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Qantas CEO Alan Joyce says infrastructure, such as a second Sydney airport. is a key national issue, with timely decisions vital. Source: AFP "I EXPECT 2014 to be another challenging year marked by economic volatility, record fuel prices and a fierce competitive environment." 1. Has the...

Here you go: Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti says having an IT system that supports seamless booking and travel is essential to the airline. Source: News Limited "WE will continue to invest where it improves our efficiency as a business and enhances the customer experience." 1. Has the...

I had the same issue, it was showing my status and balance from 1 September - a quick call yesterday and they manually synched my account so I'm now showing as Platinum and was able to select row 3 for my existing bookings. They did the first booking for me, the rest I was able to do myself...

Re: VA B777 Premium Economy Opinions Funnily enough VA seems to reserve row 10 for Plats though. I'm currently in 12, it appears to be less than half full atm.

Re: VA B777 Premium Economy Opinions Doing the same thing this weekend, so hoping my experience matches yours!

I had a stay on Saturday night (booked Friday) and the points (base and bonus) posted yesterday - faster than the VA points and SC for the same day, which are yet to post.

Thanks everyone (especially for rubbing in how amazing the EY First Class lounge is, that I won't have access to until *after* I get back to Oz :p) Really not looking forward to the final leg in EY economy (after PE for the VA leg), so it's probably worth it just to stretch the legs and...

Hi - we're flying to LHR at the end of the month with VA/EY - unfortunately won't hit Platinum until the flights home. Is it worth the trek between terminals to get to the Al Reem loungeat AUH? All going well, we'll have 2 3/4 between flights. Thanks!

This has got me into trouble with the other half (who loves the window seat) several times!

I'm doing pretty much the same thing with the same flight times, but it's a single booking, so does it work the same way? And if it includes an Etihad leg AUH-LHR?

Wish I'd known about that about 4 weeks ago! Oh well - next time.

Bugger. Oh well, at least it's only the short(er) 7 hour flight in economy. I'm ticketed with VA, so I won't get the upgrade auction email. Does anyone know if the airport upgrades are possible if you haven't booked via Etihad? I'm assuming not?

Yeah that's what I thought, but the seat maps on the Etihad site definitely have 3-4-3. Funnily enough, I was originally going to book to CDG, but decided on London instead. And of course now Etihad has opened its new lounge at CDG. Oh well - post purchase dissonance!

I ended up booking at the Travel Expo in Melbourne on the weekend for roughly the same price as Zuji had (maybe a little cheaper). The next day I got a reply from my enquiry to Virgin saying the reason there were no Premium Saver fares is that they had sold out. Oh well - I paid roughly $4,000...

Annoying, as Zuji seems the only way to book a Premium Saver fare to London atm, but it seems to be more drama than it's worth. I sent an enquiry via the website asking if Premium Saver fares would be available at some point (you can book them as far as Abu Dhabi, but only Premium is available...

So they're saying that any flights booked through a travel agent aren't eligible for status credits?

Yes - probably should have made that clear! Can book the same flights either with Etihad or VA through Zuji, but the Etihad version is cheaper. Either way, one of the flights is a code share. And both are significantly (thousands) cheaper than booking directly via VA website as it stands.

So if I was to book PE to LHR on Etihad via Zuji, are there any traps to look for? It doesn't seem to allow you to select VA/velocity as preferred Frequent Flyer program. It seems to be the only way to book a Premium Saver fare ATM. I wouldn't get as many bonus points for Being Gold (50% instead...

Does it depend on which T&C you look at? This is what I see: That definitely says 'flights', not 'fares'. The only thing it says is not covered is credit card fees, and checked baggage if applicable.

So there's now a 'Premium Saver' column for flights to London, but no fares available... I guess that's progress!