Etihad Gold - VA Lounge Access

[k3nnis]

Hi All,

Is there a website that shows what lounges EY Gold allows when flying VA? Andhow many guests allowed and children.

Also do I need to put my EY member number on my VA booking or can it be VA member number and I just flash the EY gold card at the lounge dragons?

Thanks,
K.

 

[RooAvery]

Is there a website that shows what lounges EY Gold allows when flying VA?

try Virgin Australia which states towards the end

For Etihad Guest Platinum, Gold and Silver members on All Virgin Australia operated flights regardless of class of travel


Etihad Guest Platinum and Gold members:

• Lounge access with one additional guest

I am not sure of child eligibility but usually it is at least one child aged up to 17

 

[k3nnis]

Ok thanks. Got my status match and have ey gold now. Will use VA lounge at Syd and OOL in sept

 

[RooAvery]

Ok thanks. Got my status match and have ey gold now. Will use VA lounge at Syd and OOL in sept

same, status match from QF Gold to EY Gold and then onto AB Gold

 

[k3nnis]

Nice. Mine was from cx gold

 

[RooAvery]

I used the newly matched EY Gold to get AB Gold, took about 6 hours from request to grant.

 

[k3nnis]

What does AB gold give you? Also is there a promotion going with AB status match??

 

[RooAvery]

basically equivalent to VA and QF Gold, but it does give you 12 more months of OneWorld Sapphire

more details here

Free Airberlin Topbonus Gold, Oneworld Sapphire status match - Australian Business Traveller

 

[k3nnis]

Thanks for the info.

 

[MR76]

Hi All,

Just received my EY gold from a QF Gold Match yesterday. Interested in the original poster's question regarding the below:


"Also do I need to put my EY member number on my VA booking or can it be VA member number and I just flash the EY gold card at the lounge dragons?"


Does any one have any experience with this?

Cheers

 

[ywwol]

"Also do I need to put my EY member number on my VA booking or can it be VA member number and I just flash the EY gold card at the lounge dragons?"

Yes you can.

 

[MR76]

Great - thanks for the confirmation

 

[k3nnis]

ok will try this out in September. I will have VA number on boarding pass and will flash the EY Gold card for lounge access.

Also does EY gold members have access to VA lounge in Gold Coast? Or just the capital cities.

 

[vguevara]

If anyone can clarify the below, it seems that EY Gold does not have access to a lounge if they fly VA Trans Tasman.
The service benefits list only the VA domestic lounges. Is this right? I would have thought EY Gold could access the Koru AirNZ lounge on a VA operated / marketed flight to NZ.

Virgin Australia

Service benefits

BENEFIT	COLUMN1	ETIHAD GUEST SILVER	ETIHAD GUEST GOLD	ETIHAD GUEST PLATINUM
Lounge Access****			Self & Guest	Self & Guest
Priority baggage			Yes	Yes
Baggage Allowance*	Domestic and International Short Haul	23 kgs	23 kgs	23 kgs
	USA - AUS Flights		1 piece up to 23 kgs	1 piece up to 23 kgs
	SYD - UAE Flights	10Kg	15Kg	20Kg
Priority Boarding**		Yes	Yes	Yes
Priority Check - in		Yes***	Yes	Yes
Tier Bonus		25%	50%	50%

Lounge Access: ****

• The Lounge Adelaide - Adelaide Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Brisbane - Brisbane Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Canberra - Canberra Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Melbourne - Melbourne Domestic Terminal 3 (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Perth - Perth Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Sydney - Sydney Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Cairns – Cairns Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Gold Coast – Bilinga Domestic and International Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Mackay – South Mackay QLD Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Darwin – Darwin Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)
• The Lounge Alice Springs – Alice Springs Domestic Airport (Virgin Australia Terminal)