Slightly off topic - but does anyone here know if you can upgrade on VS using Velocity points?
I'm a VA Platinum and trying this route soon, mainly to try out the Clubhouse and arrivals lounge in LHR which I've never visited.
I'm not looking forward to the stopover in HKG, though it will be more manageable with the lounge access now available.
Maybe I'm being picky but it's a not great that you can't take a guest into the revivals lounge at LHR.
I'll be travelling in Economy and looking forward to trying the VS product which I haven't done since they were flying the A340 on the route.
I'd suggest that would be impossible to police. Lounge crowding can be a real issue so I do understand some of their thoughts and maybe the transit times they experience do indeed cause them issues. For me, (unless I had work I could do), there would be no way I'd wish to spend more than 4 hours in a lounge. I'd be thinking the 4 hours would be up until boarding time.let passengers decide when they go but limit their time to 4 hours inside (if there must be a time limit)
For me, (unless I had work I could do), there would be no way I'd wish to spend more than 4 hours in a lounge. I'd be thinking the 4 hours would be up until boarding time.
I haven't been there so I have no personal knowledge, but surely there must be somewhere nearby to fill in some time, even if it's just a local restaurant, it has to be better than 7 hours in a lounge?the 7 hour layover is unavoidable so its not by choice that people have 7 hours to kill.
I haven't been there so I have no personal knowledge, but surely there must be somewhere nearby to fill in some time, even if it's just a local restaurant, it has to be better than 7 hours in a lounge?
I know it doesn't appeal to everyone, but for me, I much prefer to plan a stopover rather than a layover.
When are you travelling?
Im travelling thru BNE-HKG 2 nights then onto LHR, with wife and 14yo, first week of Feb. Both wife and i are WP, so really hoping they let my daughter into the arrivals lounge, though i have told her, there's a high possibility of her having to wait out side the lounge for us
have just finished off breakfast after a shower in the Revivals Lounge. So definitely no leeway on guests, even children. So I stumped up the 30 quid to bring her in. Well worth it though. Very nice. Just waiting on our massages.
The Priority First lounge in HKG is very nice, we took full advantage off all the complimentary parts. They make a mean espresso martini.
We checked our luggage in at HongKong station and the lady had no idea about Velocity WP privileges and lounge access. She had to make a couple of phone calls after I showed her the Velocity page. Eventually received the priority bag tags and lounge passes.
Yep, both my wife and I are WP. No other benefits other than what is published on the velocity website. Also there is no mention of VA status on the boarding pass, only your VFF#. We used the upper class boarding gate and was told to use the general boarding line, showed them our WP cards and where allowed to continue.Thanks for the review. Are you Velocity platinum? Were there any other perks while travelling with VS?
I just re-read Muppet's post and I think I may have gone to the wrong lounge in HK!
Singapore because of the shambles of a lounge in SIN.
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Was your boarding pass printed with VS or VA on it? I would assume that you would have been able to go into Plaza lounge if your boarding pass had VS printed on it?Yes, I don't have any status with VS, just VA.