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    Tokyo Haneda slot - how will Virgin Operate it?

    Likely the weather in CNS. Marginal weather and down the east coast. Next facility with customs is TSV so holding TSV plus holding fuel (due bad weather) meant the pax load would have been less than 10 to uplift. See my earlier posts - the note to crew says they would rather cancel then fuel stop.
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    Tokyo Haneda slot - how will Virgin Operate it?

    Pax: 38 up 35 back y'day/today.
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    Tokyo Haneda slot - how will Virgin Operate it?

    It's complicated to stop because of US TSA rules and the only place to do it (and planned for by VA) is GUM on the way up. On the way back it will be DRW with a mandatory crew swap. If you go via GUM no one is allowed even off the plane, except one engineer. The info to VA crew is as follows...
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    Tokyo Haneda slot - how will Virgin Operate it?

    53 pax on day 1, 35 pax up and back today. Capped at around 77pax (also the flight number!). VBZ will do the flying most days as it burns 2.5% less fuel than VBY.
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    Is Gold worth it for a casual flyer?

    I have just returned from living abroad for 5 years. I was previously a VA Platinum and flew once a month. The next 12-18 months will likely be a mix of leisure and work trips - maybe once every 8-12 weeks. With the current promo, I considered grabbing a couple of MEL-SYD-MCY fares in J that...
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    Velocity WP = Delta Gold Medallion ?

    Just looking to take extra bags on DL after a VA flight soon domestically in USA. I want to take 3 bags up to 32kg (relocating to USA). No problem as a WP in Biz on VA but if I fly a domestic Y sector afterwards on separate ticket the website says...
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    QF28 - Over the ice.

    Any window seat would have gotten a great view - on the right (where the sun set/rose) there was more light to see the ice.
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    QF28 - Over the ice.

    A few noticed - most were sleeping. Surprised the crew didn't mention pre-departure. I knew the route so made sure I woke up to look!
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    QF28 - Over the ice.

    LOL looks straight to me:
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    QF28 - Over the ice.

    Managed to snap a few pics of the ice over Antarctica as we came from from SCL the other day from the upper-deck. This was the route Pretty cool stuff!
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    Not happy about qantas mag today

    Sat next to Peter Dutton yesterday in row 2 and in light of his recent comments about AJ using QF to promote same sex marriage I was just so very tempted to show him the advertisement.
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    Where to credit…

    Dear experts, Two of us are flying BNE-SYD-SCL and back on QF (LA ticket) in J. I'm VA WP - trying to figure out which FF program would be best to credit the SC too. QFF would get me to Silver. Any other suggestions? More just interested in the best bang for buck to get the best OW status...
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    Economy X [Domestic free for Platinum] - May 2017

    Flew today - saw the branding - didn't see the fuss- didn't notice any more room. Every seat was full anyways.
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    RTW VA/VS $4k in Biz?

    Any truth to this fare? Fantastic Around The World Virgin Australia & Virgin Atlantic Fares! - Points From The Pacific
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    Avianca Life Miles - post your SUCCESSFUL award bookings here

    3 people SYD-HND-JFK with ANA in J departing early June. Good deal for 80k points each. Found seats via United - tried to book on Friday - got the dreaded error message. Seats went missing but re-appeared yesterday. Booked and confirmed. Might need to enter all passport details for USA...
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    A330 lax?

    Fair comment. But if it afforded a daily service; people might think different.
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    ATR's being removed entirely from QLD routes from July

    Look out for some Jetgo operations in this space on behalf of virgin.
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    A330 lax?

    I can confirm the A332 does actually have the range, I've run the numbers. Quite a few airlines operate > 13-14 hours in the A332. Aircraft Type ✈ Airbus A330-200 (twin-jet) (A332) Aircraft ✈ FlightAware e.g. Sichuan Airlines (3U) #8632 ✈ 28-Apr-2017 ✈ KLAX - HGH / ZSHC ✈ FlightAware...
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    A330 lax?

    For the regulars out there...If the A330 was put on BNE-LAX-BNE, would you notice any major product difference (apart from PE & the bar) between the airbus at the 777? Assuming there wasn't huge restrictions, Virgin could introduce the A330 on the days that the 777 doesn't fly. Discuss. :lol:
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    Domestic South Africa Flights

    Hi All. Did some searching but couldn't find the exact answer I was looking for. I'm a little confused about how I would go about award tickets for a domestic flight in South Africa with QFF points. The flights are listed as BA (Commair) for sale and show on aa.com as being available to...
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