Thanks all for the very helpful replies and advice! I really appreciate the assistance.What we've decided to do now is a little different from the initial plan; we're flying from Melbourne to Dublin via Qatar Airways, leaving 12-Dec, and then flying back from Paris to Melbourne via Qatar again on...

Hi all, my partner and I are thinking of booking a holiday to London in December. We're aiming to leave on the 15th and return a month later (unsure of the exact date yet). We can view flight prices for 15th December, but January 2020 prices don't seem to be available on most airlines just yet.I ...

Thanks everyone. I'm going to ask at check-in anyway (as the worst they can do is say no). Will let you know if I get lucky :)

Thanks for your reply! Forgot to mention I’m Velocity Gold, that’s about the only reason I could think of that might distinguish me.

Hi all, I'm travelling to LA via VA1 on 1st August, and returning on VA 2 on 31st August.I originally upgraded myself from Economy X to Premium Economy on VA1, but I'm still on Economy X on VA 2 as my fare class doesn't allow points upgrades (long story, but there was a system issue on the VA 1 f...