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Really? I thought you need liferafts to fly over the great Australian bight which is typical for PER flights?

I love the days when VA would price captial cities $5 below Rex pretty consistently. VA flyers are sure to see fare edge closer to QF levels now. A sad day for everyone indeed.

The way the Rex statement was worded definitely sounded like it’s a deal between Rex and VA. The press release said “an agreement has been reached with Virgin Australia” If you booked through a travel agent and didn’t use a credit card you wouldn’t have this option. Though anyway it seems like...

Would much more expensive would it be for VA to get some crews seconded to VAi from say QR for the arrangement to be dry-lease?

I 100% agree. I was expecting to have to call in Monday and push for the points to be posted back. Plus after reading the terms and condition it appeared correct that I would not have entitled to a refund of the 15k due to the change in route leading to a shorter flight which would be a...

Nope it doesn’t allow changing destinations. Anyway I had a good look at the availability and there’s plenty that can get me to HKG/PVG on CX/MU/QF on those dates so I bit the bullet and just cancelled online. The points ended up back into my account in just about 20 minutes, I was pleasantly...

Hey, I currently have a classic rewards for MEL-PVG at 90k points for later this month on MU and I’ve just found space open up on a CX MEL-HKG for 75k points on the same date that will work out much better for me so I’m looking to change to that either via a cancel/rebook or calling in to...

I’m plat and have a fairly substantial points balance so I wasn’t expecting anything but I just got the email a few moments ago despite the link showing I was not eligible for the offer earlier today. I’m starting to think it’s not targeted but it’s just the potato server chugging through the...

To be even more pedantic, even when two airlines have an “interline agreement” and you have both segments issued in one ticket and PNR there’s no guarantee that you baggage will be checked through at a particular connection airport, regardless of whether the check-in agent was willing to...

You are too early. Looks like VA hasn’t (formally) loaded the inventories on SQ codeshares beyond IATA northern summer 2024. Flights are readily available via VA until Oct 29 which is the end of IATA northern summer season.

I think that just means QF is willing to sleep with whoever’s most appropriate, Oneworld or not. QF doesn’t need to leave Oneworld and go to Skyteam because it’s got close relationship with a Skyteam carriers targeting specific markets. Revenue sharing JV/strategic alliance is where the real...

It’s a 3rd party lounge so don’t get your hopes high. Unless you’re at the first class lounge in SIN I’d say SQ SilverKris and KF Gold lounges good but not “classy”.

If QR(or anyone) being a cornerstone investor that’ll take big stake then yes. I could be wrong but it’s harder to take on a significant stake after a company goes public.

I largely agree that there’s only really room for 1 long haul international airline based in Australia flying far and wide with a premium product - that place has been taken by QF and will remain QF. But I think there’s still a business case for the No.2 carrier to have a small fleet of smaller...

I’m not sure though. There may be a mental effect seeing a smaller plane but in economy is there really much difference in terms of comfort? In the US flights between the coasts and to Hawaii are 6+ hours, and narrow bodies are the norm, seems fine to me. The VA 737 seats (old and new) are...

What do they do in Melbourne Florida? I used to think it’s to install Internet and WiFi entertainment but I’ve recently flown with 8IF and neither of those were available.

EK and EY. EY is usually willing to offer the biggest discount going to EU for smaller spend target. EK of course is one of the strongest in this market, but of course usually the priciest but offer the most flights/destinations.

I disagree. SQ is not struggling to compete for traffic in the AUS-EU market. In fact it’s a very strong competitor in this market and is able to command a significant premium. It doesn’t need to buy VA to funnel traffic onto its own metal. For the high yielding corporate accounts most...