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  1. Homer

    How much noisier are the VA 777 J seats behind the bar?

    VA cancelled my upcoming LAX-SYD flight, moved me a day earlier, then 30 minutes later reinstated the flight. They did all this without me knowing but my TA just called to tell me. In that 30 minutes, my seat allocation was lost. I had the family in 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A (it's easier if we're all...
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    Does the EY lounge serve a-la-carte breakfast for departing VA1 pax?

    We're on VA1 next week and it will be our first time visiting the EY lounge at SYD. When I search for the lounge details I can only find references to a-la-carte dining at dinner time (for the AUH flights) so I was hoping someone who has been on VA1 and used this lounge would kindly let me...
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    Anybody with any experience getting wiped points reinstated?

    I haven't flown QF in years and I don't credit points to QF. As it happens, I just went to book a QF points redemption and noticed that ~350,000 points were wiped 5 days ago while I was away on holiday. This is all my fault. It is not QF's fault. I searched back through my emails and they did...
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    Delta Lounge Access at LAX

    Late next month, Marge the kids and I will be arriving at LAX on VA1 and then switching to a DL flight to SEA in F about 3.5 hours later. We'd like to access the DL lounge to have a shower, etc. I read somewhere that DL doesn't provide lounge access to F pax but VA's site seems to suggest that...
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    VA new J SYD-LAX by mid-April?

    I'm thinking about a couple of weeks in LA with Marge and the kids in the April school holidays. The last time I did this trip was on NZ and I decided I couldn't go back to VA. But my TA tells me VA should have its new J on this route by then. Has VA confirmed timings on this?
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    Earlier start for Shop Small this year

    My AMEX rep gave me the heads up this afternoon that Shop Small should be back "by April" this year, rather than the usual October or November launch. And the point-of-sale merchandise has already been ordered. So good news for Shop Small fans.
  7. Homer

    Inside JFK's abandoned TWA Terminal

    Explore the TWA Terminal, a Pristine Time Capsule From 1962 Explore the TWA Terminal, a Pristine Time Capsule From 1962 - Love Letters - Curbed NY
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    Hamilton Island Airport Lounge

    In a couple of weeks we're staying at Hamilton Island and our villa includes access to a thing called the "Hamilton Island Airport Lounge". I don't think there are any airline-operated lounges at HTI so I imagine this is something run by the island itself. I haven't been able to find any...
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    Experience accessing SYD SQ lounge flying NZ

    I was just reading this thread: http://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/airport-lounges/tg-lounge-syd-59131.html. I'm flying NZ next weekend in J and I'm no fan of the SYD NZ lounge. I didn't much like the old SYD SQ lounge either...but I'm keen to see the new one. :) I've read the...
  10. Homer

    When does NZ move to TBIT?

    I've got an NZ flight LAX-SYD in late July and I was hoping that NZ had moved to TBIT by then so that I could sample the new lounge. The only thing I can find in searches is "mid-year". Has anybody found a more concrete date for this?
  11. Homer

    NZ v VA to LA

    I want to book a trip for four in J SYD-LAX over the June school holidays. We usually fly VA to LAX in J, however NZ is about $2,000 cheaper per person at this time. Given that we will earn VA status on NZ (and I need to re-qualify so this is important to me) I think it's worth considering...
  12. Homer

    I just hope our FAs aren't becoming like some of those in the US

    First let me just say that this isn't a complaint about VA. I'm a fan. It's just an observation about my flight this morning. About five minutes after the seatbelt sign was extinguished on my 6am SYD-BNE flight this morning, somebody from the flight deck announced that they were switching the...
  13. Homer

    VA domestic to international transfer in BNE

    There are a plethora of domestic to international transfer threads here but I can't find one specifically about VA in BNE. I've never done one of these and the VA help desk wasn't too sure on the process either. On Sunday we're flying SYD-BNE domestically and connecting to VA7 BNE-LAX. We need...
  14. Homer

    VX Experience at LAX for VA Plat and Gold

    If you've had first-hand experience flying VX in whY out of LAX as a VA status pax then I need your help! :) I know there are a few threads about the VX lounge but the information seems to have changed (or maybe I'm just confusing myself - probably likely). Next month we're arriving on VA (in...
  15. Homer

    Any reason to renew Qantas Club membership?

    I can't remember the last time I paid for a Qantas Club membership, but since switching to VA/EK/SQ I've dropped back to QF Silver and I just received an email from QF that I need to renew my Qantas Club membership (obviously because it's no longer bundled with my status level). My first...
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    SYD-LAX-MCO...VA doesn't connect to VX. Doh!

    I've got a conference in MCO in April, right at the end of the school holidays. So I'm thinking of taking Marge, Lisa and Maggie for a two-week Disney-a-thon in the lead up to the conference (plus Kennedy Space Centre, etc). This will be our first visit to Orlando. The first issue I've struck...
  17. Homer

    Connection Times SYD-SIN-BKK

    This weekend we're flying to BKK via SIN. SQ 232 gets in to SIN Terminal 3 at 5.40pm and SQ 978 departs SIN Terminal 2 at 6.35pm. SQ has allowed the booking so I guess this must be within their connection time guidelines. I've done the terminal to terminal transfer at SIN quite a few times but...
  18. Homer

    USM-SIN-{Shopping Possible?}-SYD

    In a couple of weeks the girls and I are flying from USM to SIN in the morning (on MI), arriving around midday, and connecting with an 8pm SQ flight to SYD. I imagine that SQ will check our bags all the way through so I was wondering whether it is possible to leave the terminal and do some...
  19. Homer

    Grace period on complimentary upgrades?

    Has anybody had any experience with VA allowing a small grace period on expiring complimentary upgrades? My review date was yesterday and I intended to book flights and use the upgrades all day...and of course I woke up this morning and remembered. Doh! I just called the Velocity Platinum...
  20. Homer

    Complimentary Fare Upgrades - Moveable?

    My Velocity membership anniversary is in four days so I have four complimentary fare upgrades to use by then. I understand that I can book Flexi Fares in the next four days, for travel in the future, and then have four sectors upgraded. My question is: if I subsequently choose to move the Flexi...
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