for the whole month. Since CDG is codeshare BA, you won't get ANY cheap ASAs to there - the only cheap ASAs are on QF metal which means LHR or FRA. A comprehensive search would be; 1 person Search SIN-LHR for the dates you want Search SIN-FRA for...
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    Do Qantas ever open up their A380 First Award seats

    I have had good success with FASA seats (3 booked so far this year); 1. When searching, look for 1 seat at a time to start with (applies to FASA and JASA). 2. Try careful routing selection. Can't find SYD-SIN-LHR? Look for SIN-LHR and SYD-SIN separately. 3. The start/end of the school holidays...
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    QF Platinum One - how successful has it really been?

    I was very pleased today with the P1 line as a J Classic Award seat was made available to me on a flight with no J Classic Award seats left and JASAs priced at 360,000 points (50,000 minimum points for the sector usually). I recall this being specifically mentioned in the P1 benefits...but was...
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    Qantas Flight Voucher Promo - earn 10x points [Expired 26DEC11]

    Got my very welcome points boost today, which has got me up to just over the number of points I need for an award flight. Now to try and get some WP1 love and get a classic seat released for a family member (I already snagged the only reasonably priced JASA for myself).
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom So why would Virgin revert these back to Y configuration planes? It doesn't make sense to me when what seems to be logical would be to simply complete the remaining conversions to full J and then re-offer the...
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom Please elaborate - did the refitted 737-700 have the proper wide J seat of the 737-800s or just the old PE seat recovered? If it had the J seat, then ripping these out and putting them back into all Y...
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom I have a bad feeling about this. 1. We now find out that there are *13* planes involved. That's a very long way indeed from what I and various others were told which was "only 2 left to refit and they'll be...
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom Perhaps they could have kept more people happy by allowing Premium Economy bookings on 737-700s. Then, those that wanted PE can buy it, and more than likely would get J seating. No one would be disappointed...
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom Yes, including in that happy time when PE often meant proper J seating for PE price. Made the PE product worth putting up with when I got it given the PE product as it stood was poor value for money. Yes, too...
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    Ask The Pilot

    What prevents someone from hopping onto a plane at night when everyone has gone home and taking it for a spin? Do planes have keys like cars? Are the doors locked?
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: Virgin Business Class Lottery - now 0 for 2. Pay for Business, get Premium Econom Feedback Form | Virgin Australia Make sure you liberally sprinkle DYKWIA throughout the complaint and that because of your resultant mental anguish, from now on to lessen the chance of future upset all...
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