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    What happens at the gate?

    I've had a similar experience. It reassured me that it is difficult to board the wrong plane at a major Australian airport. (I've read stories from the USA of two flights boarding through the same gate at the same time, and people getting onto the wrong plane!)
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    What happens at the gate?

    Sometimes they also check to make sure you're in the right boarding group. I was boarding in Townsville recently and only the back rows had been called. People who presented boarding passes for forward seats were asked to wait until their rows were called (except premium, gold, business, or...
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    Jetstar leaves pax at terminal with award tickets

    Which bears absolutely no resemblance to the airline's T&Cs. But apparently YMMV. Could you be more specific than 'Europe'? What passport will you be traveling on?
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    Looks like most of us now have a hacker tag!

    The 'story' is just an advertorial. Chris Guillebaur created the term himself" Get Frequent Flyer Miles Without Flying | Travel Hacking Cartel The Art of Non-Conformity » Adventures in Travel Hacking
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    Virgin Australia Platinum travelling in Y

    I'm flying on April 27 - hope to get AUH F lounge access. It is a nice lounge!
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    Tiger Airlines - Cheap sale (very cranky)

    I can't think of any airline site that would allow two seats at different prices as part of a single booking. They always offer two seats at the same price (ie same fare class & conditions).
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    Arrivals access in SYD Lounge with luggage

    Happened at BNE in December. I asked why I hadn't been notified of this change.The response was 'it's a soft launch'. They finally let me in so I could use the bathroom, and I left straight away. Unimpressed.
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    Arrivals access in SYD Lounge with luggage

    Has VA reinstated arrivals access to their DOM lounges? I was turned away recently even though platinum. -n
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    VA - ADL - BRIS - EMER - Separate Itinerary - Tight Connection

    @Fruitcake - Interesting! I did the same search across a few different days and didn't see it offered! Edited to add: Virgin's new website has no recommendation for minimum connection times. It also doesn't specify when Baggage Drop closes prior to a flight (it only lists the cutoffs for...
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    When will the virgin website work??

    Adding to the website woes: - The 'Need help? Ask me here' function / Virtual Assistant is abysmal. Clicking 'Ask' causes the the booking page, and then the answer to the question. Links in the pop up do NOT open, they just reload the booking page and the same pop-up answer page. i.e. you cannot...
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    When will the virgin website work??

    This is a little off-topic, but the website doesn't seem to specify when baggage drop closes. The Check-in page lists times that 'CHECK-IN' closes for each mode < Virgin Australia Check In Options | Virgin Australia >. Each one then has this: "Note: Guests travelling with checked baggage will...
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    Home in under 23 minutes from an INT flight.

    ... I'm guessing you have an Australian passport and used Smartgate?? That PB will be hard to beat!
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    One of my Euro flights makes want to rip my hair out

    Two other suggestions: - Search on a few different online travel agents to get different carriers (e.g. Jetaboard picks up some different airlines to Expedia) - Search directly on the LCC websites (some don't offer their fares through consolidators) Do you have to fly into TXL? Aer Lingus flies...
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    VA - ADL - BRIS - EMER - Separate Itinerary - Tight Connection

    I'm pleased the issue was resolved for you. It's worth pointing out that this was not a system error. The earlier BNE-EMD flight isn't 'presented' as an option when searching ADL-(BNE)-EMD because the connection time is too short and under what is required/recommended by VA. Using this fare is...
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    How do you remain clean and sane when travelling in whY long-haul?

    Yeah, that one's a trap for young players. I always carry a small pack of unscented disposable wet wipes - eg Swisspers. Get them at a pharmac_ or grocery store, in either the baby product aisle (and find one with neutral packaging!) or in the cosmetics aisle (which always seem to cost more).
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    Symposium on Wheelchair Transport for people with disabilities on April 23

    Hi all, Engineers Australia's National Committee on Rehabilitation Engineering is hosting a symposium about transport for people with disabilities (including air transport) on April 23, 2013. It will be in sunny Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The focus this year is regional & rural...
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    Book on VA website or Etihad

    I did dummy bookings on Zuji and Expedia last. Zuji didn't display the fare class codes as part of the flight; Expedia did. Velocity's fare class table is here: Status Earn Fare Class| Velocity Frequent Flyer
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: BNE-CHC Booked as Etihad business but got PE - should I request compensation? An update: The ticket was booked through Jetaboard (online TA) so I made a complaint to them. They asked for evidence that I was not provided with a business class service on the BNE-CHC sector. I've just sent...
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    Re: BNE-CHC Booked as Etihad business but got PE - should I request compensation? Virgin Australia might not sell business class on the TT route, but my ticket was booked with Etihad. So Etihad is selling 'business' seats on VA flights where there is in fact no business class.
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    Virgin Business Class Lottery - Pay for Business, get Premium Economy! Now 0 for 2.

    BNE-CHC Booked as Etihad business but got PE - should I request compensation? Hi, I've been reading through this thread to see if any of the complaints have been for bookings made on Etihad. I've just flown DUB-AUH-(SIN)-BNE-CHC in business class, booked as an Etihad fare through Jetaboard...
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