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If you don't have enough points to redeem return airfares then you purchase a one-way airfare. For example, my partner and myself have enough points for us to go to the UK oneway in business. So we will purchase flights oneway (though most likely economy) and use the points for the return in...

Pricing difference between QF and VA in/out of Perth can vary as much as VA being over $1,000. To be honest, I don't think any meal is worth $1,000. (Factor in snacking in the lounge before and maybe after it all becomes irreverent. In the end with status you're better off using the lounge...

I'm shortly planning on purchasing a redemption booking for myself and my partner. As I'll be transferring points from velocity I want to make sure I'm properly prepared. I'll have enough points for both, so I will have all the points in my account and purchase for 2 adults. My question is...

I thought you also got a dessert and a more substantial meal with PER. You would also get more drinks service.

Look the pricing a week out, it will sky rocket. Looking at Sydney > Perth, there's business class fares from $899 one-way. That's probably a much better deal. Based on that 8 flights for $7,192 will currently retain platinum with 840 SC's. (Use promo code MTL68 and it's $759.28 so that's...

A long time parked up in Melbourne. I wonder if it's be design or having to take what they were offered.

Years a go a friend's flight was cancelled and go re-routed and moved to economy. They were specifically placed into row 3 and given a business class meal. Unsure if this is the case, but it's a possibility.

I just took advantage of this and kinda regret it. I'd purchased a QR comfort fare which includes extra leg room seats. I called Virgin Australia for seat selection. Essentially VA can only book selected rows and seats. You cannot book any aisle seat as they are all locked for accessible...

Yes, you will get lounge access at YVR as you are platinum and you have an AC flight number. (We have already confirmed that.) https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/travel-info/at-the-airport/lounge/international/air-canada/ Air Canada Lounge access information when travelling on an Air Canada...

Doubtful. I expect the only OW carrier code-sharing is QR and you'd know that from the flight number. It wont be subjected to OW availability. No different than knowing Emirates is a partner of Qantas and not a member of OW.

That's the only bit which matters. UA doesn't codeshare on this flight (AC5696 - Air Canada AC 5696 Flight Tracker) The rest of the spiel is bulk standard. It's because it's an interline ticket (which allows a single ticket), not a codeshare. Interline is a commercial agreement between...

It's a United flight number so you get United entitlements including lounge access aligned to your status level. If it was issued as an Air Canada flight number (codeshare) you wouldn't get entitlements. (I have a Qatar ticket with QR flights, but one flight is Air Canada with an AC flight...

Am I right in thinking if you booked a flight to Europe with VA. Say Sydney to London, one-way and it was the VA flight to Doha (VA1) and then the QR flight to London (VA6224). What would happen with seat selection costs on a choice fare? I am guessing the VA1 flight maybe free and you pay...

In theory airlines always have standby crew so it's 'common practice. Having spare aircraft (and crew) is one thing. Having them in the required airport is another.

I wonder if the MFA implementation is to do with the new tie up with Qatar. The application referenced being able to sell tickets from today (11st December) and internally it may have decided this was a prerequisite with concerns over fraud with the new services prior to ticket sales / increase...

Think we are going off topic. But the reality is Virgin Blue was almost days from collapsing, but Ansett collapsed first. It was unprofitable for a very long time prior to voluntary administration. There was comments from Qatar years ago on Virgin Australia that it was a good airline but a bad...

I think it's also that there's only 1 Qatar flight into Perth which is an A380. With the extra flight they could utilize the A380 elsewhere if it is too much equipment for a daily A380 and B777. Add on Emirates has just announced more capacity into Perth and I expect Scoot / Singapore Air to...

One of my flights next year has a stopover time of 9 hours 45 minutes in Doha and I have successfully been given an STPC (Stopover For The Purpose of Connection). If they flipped me to a new Virgin Australia flight the connection time would reduce to 3 hours 5 minutes. Interesting how it plays...

ET now has the flight schedules. Seems Perth and Melbourne starts have switched, with Perth starting earlier and Melbourne later...

The authorisation is for five years. There's no comment on how long the wet lease arrangement lasts, which is why it's been questioned.