Virgin Australia flights to Doha

Thread starter AIRwin
Start date Dec 12, 2024

FlyingKangaroo

Active Member

58 minutes ago

#781

SYD said:
BA have been charging non-status PAX for J seat selection since about 2009!

Why did you login to QR if you have status with VA? If you don’t have status with QR, it’ll probably read that first since you’re logged in and ignore any (if any) benefits of VA Gold.

Did you try opening the booking without logging in and making sure your VA# is still attached and whether you can select seats?

I assume it’s a QR coded flight, since you used points?

I’ve never had an issue selecting seats on QR coded/operated flights with my QFF# (OWE) attached. Codeshares are another thing entirely with QR.

Yes --- I missed that the @Zinger has VA status, in which case you shouldn't have to pay:

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