Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangements'

[bigbadbyrnes]

Travel Alerts | Virgin Australia

Not specific on the dates that flights can be cancelled for without charge.

 

[Virgin Australia]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

Travel Alerts | Virgin Australia

Not specific on the dates that flights can be cancelled for without charge.

At this stage the change flexibility is just for flights affected today.
Though this may be revised depending on what happens tomorrow weather-wise.

 

[bigbadbyrnes]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

Thanks for the reply, VA.

Fingers crossed this weather clears up... terrible. Listening to the cricket in ADL hearing how good the weather is there, can't believe we're on the same continent...

 

[LiamR]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

I have to thank VA for calling me about 15mins before I got out of bed this morning advising me my flight has been cancelled. I chose to cancel my flights as it was a non-essential work trip and instead caught up on some sleep.

Thanks Virgin for a call this morning, saved me from getting out of bed.

 

[Hvr]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

Thanks Virgin for a call this morning, saved me from getting out of bed.

Good to hear that a virgin woke you up so you could stay in bed. :mrgreen:

 

[Jama]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

If stranded at an airport away from home due to weather does Virgin arrange accomodation. The Guest Charter seems to indicate NO. This is not unreasonable as it is beyond the control of Virgin. I only ask because I have only had this happen once, I was on a Jetstar flight which was cancelled due to weather at the destination and everyone who was not local was accomodated overnight at the airlines expence and flown the following day. So I am just interested if the same would happen with Virgin.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

Good to hear that a virgin woke you up so you could stay in bed. :mrgreen:

From memory, I think Liam picks mid-morning flights regardless, so it would seem he subscribes to the Jason Bourne moto "rest is a weapon"! .


BTW, it's nice and fine here......just now. I think more rain is predicted though!

Here's a pic from my back yard when the river rises.....

 

[oz_mark]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

If stranded at an airport away from home due to weather does Virgin arrange accomodation. The Guest Charter seems to indicate NO. This is not unreasonable as it is beyond the control of Virgin. I only ask because I have only had this happen once, I was on a Jetstar flight which was cancelled due to weather at the destination and everyone who was not local was accomodated overnight at the airlines expence and flown the following day. So I am just interested if the same would happen with Virgin.

Virgin will attempt to find accommdation for you (or at least they will attempt to help you!)

Delays for reasons such as bad weather, airport or air traffic control issues.

If the delay is 2 hours or more, you will be able to move to another Virgin Australia service to the same destination at no further cost.If we’re unable to offer you an alternative flight until the next day, we will attempt to help you source hotel accommodation and transport to/from the hotel if required.
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[LiamR]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

From memory, I think Liam picks mid-morning flights regardless, so it would seem he subscribes to the Jason Bourne moto "rest is a weapon"! .


BTW, it's nice and fine here......just now. I think more rain is predicted though!

Here's a pic from my back yard when the river rises.....
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Would you believe I was on the 8am with 6am wakeup? That's early for me!

Ouch, that water looks nasty, hope it didn't cause much damage.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

Would you believe I was on the 8am with 6am wakeup? That's early for me!

Ouch, that water looks nasty, hope it didn't cause much damage.

No damage, our property has three tiers, the riverfront goes under every flood, the back yard level has never been under in the 12 years we've been here and the house level has never had recorded water to this height so I'm never overly worried, but we do get a great front row seat of the floods!

Back to flying, try the 5am MEL flight out of BNE. That's a killer! I leave here about 2.45am so I can have breakfast in the lounge so that sees me roll out of bed about 1am (I have to attend to emails before I go)!

 

[Jama]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

I just flew in from Auckland. Up at 5.00am, so 2.00am for you lot. Got in at about 7.40am local time. I was seriously worried Gold Coast would be closed from the bits I was hearing. Anyway made it back absolutely knackered and jumped in the car to head back to Ballina.

Nice pic ! I am glad that wasn't the airport. Not just for my sake, it would slow the lounge down.

 

[JohnPhelan]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

No damage, our property has three tiers, the riverfront goes under every flood, the back yard level has never been under in the 12 years we've been here and the house level has never had recorded water to this height so I'm never overly worried, but we do get a great front row seat of the floods!

Back to flying, try the 5am MEL flight out of BNE. That's a killer! I leave here about 2.45am so I can have breakfast in the lounge so that sees me roll out of bed about 1am (I have to attend to emails before I go)!

Why on earth don't you fly the night before?

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

Why on earth don't you fly the night before?

I'm an early riser anyway (not usually 1am though) and by flying the night before would mean accomodation in MEL and an extra day of parking in BNE.

 

[bigbadbyrnes]

Re: Alerts for OOL MEL BNE and BNK rain-affected flights & flexible travel 'arrangeme

I just flew in from Auckland. Up at 5.00am, so 2.00am for you lot. Got in at about 7.40am local time. I was seriously worried Gold Coast would be closed from the bits I was hearing. Anyway made it back absolutely knackered and jumped in the car to head back to Ballina.

Nice pic ! I am glad that wasn't the airport. Not just for my sake, it would slow the lounge down.

BNK dweller here too.

Flying out to SYD this arvo - THE SHEER JOY OF USING ONE'S OWN AIRPORT