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    can I do a status match with delta? im a VA Plat

    and if they do match the status will that give me lounge access in the usa when I travel? also have a virgin plat amex but think last time that didnt help to get us in any lounges including amex as it wasnt the "correct" amex platinum, im all kinda confused. we have so many internal delta...
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    Delta lounge access in us on business points tickets booked through VA

    just realised ive booked travel all through and around the US with delta not United as I thought.... so guessing we will have lounge access on leaving melb to lax as im a plat member, that flight is actually the only united flight of the lot, rest of the travel through the usa is points booked...
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    anyone have any insight to VAs partners airline swap to united?

    im wanting to use up all my points on rewards flights in dec/jan virgin has no idea what's going on with rewards seats and airline partners so anyone know when they will drop delta and go with united? at the moment seats are not available probably cause its so far out so as soon as something...
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    anyone have any info on when virgin will be opening up flights to USA?

    have done the annual trip for years and with covid it has been a few, looking at going dec 22, I have a stack of rewards points that I would like to use to upgrade to J so know as soon as they open ill have to be quick off the mark, will they open velocity upgrades as soon as they open flights...
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    The new Virgin lounge in Adelaide [opened 23 Feb 2021]

    it says early 2021 I’m flying on Thursday assuming it’s not gonna be open then?
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    who else is trying to stay positive in all of this?

    after clicking on the store multiple times over the last few weeks ive decided to keep my points in the bank (closing in on 200k for J upgrades on next flights to the usa) ive decided im going to try and stay positive, i hope to god virgin make it through this....... how much do you still have...
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    off on another virgin adventure tomorrow!

    Travelling tomorrow, first time flying plat. will post along the way lounges...food on board etc. and if anyone needs lounge access first thing i might be able to help (from Melb)
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    Do they ever cancel flights that are really underbooked?

    was just looking at seating for my upcoming trip to LA and realised the flight was really light on sold seats, would they ever cancel a flight due to low bookings? i figured a long haul flight would sell fairly far in advance unlike domestic flights.
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    So i finally made it to platinum.....

    and got my plat bag tags today, they are really lovely! can't wait for the next trip, just the tags alone made me feel important 😂😂😂 seriously though this is a girl who hardly flew anywhere and when i did economy was the only option, now im flying business everywhere like im worth a million...
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    whats the deal with hotel bookings with velocity points

    i have booked 2 weeks of accom with points for my upcoming trip, they sent me an email with a receipt (have booked multiple hotels) and booking numbers but is there an app or somewhere i can store the info electronically, cant see anywhere to add trip to any of my current virgin apps.
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    can someone confirm VA use of delta lounge with bus ticket at jfk

    flying J with VA from jfk though to melb. cant upgrade the delta jfk - la portion even though it is a J ticket rest of the way through. are we still eligible to use the delta lounge at jfk even though we will technically be on an economy ticket with delta for that first leg? of coure the rest of...
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    kinda confused on sc when you upgrade to next status

    i note a few people talking about loosing sc when they go to next tier. i currently have over 1200 and will have around 1600 by the end of this trip but am yet plat as need three more sectors to fly, will have that when we get home along with all those beautiful sc lol. so when i get home and i...
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    Loving this gold membership.....

    Currently sitting in the delta sky lounge with a perfect view, beautiful lunch on offer, a screwdriver and a proper coffee, this is my first trip as gold and I’m never going back! Did I mention I checked 6 bags between two people with delta and no charge at all ...... I’m lovin it.
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    Have the rules changed earning points and sc on flight upgrades??

    Just noticed that the flights that we took which we purchased as freedom fares (paid cash) and then upgraded with points to business class we’ve been awarded zero status credits and zero points I thought we still earned for the original freedom fair purchased??
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    Virgin international lounge at Melbourne is it the house and is there a charge??

    Off to the airport this morning and was just checking out Virgins nternational lounge at Melbourne Airport seems they want us to book the lounge $80 ahead as a standard charge or as gold members flying business is this free or is there another lounge it’s 5 am and I’m too tired to try and work...
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    Melb to la J menu

    Anyone have a copy or point me in another post direction for the current menu in J on melb -la route
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    new to qantas need help trying to contact them, its been impossible!

    ok so i booked 6 months ago for my elderly parents from nz to melb. im a VA ff and have any issue sorted on the phone within ten minutes every time. i've tried for days to contact qantas, 2 hour wait times no matter what time day or night. for some reason tonight i got offered a callback thank...
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    best way to spend overseas? just realised the fees on virgin cards for OS transaction

    gee just realised i am also going to get charged conversion fees, have around 5k usd of accomodation to pay, whats the best way to pay this and not pay fees? would be good to get the points from cards but its a bit of an extra chunk in charges
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    gotta love virgin....in regards to the middle seat dilema i had

    so called them this morning to see if we could find a window seat, lovely lady found her a window seat no problems, then advised that J rewards seats had in fact opened up for the return leg (as she was advised reason she was by herself back there was because we were in J), offered to waive the...
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    anyone got a random email saying velocity have just paid out on flybys points they have not transferred?

    just got a lovely email from velocity telling me by flybuys points (over 12k of them) and the flybuys bonus have been added to my account, trouble is i have not transferred any lol, anyone else had this error message or am i the only lucky one, got excited to have a quick 14 k points, but...
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