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American Airlines adds helicopter transfers, private terminal access
Mar 06, 2019, 06:49 PMProblem here in OZ is, where would you land to pick up at say Camden or Bowral without upsetting the locals, let alone CASA or Airservices Australia?
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China Eastern Business Class: Airbus A350 Gets Business Class Suites
Dec 07, 2018, 07:17 PMSome relative short flights on the ad map for the "LongRangeLeader." Crew training I guess.
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Virgin Australia time limit for The House lounges at Sydney, Melbourne
Nov 11, 2018, 08:55 AMVirgin Australia...“yeah, no”.
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Should Qantas, Virgin acknowledge members of Australia's armed forces?
Nov 07, 2018, 07:58 PMVA...Virgin Australia or Veterans Affairs? Most veterans I know would be embarrassed being singled out in public. As others have posted, give them Gold or Platinum status or say two free flights per year. That then becomes a "Thank you for your service" acknowledgment. This would cost VA money bu...
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Here are the best flights to New York which skip that LAX stopover
Jul 18, 2018, 07:19 PMThe ability to have US Customs preclearance here in OZ would negate this whole process. Canada, Ireland, the Caribbean & the UAE can all do it, why not us?
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Emirates A380 premium economy to Sydney, London, Paris from August 1
Jun 06, 2018, 05:11 PMANZ's PE product is the best IMHO. All Mr. Clark has to do is copy it. Simple! 41" pitch 9" recline & 19.3" seat width & you can rest easy. It's not rocket science.
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Virgin Australia expands frequent flyer perks on Hainan, HK Airlines
Jun 04, 2018, 05:32 PMHere we go again...VA trumpets partnering with other airlines but yet again without lounge access. It fumbled the LAX lounge issue, finally sorted it out with pax from differing flights going to different lounges. Now none (soon) in NZ & basically none in HK. Fortune Wings Club members gain a...
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Flying trans-Tasman with Virgin, AirNZ: what happens now?
Apr 13, 2018, 06:20 PM"What happens now"? ANZ has emailed me twice this week, firstly to inform me of the ending of the alliance, secondly (Thursday) to inform me of new services across the Tasman. I am low on the ANZ FF totem pole but Gold with Velocity FF. So what have I heard from VA?...Nothing, zilch, zero! The si...
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Using Velocity frequent flyer points to book Virgin Atlantic flights
Apr 11, 2018, 06:25 PMGood luck trying to find reward seats out of Oz on VA. As Jazzop states above "Heaps of Virgin Atlantic options from HK to London. None from MEL or SYD".
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Virgin Australia keeps new east-west business class up its sleeve
Mar 02, 2018, 05:05 PM“At some point when slots become available (for Sydney-Hong Kong or Brisbane-Hong Kong) – and we’re certainly aiming for them – we will put A330s onto that route,” he forecast.- Rob Sharp VA exec. Simple...the A330s' are Asia bound when slots are awarded. Up the...
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Buying Starpoints for Virgin Australia business class upgrades
Feb 14, 2018, 06:46 PMOr simply purchase 30,000 points direct from VA for A$787. Each upgrade (if you can score one) would be $262.33.
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United, Qantas, Singapore Airlines launch ultra long-haul flights
Jan 17, 2018, 08:06 PMAll gone now. But NZ premium economy is still No.1 IMHO. And they fly to Houston, albeit with a stop. Chalk & cheese between NZ & UA onboard service.
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Should you tip the staff in US airport lounges?
Jan 10, 2018, 08:47 PMHappy to do so. In the Delta Sky Lounge T2 at LAX in October. People sitting at the bar & walking up to the bar were all tipping the staff. Felt more embarrassed not to tip. Cannot believe people here on ausbt crowing about flying J & F & yet are miserly when it comes to shelling out ...
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Qantas Premium Economy Review: Melbourne - Los Angeles [Boeing 787]
Dec 20, 2017, 08:37 PMGood review, poor product. 38" Qantas? Air NZ & VA at 41-42 & no problems with seat recline, either from in front or for yourself, great leg support, no seat-jumpers, excellent service & crews. Sure, Air NZ involves a stop, but how can Qantas stuff it up with pitch? Long flights deman...