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Update on VA Lounges? [BNE/SYD/MEL/PER/OOL now open ADL/CBR later]
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Assume it makes Virgin money and haven't seen any advice from AMEX to the contrary, so I assume access would continue as it always has bar the lounges Virgin are closing.
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My thoughts also however I no longer believe anything until I see it written.
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I certainly won’t fly Virgin Business again out of Alice Springs, Cairns or Darwin. Going to be busy in the Qantas lounges!
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Website has been updated:
BNE lounge is open 6 days a week, Sunday to Friday from 7am-7pm:
Virgin Australia's Airport Lounges | Virgin Australia
Our lounges are temporarily closed and we are continuing to assess their re-opening as travel restrictions ease. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
www.virginaustralia.com
BNE lounge is open 6 days a week, Sunday to Friday from 7am-7pm:
Domestic lounge access | Virgin Australia
Our lounges are temporarily closed and we are continuing to assess their re-opening as travel restrictions ease. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
www.virginaustralia.com
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It's odd that it's closed on a Saturday but the 7am to 7pm hours make sense given the last flight departure right now is about 6:10pm (should be 7:20pm but the Adelaide flights have been cut).
One flight in the morning to Gladstone misses out but otherwise, all Sunday to Friday departures are covered by those hours. I guess they'll extend those hours after the 1st of December.
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Some BNE flights resume on Saturdays from 30 November:
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Coming up to December the busiest period month for air travel, and Virgin have ONE lounge open nationally. And even that is not 7 days. 
You really can't make this stuff up. Qantas must be rolling around laughing at the Free kicks they have been handed with this, and the instant noodles Biz Meals saga, no in flight WiFi, and all the other clueless nonsense.
All at prices way above Jetstar. They are living in Cloud Cuckoo land anyone in business with a free choice will choose them now, and the beaming CEO press releases cannot paper over the lack of any reason to fly Tiger#2. The leisure market is simply price driven and Tiger#2 has lost them months back.
I'd love to see how many Instant Gold Status matches QF are getting flooded with, based on their savvy offer this week. (That I predicted a month back would occur)
QF were technically insolvent in reality, and this might pull them back from the brink, but all due to clawing back a decent chunk of Virgin flyers, and it is all downhill for Ms HardLkr and the American asset stripper Tiger#2 Gang Who Can't Shoot Straight, sadly.
You really can't make this stuff up. Qantas must be rolling around laughing at the Free kicks they have been handed with this, and the instant noodles Biz Meals saga, no in flight WiFi, and all the other clueless nonsense.
All at prices way above Jetstar. They are living in Cloud Cuckoo land anyone in business with a free choice will choose them now, and the beaming CEO press releases cannot paper over the lack of any reason to fly Tiger#2. The leisure market is simply price driven and Tiger#2 has lost them months back.
I'd love to see how many Instant Gold Status matches QF are getting flooded with, based on their savvy offer this week. (That I predicted a month back would occur)
QF were technically insolvent in reality, and this might pull them back from the brink, but all due to clawing back a decent chunk of Virgin flyers, and it is all downhill for Ms HardLkr and the American asset stripper Tiger#2 Gang Who Can't Shoot Straight, sadly.
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Canberra lounge stated as temporarily closed implies that it will reopen, surely they would have left it off the list otherwise?
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Or not in the same list as CNS/DRW/MKY at the very least...
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MEL and SYD lounges reopening on 15 December:
newsroom.virginaustralia.com
Thousands flock to Queensland: Virgin Australia opens more lounges as travel demand soars
• Virgin Australia flights from Victoria and New South Wales to Queensland near capacity today • Melbourne and Sydney lounges to open on 15 December, Gold Coast to soon follow
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Excellent.MEL and SYD lounges reopening on 15 December:
Thousands flock to Queensland: Virgin Australia opens more lounges as travel demand soars
• Virgin Australia flights from Victoria and New South Wales to Queensland near capacity today • Melbourne and Sydney lounges to open on 15 December, Gold Coast to soon follow
Still have a couple of flights around Christmas time to book, so might be an option now
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NO more 11am bar opening:MEL and SYD lounges reopening on 15 December:
Thousands flock to Queensland: Virgin Australia opens more lounges as travel demand soars
• Virgin Australia flights from Victoria and New South Wales to Queensland near capacity today • Melbourne and Sydney lounges to open on 15 December, Gold Coast to soon follow
I have flights MEL-SYD on Friday and SYD-MEL on Sunday, so not quite in time for me. But I'll be back in Jan.
In the meantime, any hints on what's open for eating and drinking at SYD T2 (mostly airside) or MEL T3 (or T2 or T4 landside)?
In the meantime, any hints on what's open for eating and drinking at SYD T2 (mostly airside) or MEL T3 (or T2 or T4 landside)?
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Syd T2 - I haven't been there for 4 weeks, but at the time it was limited to 1 or 2 of the cafes and Pie Face. Majority of outlets were closed. Hopefully they are reopening and people are getting back to work. In T3 (QF) there was 1 cafe and Mad Mex and that's it... but to be fair with 12 departures a day, they couldn't justify any more.
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I think I also saw fresh fruit on Friday morning...
