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  1. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    Holding my nerve, as I already have 3A sewn up for the morning trip. Wouldn't mind the J upgrade as that would save me rushing to the lounge for breakfast though.
  2. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    I have a BNE-MEL flight in 2 days (0600 departure) and received the "you've been outbid" email this morning. I've bid Minimum + $5. Currently 5 seats available in J - will be interesting to see how this one shapes up.
  3. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    I'll be interested to see how you go here. I've done plenty of upgrade bids at minimum or +$5-10, however never received the email myself.
  4. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Are Jetstar really that bad??

    As a follow-up to this, flight departed on time, flight arrived in NTL on time, and aside from having to pay $8 per person to select the seat on a QFF booking it was fine...
  5. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    The other little trick is to check at T-48 how many seats are remaining in the J cabin. If there's 6-8 seats left then minimum + $5 will probably suffice. If not, feel free to increase. The system also makes offers at any time within the T-48 space....sometimes T-24, sometimes T-12.
  6. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    Or perhaps it is that someone HAS bid more than you...but there is more than just one seat on offer. FWIW I've never received one of these "you have been outbid" emails....and in generally bidding minimum or $5-10 above. 🤷‍♂️
  7. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Aircraft Downgrade

    It will be interesting to see what timeframe they have for those -700 J conversions, considering they were for the FIFO market and replacing the F100s.
  8. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Voyages Access Keys for 79,999 points on the Velocity Store

    Had a look at this last night and it was a fair bit of variability between what an access key bought you - you could get a 3-night cruise, plenty of 4-5 night cruises and one 6-night cruise. Going to pass on it for the moment, but will be interested to see what others think.
  9. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Maintained Platinum Early - Questions!

    My transition from SG to WP I'd say it took 6-8 weeks...such that I rang VA and they sent a second set.
  10. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Maintained Platinum Early - Questions!

    They do, but they take their sweet time
  11. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Choice Fares - No more free changes > 14 days [Bookings from 1st Sep]

    Surely someone in Bain would have looked at this and calculated whether the $$ stacked up. Perhaps the sums were right to make the change.
  12. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    One point rewards promo??

    Even though I turned on notifications, I was still too slow on each occasion 😪😪
  13. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Choice Fares - No more free changes > 14 days [Bookings from 1st Sep]

    Quite interesting that when I was in the US in July/August, UA were promoting that they didn't charge fees to change your flights because "life happens". Unfortunately it's not like there's enough competition in the Australian market for that to take off. :confused:
  14. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Are Jetstar really that bad??

    Against my better judgement (but working with the judgment of my wallet) for a reasonably short notice trip to SYD for family I am flying JQ BNE-NTL in a fortnight's time. Whilst the 6K QFF points + $38 taxes was a reasonable expense, I'm also not expecting anything more than get on, fly, get...
  15. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    What's the deal with Air North flying Virgin routes?

    VA has had AirNorth doing this for them for a while now - I had a BNE-TSV leg in June that was on them. No J on board, however the first 2-3 rows are J seats...selectable in the same way that the VA E-Jets were when they flew routes with no J offered (BNE-ROK, BNE-ISA). Unless you'd booked a J...
  16. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

    Datapoint for Upgrade me - bid the minimum of $80 for VA361 (BNE-TSV), cleared at T-24. Only 5/8 in J filled and 6 seats were available at T-48, so I'm guessing at least 2 others were upgrades as well.
  17. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    I'm in the VA Lounge thread

    In the BNE lounge until 545 ish, can guest 3. Breakfast is scrambled eggs and Ham & Cheese hash browns...
  18. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    One point rewards promo??

    One per week might be to get the successful punters to stop reloading the site on a semi-regular basis and reduce website load?? Mind you, not sure if anyone else would actually think along those lines... 😑
  19. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    I'm in the VA Lounge thread

    In SYD until VA965 departs (1700 delayes to 1845 at this stage), can guest 2. Lunch is still on offer - penne pasta with tomato sugo, chicken & corn soup, or periperi chicken sandwiches. Pretty quiet and a nice view out onto the tarmac as always 😎
  20. BRIS_VA_HAWK

    I'm in the VA Lounge thread

    I've found that the barista made coffee is reasonably good without being outstanding...admittedly full cream milk can cover a multitude of sins! Mrs Hawk has almond milk and unfortunately her experience is a bit less consistent than mine 🤷‍♂️
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