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Thank you! Getting ahead of myself with the excitement of some sunshine. Sat 10th June.

Will be in MEL Intl. from 3-5.30pm Sat 8th June if anyone has guesting priviliges for Qantas J or F lounge. Flying Jetstar biz to Bali. Thanks in advance! :D Edit: Sat 10th June

Really enjoyed reading your trip report! I've done F once with Emirates, from Auckland to Melbourne. Dying to try it long haul after reading your review. Better get saving the points...

You can pay in to the Etihad lounge in Melbourne at the reception - it's A$99, credit card only. Well worth it if you are spending a couple of hours there and are happy to indulge in coughtails/wine in my opinion! If you haven't been, treat yourself. It's amazing. Same with Dublin lounge.. it's...

Hi all, wondering if anyone has any experience booking multi-destination trips on Etihad? My problem is I don’t really want the ‘breaking deals’ fare as I want to be able to bid for an upgrade on one or two of the legs. The flights suggested once you type in your cities don’t give you the usual...

That's awesome news. I'm flying out of MEL next Thursday with Etihad. Fingers crossed for a soft opening by then!

Saw this online and just downloaded it. It's not bad - nothing revolutionary but at least they finally have one. Your Etihad Guest information feeds in and any upcoming trips are automatically loaded in. Also much more user friendly that trying to look at flights on their mobile website.

My partner and I did A380 F from AKL-MEL as an 'experience' treat to ourselves last month. It was the best flight I've ever taken by a mile, the service was awesome and we both left the plane very drunk and very happy. We both drank at least a bottle of Dom each... excess, complete...

I was up there last week to have a look when flying out of MEL - the entrance is directly opposite the new Emirates lounge that opened recently. I think April 1 is really ambitious given it was still boarded up with just a builder's notice saying it was construction works for an Etihad lounge...

Etihad have been advertising for Melbourne-based lounge staff on their website, so things must be moving along.

Booked AKL – MEL in F for my partner and I next year as a treat, and they were on sale. As a relative newbie to both Emirates and F (it’ll be my first ever A380 flight!), is there anything in particular to take advantage of when there to really enjoy the experience? Can you use the shower even...

Handy. One thing, I'm not sure this is right... "On domestic and international flights, you can only redeem Etihad (EY) miles for economy (and not business class)." I booked two VA flights in business (Melbourne to Perth return) a few weeks ago, and one Sydney to Perth flight last week in...

Looks like this has a timeframe now - first quarter of 2016 - the below was in the A380 news article from earlier today in The Age: "Etihad also plans to open its own lounge in Melbourne Airport. An Etihad spokesman said it was expected to open in the first quarter of next year, ahead of the...

Yep. I don't know if it's a 'trick' or 'tip', but if you call the guest service number between 9am and noon AEST, you usually get put through to their Manchester call centre, and I've always found them excellent. I have no idea why I have this impression, but it really feels like they're much...

I've done it a couple of times and generally experience no hassle.. although i haven't checked Velocity awards at the same time. Booked return Melb - Perth for the Christmas break in Virgin's new "The Business" last week. There were lots of options available.

The same thing happened to my sister last month flying SYD - DUB. You don't get miles nor can you use points to upgrade to business. Funnily enough the flight back from DUB was overbooked and she was actually upgraded to business for the entire trip back!

I'm Etihad Gold and always have the exact same problem. It never works online for me. The only way around it for me is to go to the desk at the airport and ask them to make sure your FF number is added. Then they'll print a boarding card with 'Partner Gold' on it. Bit of a pain, but definitely...