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Last year's DSC ran along the similar timeframe (up until 31st March). All what's changed is it's based on the number of flights taken. So there's no real surprise and I wouldn't be surprised if Qantas follow suit. I expect there will be a more normal DSC at the end of the year. Wind back to...

But usually code-share flights are more expensive and more problematic. This isn't limited to VA, though I agree with the frustrations.

I think they could have came up with a better solution, such as when you price lock you have to use the price lock within 100km of the price locked fuel station or within a deemed "cluster". In Perth my local 7-11 can be 161.9 on a Tuesday and 219.9 the next day. So instead of price locking on...

Too little, too late. Most probably these are NAB (ex Citibank) white label credit card and possibly NAB backed debit card. They should just rebrand Virgin Money credit and debit cards as Virgin Australia, otherwise it's confusing.

Yes the MAX 10 is still expected. No the MAX 10 isn't certified. My comment is that after the current MAX's there wont be a new B737. (Yes it's far off, but really B737's are work horses.) If the MAX 10 doesn't happen VA and a lot of others are probably a bit "screwed" and it's off to Airbus.

I think the transition from F100 to B737 hasn't gone as they planned. As a VARA pilot (based in Perth, going back to base nightly), you would probably want to transition to the A320 over the B737. Two key reasons I can think of 1) A320 will remain based in Perth nightly 2) Qantas switching to...

I find it quite poor and stopped bothering with business class. I used the choice upgrade on a flight in March so see how it goes. There should always be a crew member in the business section, leaving for 5 - 10 minutes is OK, but they disappear for a long time. I think we got used to the...

it was actually closer to 90% As I said in a previous comment, you'd paint it back to VA colours. QR's interests would be part owning VA and using VA metal. That was the previous strategy with multiple airlines owning VA. Though being owned by one airline makes better sense. (The Virgin...

Pretty much hearsay. May or may not be true.

The creative accounting already exists and has for ages as it dates back to when Virgin Australia was majority owned by International airlines.

Well I'm located in PER and disagree with you. Tomorrow :

You can be surprised! Plenty of comments about J availability.

They'd be operated as Virgin Australia ;-) (as my comment was based on Qatar acquiring a stake in VA. If they acquired VA that gets around increasing capacity as it would be VA flights and not QR)

OR an available seat when you're in the lounge.

You'll probably find if you drop to Gold, a few months afterwards they will offer a challenge to re-gain Gold. I think to get any sort discretionary retention, you need to be very close to achieve retaining. They wont bite with flexi fares, as they're fully refundable to travel bank / $99 back...

Not really, I've been on a flight before and for business class they had pre-departure drinks on a tray. They offered business class passengers bubbles twice as they had some left. End result they were then offering to economy x row 3, 4 etc.

3 would be enough to offer a couple Australia <> Doha flights. (I did say as a start and also they'd need to be maintained in Doha.) It's a total long shot but some feasibility.

IPO is unlikely anytime soon. Post IPO is no guarantee of a widebody fleet. The best likely outcome is Qatar purchases 25% of Virgin Australia (no IPO). They could really repaint the VA widebodies they have back to VA (I believe the interior is unchanged) and use them to fly Australia <> Doha...

Nor is Singapore Airlines. (Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, Tigerair etc.)

I second this. I always used to sit in row 3. Now I sit row 14, second row of emergency exits. The first row I'm told doesn't recline. The benefits really came around being closer to the toilets and not feeling locked in with the trolley service.