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It already came up in this thread - I spent over $180k with Virgin in 2018 (6 AU to US round trips, 5 to CN - although not VA metal) yet people are practically gifted Gold for doing nothing. Boarding early is a nice benefit for travelers but everyone can't have a piece of the pie or it's no...

I just did a status run with Virgin which gave the pleasure of MEL, SYD, BNE in one day. PB is enforced and definitely works better than QF. Some of the US carriers, specifically Delta have a much better process for boarding. The only issue I noted with PB is that the queue in all 3 cities was...

You got that right, although most of my pain is caused by hotels, the flying part is usually ok (unless it's Friday afternoon or Monday morning when for some reason Sydney airport falls apart)!

Hi All I'm 25 and I live in Brisbane - although my life is somewhat more nomadic and I'd say Sydney is more commonly my home :-| Been lurking around here for years, but decided it was time to join so I could take advantage of all your wisdom and get some questions answered :D I've spent the...

Thanks for the advice guys - I guess the moral of the story is that if I want a guaranteed J seat I have to pay for it, else leave it to the gods and pray that my upgrade request comes through or they upgrade me anyway! I get upgraded to J quite regularly on domestic routes, so I guess I'd be...

Forgive me for not knowing the lingo - have spent the past 4 yrs flying domestic weekly with QF, have had Platinum status for 3 yrs and ~750k points now I'm looking to go from SYD to DFW and take advantage of the new route some time this year (flexible with dates). Bottom line is I don't want...