So does that mean that CBR and OOL are the only ports where Virgin pax have lounge access for Bali flights (now that ADL is nixed)? Not sure about Perth.If so then a bizarre setup by Virgin where their largest passenger bases in the capital cities have no lounge access for short haul internationa...

Yeah, so another nail in the coffin for bothering to maintain Platinum with VA. The benefits are just so small it's not worth going out of my way to get the company to book VA over QF. Devaluation of points? Check. More stringent tiers? Check. Barely distinguished from Jetstar onboard produc...

Given Australia has approximately zero compensation or other bare minimum requirements to hold airlines to account for passengers (see: "Refer to your airlines compensation scheme"), I imagine Virgin and Qantas will do everything in their powers to keep it that way. Here's the template.

Ooph. So a very mediocre business seat with not PTVs. Tacky cheap "divider". And the weakest lounge network going, including international. Why would you bother paying a premium or pursue/keep status on VA anymore?

To sum up, reduced business seat offering (they found a way!), reduced economy seat pitch, no PTVs. And they'll charge $600 return for Sydney To Melbourne without blinking, and the atrocious corporate travel contracts will continue to pay whatever. What a sorry state for "the pride of Australia".