The Business was exceptional. Sydney to LA was incredibly enjoyable, with good lounges at each end, quality seat and service, and fantastic dining options. To be able to wake up en route to Sydney, and enjoy your eggs Benedict with espresso sitting at the inflight bar was brilliant. 

Didn't receive any correspondence, but received email confirmation of status match today. Not sure how many Qatar segments I'll fly before June 2021 but hey....

I received a request from Qatar to provide a statement with full contact details on it, but Virgin doesn't seem to do that. They obviously didn't accept my screengrabs. How did other VA FF's provide flight history to Qatar?

I would say it could handle it. Just guessing, but even if you assumed every J passenger on VA1/83 used the lounge, that's only 57 people. If there's say 30 gold/platinum members on each flight, that's still only 110. You may not have a choice of seating, but it would probably still be quieter t...

Pointless. Far better use of resources would to do a quick TSA style ID-check prior to entering security. I find it a bit strange in this day and age that ID is not required to book, check in or board a flight. These sub-contracted security guards wouldn't have a clue which passengers are actuall...