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I've done my first few bookings using the gift cards, and discovered a couple of issues that I think will stop me bothering with these, at least for cheap flights. Apart from the fact that it has taken several days for me to receive the vouchers (which i note was not everyone's experience) -...

It's also worth noting that when you purchase virgin gift cards at the 5% discount, they take a few days to be electronically delivered. So you need to have them well in advance of booking a flight special. On the upside, once you have them, they are a much more convenient way to avoid CC...

I didn't go into both, but there certainly seem to be a First Class Lounge in each of Terminal 1 & 3. Terminal 3 was tucked away behind a very plain entrance near the transit hotel, separate from the regular lounge and marked 'premium', whereas in terminal 1 the entrance is with the business...

I've almost always purchased the cheapest fares on special, and have used fly ahead more times than I can remember. I agree it's an amazing perk and my entire reason for staying with VA. I usually try to leave a buffer zone of one flight, just in case. Once I changed a saver light fare...

Just a quick update - after the initial kerfuffle at Brisbane airport, just as the forum members predicted here, I had absolutely no problems in Abu Dhabi. On presentation of my card, I was whisked passed the very busy-looking business lounge into the first class lounge and had a wonderful...

Wonderful, thanks for these replies, I am much more optimistic now! :p The thought of 11 hours in transit without the promised lounge was getting rather infuriating.

Have any other members actually gained entry to the First lounge in AUH with their platinum card? I planned my flight deliberately with this access in mind, and on checkin at Etihad's Australian counter was told they know nothing of the arrangement and that I would get into the overcrowded...

Thanks Fruitcake. I just searched again, looking out for VA29 and Sydney - Abu Dhabi - the weeks including Tue, November 5 & 12 , 2013 have no VA29, so just my bad timing. Perhaps the aircraft is in maintenance.

I have spent hours looking for these "Virgin Australia flights to Abu Dhabi" - can anyone help out a newbie? ;-) As far as can see, there are only codeshares on Etihad. Does this offer apply to VA codeshares as well? Flying in a month so it's interesting news, if it's true.