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Bribe, incentive...tomayto, tomarto 😎

You'll have a soft landing to VA SG this year, so perhaps concentrate on getting the 4 sectors to retain Gold in your next status year instead?

Either that or there's more chance of filling MEL-CNS on the tag flight than there would be OOL-CNS?

You could say that about most airlines and most flights - delays get compounded by the hour (or by the flight) and there is rarely the ability to catch up. FWIW I flew VA BNE-MKY on Friday and then QF return on Sunday afternoon - both flown by Alliance. The BNE-MKY was 50" late without any real...

I applied for the Europcar status last month but have heard nothing since. Hired twice with Europcar out of SYD and have had MG's both times, the second one nearly got us killed courtesy of excessive acceleration lag on a lane change 😑😑 Hired with them recently in the UK (Kings Cross, London...

I don't believe that it makes the difference. You may as well just check in and if the upgrade goes through you will be reallocated.

Currently in a full-ish BNE Lounge and the departure board has pretty much every mainline departure delayed by 30+, and VA332 & VA336 (BNE-MEL) both cancelled for today. VA334 is scheduled to depart 3 hours late as well 😑 3/4 of the Alliance flights (ROK, EMD, NTL) are ontime...just not mine...

In a VERY full BNE lounge at the moment till VA611 goes - can guest 3. Basil fusilli pasta with chicken on the menu today.

Fair enough. I'm used to 2:20 to CNS and didn't think it would extend out that far for a Q400 😇

Having done BNE-MKY in a Q400, that was generally a 1:40ish flight time...surely 3 hours is a bit generous?? Admittedly I'm not signing up for it, although if it was at the right price I'm sure there might be a few takers...

Supply and demand, simple as that. Getting $90 off a Y pax and opening up another Y seat for sale beats not having the J seat occupied.

My previous experience with VA group travel was that it credited as a Choice fare, but OLCI and seat selection was hit and miss. Should allow you to add your Velocity number either by Web or by calling up, however YMMV.

I have mine with milk so at least there's some redemption. Having said that, didn't think to check if it was a different set of beans to Brisbane or not.

MEL lounge calling flights early again today. I'm on VA329 (1310 departure) which they called at 12:45. Get to Gate 2 and doesn't board for another 10 minutes 😑😑 1697853915 FYI Melbourne lounge coffee was average to say the least. Tasted like the machine hadn't been cleaned recently. 😪

Bid minimum + $5 for tomorrow middle of day flight MEL-BNE. No "update your bid" email or anything. Noted that at T-18 there are no seats left... not sure if purchased or if upgraded though. PS - received the "Upgrade offer unsuccessful" email at T-3, offering me the option of Economy X...

Don't considerate a knockback as much as it is an invitation to donate more to VA Mark 2 😎

Depends on what your definition of bad is. Brisbane Lounge has Seven Miles, who are a local roaster. I quite like them :)

BNE lounge this morning had scrambled eggs and a corn-based jumble (the word escapes me at the moment) on offer. Coffee bar was being run by 2 and (as usual) had a queue of ~10 deep, so used the automatic machine for that instead.

🤞for the Corn fritters then, can't stand scrambled eggs (which are also available in BNE lounge this morning)...

Success :) Upgraded at T-18 and there is 1 J ticket still available for purchase. @twinaisle whats the standard breakfast selections for BNE-MEL?? 😎