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Worth noting that this bank account earns Virgin Money points, not Velocity points. They aren't the same thing.

SeatGuru is now officially closed down. If you go to the SeatGuru website, you'll now get a redirection notice to Tripadvisor (SeatGuru's owner). Luckily AeroLOPA has become a great alternative resource!

This is probably better discussed in another thread, but all the different LH subsidiaries never cease to amaze me. Many of them serve different countries and/or market segments, but then there's subsidiaries like Lufthansa City Airlines, which exists pretty much for no other reason than for LH...

Looks like we did write a trip report of our 2020 road trip: https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/road-trip-to-outback-queensland.99907/ I thought so too, when I first visited Longreach in 2015. But I ended up really liking the place - as well as Winton and the...

I'm interested but no idea yet whether I'll be able to make it. I suspect the bigger problem will be seats on the flights in/out of LRE! It's usually a single Dash 8 per day. I guess there's also the option of taking a train from Emerald or Rockhampton, which I did once.

Virgin Atlantic will commence HKT-LHR flights 3x weekly from 18 October 2026. A seasonal route running during the northern winter period. https://corporate.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media/press-releases/virgin-atlantic-launches-flights-to-coughet.html A bit of a way off yet, but what's...

Ethiopian Airlines and Etihad have expanded their partnership. You can now earn & redeem miles on each others' flights with both of their loyalty programs. E.g. these are some examples of Etihad Guest redemptions on Ethiopian:

I still can't see any award availability on this route. Wonder if that will get loaded eventually. Could be a good use of Virgin Atlantic points, for example.

I'm able to access the bonus again as well. There's some good Premium Economy award availability at the moment flying QF on SYD-AKL or BNE-AKL. 10,000 Atmos points + taxes & a USD12.50 partner booking fee.

LH574 on 25 October took 2.5 hours longer than usual because it flew along the coast of the African continent, rather than over it. I believe the issue was that it was the first day of the new IATA northern winter season, and the airline didn't yet have overflight permissions for the new season...

This has been happening for a little while. It's called "Jetstar Flight Switch". https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/jetstar-flight-switch/

Have you boarded a flight and then landed at an airport that wasn't the intended destination? I had a diversion about a decade ago on a domestic flight in Brazil. Took off from CGH bound for CNF, but after circling over Belo Horizonte for some time and being unable to land due to the weather...

There's been lots of debate on this forum about the merits of awarding status credits based on spend (as Virgin Australia now does), versus based on flights taken and distance flown (as Qantas still does). While many people on here prefer the Qantas method, there are a few people (particularly...

Out of interest, were you in rows 1-3?

I don't think it is very simple any more. Before, you had to earn X status credits and fly either 2, 4 or 8 VA flights. Now, you have to earn X status credits, with at least 50% or 75% only counting if they're earned from certain activities. So now you need to keep track of which SCs are from...

In what universe is the new status system "simpler"? 🤔

Almost certainly used and at the end of their life, with scratches etc.

My suggestion would be to find a way to use up your existing points, then to switch your loyalty to a different airline and/or programs.

Qantas Wine is selling half and full bar carts again, and the empty ones are half price if you pay with points. (Actually, looks like you might only be able to buy these with points?) Starting at 47,500 Qantas points for a half cart with empty draws. There are also options which are filled with...

Wait, the menu changes (ever)? :eek::p