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Even with 2 flights per day from QR and VA that still seems to be a small amount of flight for a lounge, given there’s already the QF lounge for OW carriers. Unless of course QR is able to get VA to add lounge offerings to its short haul international flights then it becomes a more viable...

Priority boarding doesn’t apply to ANA metal at all Platinum Membership So yes, the phone agent is wrong.

This waiver seems to allow you to be rebooked onto the underlying SQ coded flights after the VA codeshare were inadvertently cancelled. Those are unlikely to be completely full so far out.

The codeshare is technically a separate flight with its own inventory and fare rules applicability. It’s hard to say why exactly VA would want to cancel existing codeshare instead of just simply stop selling new tickets. One possibility could be changes in commercial terms meaning it’s no...

In the Australian context this usually means the airline has been allocated the Australian side frequencies by IASC and landing and depature time from the airports. Then the airline can put the ticket on sale with "subject to government approval" while it finalises the remaining paper work with...

Wait do you mean if us travelers get a good deal on a great product potentially the Qatari state is subsidizing it with oil money? Count me in on those subsidy please!

Your best bet is to use VS/DL’s website to search for reward seats then call up VA to book. Still no guarantee that VA have access to those seats but according to anecdotal evidence from a friend it worked for a transatlantic flight from US into LHR.

It’s operated by Qatar Airways for Virgin Australia International for Virgin Australia. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

That is very true, though I think this is more of a business decision. On face value even with VA being just a QR proxy it’s hard to argue against the fact that more flight is good for consumers. Alternatively the government can just sign an open sky or expand the bilateral with Qatar - I’d be...

Sorry I’m really confused: are you saying 1. VA should just lease a few wide bodies and enter the international market “with conviction” or 2. they shouldn’t even bother trying and just be happy being Australia’s 2nd domestic airline because they have “no conviction” or 3. the VA/QR wet lease...

Then too bad you don't get the extra flight feeding the Doha hub and back to your 28 weekly frequencies? If QR wants to sell it's stake to someone else it can do it at any time with or without the wet-lease arrangement. I disagree. Most airlines' fleet planning happen years or decades ahead of...

I don’t think those matter really. The IASC can and should impose those types of condition and it’s up to the business to decide whether it’s still profitable for them. If this turns out to be a good deal for them I’m sure they’ll turn around down the road - if not they can come back to the...

If you dry-lease or own the aircraft then you’d have full control over them and that’s my point. The aircraft are paid for and VA has to fly them somewhere, JV or not. Again, please read my post more carefully. VA dry leased or owned aircraft would have VA crew on them.

Please read my post more carefully. Specifically the assumption I based my statement on. In fact I’d even quote it for you. If VA is not genuine about its intention to try and rebuild a long haul network then I’d agree it’s a QR slot mechanism and shouldn’t be approved.

I can see the government to require that after X years VA will have Australian based pilot and crew operate “VA controlled” aircraft will be a condition and should be acceptable to Bain/VA. Ultimately I think this wet lease to get started then after X years transition to VA controlled operation...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-02/analysis-qatar-outmanoeuvres-qantas-with-virgin-deal-flights/104417622 Some additional media coverage has came out this morning.

The way the PR is phrased - launching of those routes subject to ACCC approval seems to suggest VA won’t do it alone without a QR backed JV.

Indeed. Which is what led me to think it’s more likely the latter (they think it’s a non issue). Given the QR/QF fiasco brought bad PR to the government and the upcoming election, I actually think it’s a smart move to announce it now while the government have its hands tied while people still...

We can all see that’s exactly the point - that includes Bain, QR, VA, QF and of course the Australian government. It’s naive to think Bain/QR and its teams of advisors lawyers, back channels to politicians hasn’t thought this through. They’ve either priced it such that the investment is...

Is that true? I’ve tried to fact check this but couldn’t find any sources that would suggest the wet lease were objected to. Would be nice if you can link yours. The best I found was the QR newsroom release - there was no note on “pending regulatory approval” on the Finnair wet lease arrangement...