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Hi, my HSBC Platinum VISA has complimentary travel insurance (incl. medical) if you purchase your return tickets on the card. My question(s) 1. Has anybody had problems with the complimentary insurance, would you recommend I purchase additional/separate insurance? 2. How do I PROVE to a...

Hi, I'm currently Velocity Red, flying MEL-LAX on 25th Dec (Xmas Day) I'm a bit confused by the current Virgin Australia upgrade process, what's the best option/strategy for me to get an upgrade to Premium or Business using points or $ ? I have around 120k pts Thanks

I have a international flight in PE coming up, I specified "Dairy/Lactose free" in the meal section, but I"m just curious if I need to call a few days ahead to confirm it, as someone in the call-centre suggested that to me.. OR just hope that the PE menu has something non-dairy in it ? edit...

Etihad Global Anyone planning to use the Meet & Greet service? I have a 3-hour transit coming up in a few months (SYD-AUH-IST) 11:50pm arrival in AUH, -> 2:40am departure to IST, wondering if the expedited transfer service might be worth it to make sure I don't miss my connection? (flights...

noob question: If you fly out of London on the evening of Saturday the 3rd of August , and arrive in your destination city, let's say Timbuktu, at 1:45am on Sunday the 4th of August, (planning to sleep and then leave the same day in the afternoon) When you book your stay at the Timbuktu...

Let's say there is a flight from AUH-IST , Etihad offers the flight for $200, and says "Operated by Turkish Airlines" Turkish Airlines offers the same flight for $180. Why is Etihad charging more? Is there any benefit for buying the Etihad branded ticket? Let's say because I have VA Gold...

Hey guys I have a plan and want to get your opinion(s) Leg 1. SYD-AUH , VA flight, Dep Saturday 3:15pm , ... Arr. in AUH Saturday 11:50pm hopping over to... Leg 2. AUH-IST, EY flight, (operated by Turkish Airlines) , Dep. from AUH Sunday 2:40am So the question is , with that 3-hour...

If you book an international flight through a partner airline (e.g. Etihad) do you get Velocity status credits or earn VFF points (at all?) I need to book a flight from AUH-IST which I will do through Etihad, am I best off just joining the Etihad loyalty program and earning the Etihad credits...

Does VA Gold get equivalent benefits when flying with Etihad? specifically I'm interested in two things - Priority Check-in - Equivalent Baggage allowance Without priority check-in that would really suck. cheers.

Howdy I booked 2x tickets on a 1-way international flight using my Velocity points through Virgin - ( the flight is operated by Etihad ) What are the fees/charges if I want to reschedule the flight to a later date? On the Virgin website I noticed something that said $60/per ticket but then on...

Howdy, I'm flying out of SYD at 3:15pm with VA on the day of the AFL GF, heading to Abu Dhbi & Dubai, what's my best chance of watching the Grand Final? - Does VA have live Australian TV on the flight? - Is there some crazy sports channel (ESPN?) in UAE that I can catch a replay? cheers :)

Hey fellas, anybody flown VA Prem.Economy , what's the food like? Is it identical meals to Economy or do you get some kind of a-la-carte choices like in Business? If you have special meal requirements (e.g. kosher, vegetarian) do you advise them before the flight and how soon before? cheers!

Hi guys, I have a flight coming up in a few months from SYD-AUH on Virgin Australia, flight departs SYD on Saturday 3:15pm I live in Melbourne, so my plan is to take the 10am MEL-SYD, arrive in SYD before midday (11.35am approx), which should give me plenty of time to check-in, go through...

Hi, If I book a flight from DXB-MEL with Emirates, do I earn QFF points directly to my Qantas account? is there a difference between booking an Emirates flight thru the Emirates website or through the Qantas website?

How come Virgin will let me do a booking search for a one-way flight from MEL- SIN (or another asian destination for example) but I can't do the reverse search? I'm looking to take a flight home from somewhere in Asia around October, and would like to use my Velocity points. In another...

Do you ever get stupidly cheap reward seats showing up ? What happens in situations like this, is it just a freak event, are they trying to fill the plane, or is it something that happens often?

As Gandalf would say "One does not simply 'book' a rewards flight." Maybe I was naive to think I could use my Velocity points for an overseas holiday flight in June/July this year? I went onto the Virgin website to look for flights, two destinations I had in mind were 1) Hawaii 2) Barcelona...

Hi all, I'm a Velocity Gold (expiring in 2 weeks :( .. 60 SC away from retaining) Just wondering if , before my status goes down to Silver, I should sign up for any of the perks like Secure Sentinel ? Has anyone had to use them before and were they any good? I imagine if my Credit card was...