• I wholeheartedly concur with Bert_Hinkler. I was Platinum for over a decade, elevated to Platinum Plus on its introduction, and six months into my current membership year I requalified. Yet the recognition and sense of reward for that loyalty can best be described as patchy.On the subject of...

  • I wholeheartedly concur with Bert_Hinkler. I was Platinum for over a decade, elevated to Platinum Plus on its introduction, and six months into my current membership year I requalified. Yet the recognition and sense of reward for that loyalty can best be described as patchy.On the subject of this...

  • Qantas A350 economy legroom

    Jun 20, 2026, 12:30 AM

    This story has all the hallmarks of a tried and tested QF marketing pantomime - promise big, delay implementation, and then under deliver. Amazing that the traditional media still fall for this stuff. That said, in response to AsiaBuzTraveller’s comment… QF are not alone in this mind...

  • I concur Boeing-Tragic, but regardless of how many J seats they have availability close to departure likely wont increase while the revenue department demand empty seats be filled with bid-for-upgrade pax. 

  • Agreed, Boeing-Tragic, on the J fly ahead or later benefit. I’ve found it entirely unusable in J, mostly because any would-be empty seats are filled in advance with pay-per-upgrade pax. 

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  • Website loading issues

    Mar 01, 2025, 12:20 AM

    Ironically, when I clicked on this threat I got a ‘Bad gateway’ error and had to reload the page. Yes, I too have experienced really slow page load speeds. It might likely be related to their advertising draw-in (I’d hate to think it was native to the website coding 😱). ...

  • LGBTQI+ & Qatar

    Nov 14, 2024, 11:33 PM

    Dear JohnThey may not know your sexuality, but one must surely have principles one stands by. As a gay man that includes not giving my business to nations (or their government owned businesses) that have laws that overtly seek to restrict my liberty; the basic freedoms others might take for grant...

  • Anyone else irritated by VA removing the ability to see points and status activity from their latest app release. Worse still, in order to see these details they now want to you download a separate Velocity app. Crazy stuff imo… who wants to switch between two different apps to deal with f...

  • VAs offshore call centre is diabolical. In my experience they often need guiding (from me as a ff) to achieve even the most simple of tasks. Try reaching out to corporate affairs in BNE if you can’t get a resolution. Sadly though this issue of poor offshore (and presumably cheap) call centr...

  • Do those running VA ensure the airline acknowledges its most frequent, frequent fliers. Be great to get the views of multi-Plats especially. Sure, VA have the status tiers; but for a certain group of fliers even Platinum status is attained or retained within a few short months.This group of flier...

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