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    Tokyo Haneda slot - How will Virgin Operate it? [CNS-HND flights ceased Feb '25]

    Even better sense for the status credits and sector count. Thinking of doing this once before it ends.
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    NH route now operated by Air Japan

    But why? If they are NH planes, uniforms, catering, service etc, is the difference just so that they can pay the crew less?
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    Tokyo Haneda slot - How will Virgin Operate it? [CNS-HND flights ceased Feb '25]

    To be fair, policing the forward toilet is a tough gig for FAs on these planes without the divider and rope. It only takes a couple of seconds for a Y pax to nip up there while the FA is in the galley preparing food or drink. VA really needs to pull its finger out on the divider and rope in the...
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    What is 'priority' worth to you?

    Well, I am almost always HLO, so not really. But the fact is that it is not reliable, so still of questionable value.
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    Stuck in Singapore (JQ8 cancellation)

    If you know what Jetstar is like, why do you keep flying them?
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    What is 'priority' worth to you?

    Priority check-in - massive value on international flights. Priority boarding - very high value on narrow-body flights (locker space). Priority baggage - no value.
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    Virgin Australia and Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership

    Confirmed by this flyertalk thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qatar-airways-privilege-club/2157650-seat-selection-removed-after-tier-downgrade.html Aaargh.
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    UBank is "enhancing" their savings account - Where to now?

    What was the Coles MC recent clanger?
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    Slow Processing of Inbound PAX at SYD T1

    Exactly. Now we have the paper card plus another paper slip from the machines, for which we have to queue up, then then queue up again to get through the gate, then queue up again to get through customs. I avoid like the plague any flight arriving at SYDi before 8:30am.
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    28 degree adds lounges ["LoungeKey" if 2 Hour delay]

    Same error for me currently.
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    QANTAS talking to the disaffected!

    So predictable that the Qantas marketing dept would publicise this. Qantas is always holding out the promise of improvement (SYDi J lounge, AKL lounge, priority boarding etc etc etc) but fails to deliver. But it keeps the rusted-on customer rusted on.
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    Virgin Australia and Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership

    OK thanks. Looks like I should keep my QR number in. Next question: what happens to my seat selection if I am downgraded from QR gold (free preferred seats) to silver (not free) in the period between when I book and seat select and when I fly? Thanks in advance.
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    Virgin Australia and Qatar Announce Strategic Partnership

    This is a really old post but I was hoping @BNEFlyer or anyone else could confirm that, if I change my QR Gold number at booking to my VA number later, then my preferred seat selection will remain and will remain in place (stick) for the flights. Preferred seat selection is very expensive on QR...
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    ANA partnership with Virgin Australia

    I don't have a middle name but have successfully entered my VA number on ANA bookings, so that is not the obstacle.
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    SQ321 LHR-SIN Encountered Severe Turbulence [At least 1 Fatality and 30 Injured]

    It's strict liability under the Montreal Convention up to about A$250,000 per person for any "accident" but over that a pax would have to prove negligence/fault on the part of the airline.
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    SQ321 LHR-SIN Encountered Severe Turbulence [At least 1 Fatality and 30 Injured]

    Just watched that clip. I'm a lawyer but, god, some aspects of the legal industry make me sick.
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    SQ321 LHR-SIN Encountered Severe Turbulence [At least 1 Fatality and 30 Injured]

    It's a cheap lefty echo-chamber rag, so not surprising.
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    Virgin Australia Business Class - Meals, Menus & Service

    Excellent service and meals/drinks on both sectors of my recent SYD-NAN-SYD. Beef with black bean and rice, and the butter chicken with rice were both nice, and a small entree, cake and cheese/crackers also provided. Lots of beverages! Blanket/pillow provided on both sectors and a nice...
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    A slightly Sarcastic review of Icon of The Seas.

    What a miserable, entitled, whinging, mildly racist, intolerant bigot that writer is. But, to be fair, he is writing for the hard-Left Atlantic, so that goes with the territory.
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