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Unfortunately a 9:15am departure will be breakfast. Lunch/Dinner starts for flights with a scheduled departure after 9:30am if I remember correctly. I've done VA679 and it was breakfast.

VA 1368 MEL-Launceston. Similar departure time as above and we got the same catering. I picked the chicken skewers which were absolutely superb. In fact, my photo of it is currently up on Luke Mangan's Instagram story feed!

As a Platinum, I've had very good luck getting a business upgrade even if there are no reward seats within 48-24 hours of the flight, by calling up and them unlocking a seat. From one week out, check every day or consider setting a flight alert with ExpertFlyer which would ping you if an...

She'll actually have access to the Qantas Business Lounge rather than the Qantas Club. "Eligible if travelling on a Qantas domestic flight connecting to or from a oneworld flight in International Business on the same day No guest allowed."

Just curious, departing Suites out of Sydney next week. Do they still have coloured boarding passes? Also, my partner is allergic to crustaceans and raw seafood. I know we can BTC a suitable main meal, but I've noticed often the entree/first course is caviar or another seafood dish, which might...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm assuming Qantas doesn't interline to SQ? In which case you would need to pick up your luggage in ADL and re-check it.

Here is a menu from a few months ago. The FA's walked out the tarts and did not offer soup. I suppose you would need to ask for it. I skipped breakfast in order to sleep, and filled up at the MEL J Lounge on arrival.

Wow, 2 out of 3 flights tomorrow are completely sold out, and the other one is close to selling out. I wonder why the huge demand in traffic between Launceston and Melbourne tomorrow... Edit: Offer now declined at $70.

I'm flying VA1375 LST-MEL tomorrow, put in the minimum bid $70 yesterday (T-48, and includes 20% discount). I'm VA WP. Still no response and there's 6 hrs until the T-24 cut-off where they notify successful bids. Is there anyone I can chase up about this, or just wait until the cut-off and see...

Thanks all for your replies. I now have a new question: Assuming I fly QF all the way, BNE-MEL is in Business and MEL-LST is in Economy as it's Dash-8. Can I still get Business Lounge access in Melbourne during the transit?

Couldn't find any info on this online - I'm thinking of trying BNE-MEL on the B787 next month, connecting to Launceston. However there are no award seats MEL-LST, so I'd need to book BNE-MEL with points and MEL-LST on cash. Can I through-check my luggage from BNE-MEL-LST on two separate...

Current meal timings for short domestic flights indicate dinner is served on 5:30pm to 7:29pm scheduled departures - anything after is supper.

Here's a picture of the "Roasted chicken with Creamed Corn, Oyster Mushrooms and Sundried Tomato Salsa", on a recent MEL-SYD dinner. Looks un-photogenic but tasted alright, I've had better dinners (braised beef short rib still stands out as the best). The afternoon snack from Launceston to...

I've lived in Perth previously and done VA's trans-con a lot, as a Velocity Gold and now Platinum member. In my experiences, you've got a good chance with a waitlisted upgrade assuming you aren't travelling during a peak holiday period, and the aircraft is an A330 with 20 J seats. I've never...

Any info about tonight's VA470 BNE-PER which was downgraded from an A330 at the last minute, then subsequently delayed by at least 3 hrs (at the time of writing)? I had booked 4 friends to travel on this flight in Business. The A330 Business cabin was full, with 20 people. Two of the friends...

I unintentionally booked onto an Adelaide Crows AFL flight from Adelaide to Melbourne prior to the grand final last year. There was huge media presence at the gate. I realised something was up when my upgrade didn't come through, 6 spare J seats suddenly all vanished, and my VA Plat Economy X...

I like my Opera House salt and pepper shakers to be 'humping' (for lack of a better word), just the way they were designed to be :P

Got that offer too. 500 bonus points makes the value a bit better.

I got the offer, lots of FlyBuy points due to signing up for the Coles Mastercard, and the 10 SC would definitely help to help me retain Platinum for a second year (I'm currently 33 SC short and was going to make up the rest via shopping at Coles). I will most likely make use of the offer...

No upgrades available online on a recent MEL-PER flight. About 10 days out I phoned up; they told me to check back in a week. About 2 days out, still no availability online. I phoned up and the agent opened up a seat for me. My ExpertFlyer alert never triggered, so if I just waited for a...