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Ah GalleyFM - take that with a pinch of salt. Whilst there were rumours of VA taking over the EY BNE-SIN at one stage (as in before EY announced they were dropping the route), given the lack of 332s at their disposal, this looks unlikely. As does HKG. 29/8 may see an announcement of a fleet...

I also heard CBR thrown into the mix for the occasional flight (to connect up with the existing ATR flights), as well as perhaps somewhere on the NW coast of Tassie (obvious choice being DPO). Doing the maths, a single aircraft can easily do double daily services to MQL, DPO and then a single...

Ooh now this looks promising! So, as I thought could happen months and months ago has happened with a link directly from behind REX checkin into the Lounge. For the record, I've heard along the grapevine that this will be accessible to top-tier VFFers and the Club will be elsewhere in the...

Re: MEL Lounge air-side entrance? Ooh now this looks promising! So, as I thought could happen months and months ago has happened with a link directly from behind REX checkin into the Lounge. For the record, I've heard along the grapevine that this will be accessible to top-tier VFFers and the...

Whilst I'm no backpacker, that could have been me being chatted up ;)

Was in the Lounge in PER on Wednesday and enquired about my flight to SYD via MEL (I said Tullamarine). I got asked "what's a Tullamarine?" I feel that set a standard for the remainder of my Lounge experience - lack of food and all...

And the earliest...?

Not QantasLink...but there is an airline on the cards to start by year's end. Have been in contact with the CEO and he seems like a fairly affable chap. Details on the new airline available on their website - Connect Jet - Home

Whilst one can take J class to MCY which in some ways does improve its candidacy for a Lounge, given the low passenger numbers (regardless of loads, on the average day a maximum of 360 VA pax depart), I'd imagine it is well down the list. A few larger ports such as TSV, ROK and GLT, as well as...

If you read the article, it says we'll know the timeline 'before Christmas' - but by all means do feel free to fill me in on what the Mercury has to say on 9/7. Mid-2015 is what I'm hearing for VA Lounge opening

About to book flights up to CNS for September, so am curious also...JQ and TT are significantly cheaper for when I'm looking to go (would be moreso for the CNSSYD leg that i would even consider such a horrendous option)

Hey all, Was in HBA yesterday. Realistically will be early 2015 they were saying. Order of events. Stage 1 - expansion of arrivals hall at the Virgin end with an additional one or two baggage carousels. Stage 2 - removal of the existing Qantas baggage carousel and replacement with the Lounge...

Was told by Lounge staff yesterday that the whole shebang is opening this week and will be primarily seating, capitalising on the views over the tarmac. From memory, it was indicated that tomorrow is the magic day...

I found it strange too and was wondering how the CS knew...but wasn't complaining as he gave it to me as I was getting off the plane in SYD (having asked me whether I preferred red or white on descent).

Flew J MEL-SYD last night as a WP and got a bottle of red congratulating me on my recent move from SG to WP - a very nice touch if you ask me.

I most definitely agree that the Cape York routes make sense...but these won't come about until late 2014 at the very earliest. Don't know about a HTI rotation (they already have their full service product going down south and have no northern connections from CNS, unlike QF/JQ) - MKY is more...

Even so, how many flights would this work out to? I know there's a need for competition on the milk-run, but how many extra flights would they bring onto the TSV-CNS route - 2, maybe 3 more per day? That's up to 204 extra pax/day of whom maybe 30 will have Lounge access (if the flights go out...

In future, will this figure expand though? CNS is the sort of destination which will have some flights changed over to TT and I can't see any new destinations coming online from either VA or TT out of CNS...meaning a flatline of pax (I might be totally wrong though - feel free to correct me)

I seem to remember David Flynn on AusBT writing that it would be MKY-size, but am unsure (hence the question mark)