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    View Velocity lounge passes when Virgin Gold?

    Tried that. When I go to my benefits I just have: Virgin Australia Lounge Membership YES And the Hertz / Hilton Honors memberships Nothing about passes... :| I'll give Velocity a call
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    View Velocity lounge passes when Virgin Gold?

    Hi, I got 2x Virgin Australia lounge passes with my Virgin High Flyer CC I am already Virgin Gold but I can't see where you see the lounge passes since they redesigned the website? or don't I get them as I'm already gold? I am flying with 2 people soon and was hoping I could let one in with...
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    QF108 and connections at LAX

    Yeah I will definitely book it like JFK > LAX > SYD (all QF108) > MEL next time That way I don't have to stress about the change of planes... even though it is an extra flight to get home its a lot less stressful if JFK is busy. The 747's have the A380 seats and entertainment screens now so...
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    QF108 and connections at LAX

    Hi, I was on QF108 last Wednesday (JFK to LAX leg) and the we sat on the plane at the gate for at least 45 minutes due to bad weather / backlog of aircraft I had a connection at LAX for QF94 to Melbourne and it started to look like I was going to arrive at LAX after it's scheduled departure...
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    Qantas charge $20 for advanced seat selection now!

    Hi, Just went to choose some seats for an upcoming USA trip and Qantas now charge $20 per seat per flight to choose your seats! Annoying I'm travelling with someone else - I hope they at least seat as together when we check in!!
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    Velocity earning question

    Hi, I can't find any info on the Velocity website If I redeem my points for a flight - do I earn points/status credits on it if its a any seat reward like Qantas?
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    Newbie QFF earning questions

    I know its the wrong area but does anyone know if its the same with VELOCITY? Reward = no points/status Any seat = awards/status ?
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    Newbie QFF earning questions

    Thanks for the fast reply! And I'm guessing ANY SEAT is normally twice the points (for example) than classic reward?
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    Newbie QFF earning questions

    Hi, Just some newbie questions I can't find on the Qantas website (easily) 1) If I redeem my points for a flight - do I earn points/status credits on it? 2) If I redeem my points to upgrade a class (Economy to Business for example) do I earn points at the original rate or upgraded rate? Thanks!
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    V Australia discount economy FF point rates sucks compared to Qantas

    Yeah the redemption value is about the same... Virgin may me a 'little' better from memory... but within 20% For domestic @ work we fly Qantas or Virgin (whatever is cheapest) and always the cheapest fare (except we go Blue Saver on Virgin - not GO!) For international we get to choose the...
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    V Australia discount economy FF point rates sucks compared to Qantas

    I flew to USA 4 times last year 3 times on V Australia Once on Qantas For the MEL > LAX leg on V Australia I got 1983 points For the MEL > LAX leg on Qantas I got 7923 points The cost of the fares was about the same... $1100ish I've got another 3 trips lined up this year and...
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    Amex Platinum Edge Card, with 20000 joining bonus (valid to March 2011)

    What are people gonna do with their 20,000 points? Transfer to a a FF? I will probably transfer to Velocity when they have their next 25% bonus points promotion
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    Day pass to AA Club in Terminal 4 for 7 hours - worth it?

    Sure did I gave him a dollar with every beer and then before the flight I wanted some bottles of water.. and he gave me 3... for free :) Worked out nicely Wish I flew QF instead of VA to USA in April and June.... I would be QFF silver for sure :(
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    Day pass to AA Club in Terminal 4 for 7 hours - worth it?

    Hi guys, Well I asked nicely at checkin at T4 and got given a day pass! It was awesome They also gave me 6 free drink cards and I could use them on any beer! Mmm stella Killed the time fast! Also... the QF16 flight was one of the best I've had to/from the USA. Not one bit of...
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    Day pass to AA Club in Terminal 4 for 7 hours - worth it?

    Thanks for the replies guys! Yep all on 1 booking :) Yes I'm part of the a380 drama... was on QF94 but got changed to QF16 due to it being 100 people overbooked with the aircraft change. Grrr. Extra 2 hours til I get home now. If anyone is willing to guest me on Friday night (17/11)...
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    Day pass to AA Club in Terminal 4 for 7 hours - worth it?

    Hi guys, I've got a 7 hour lay over in LAX before my QF flight to Australia (T4) I'm thinking about buying a day pass to the AA club so I've got somewhere nice to hang out. Its 50 bucks. Is it worth it?? (I'm only Bronze QFF) Do Qantas ever give out free day pass on checkin if you ask...
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    QF A388's out of action - who is inconvenienced? [Merged Thread]

    Looks like QF93 is delayed 24 hours About Qantas - Media Room - Media Releases
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    Bose QC15 Headphones and Qantas A380

    Really Awww I was hoping there was something I could do I like to fall asleep watching movies so I don't wanna have to 'be alert' for the PA message haha
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    Bose QC15 Headphones and Qantas A380

    Hiya, I bought some QC15 headphones and used them for the first time on the a380. They were awesome but when the cabin PA announcements came on they were ULTRA LOUD even with the IFE on the lowest volume setting Anyone else experienced this? Is it just the A380?? :/ In the end I had...
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    In the USA - what mobile phone network for international??

    I'm in Colorado I don't really need data - but it would be a bonus - I might go into a AT&T store and quiz them :) Thanks for your replies :)
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