Im confused...the headline under the story image in the general page says "UA status match gives Star Alliance gold with one flight" but then the content says a minimum of 6 flights.... rehashed headline perhaps?

Is the proposed codeshare between Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic reciprocal (as in can you book Virgin Australia flights from LAX to MEL with a VS code? If so then would you get access as a Velocity gold?

I don't think this is always the case. I just travelled Cbr-wlg-Cbr and could access virgin lounge in cbr but on the return flight from WLG I and a couple of other Gold Velocity were refused entry at the International AirzNZ lounge

I agree MVIY. So in a similar approach it might be more prudent for QANTAS to offer bonus SC's to help you reach that next tier, to push you across the line. You need 1000 SC's to reach gold, if you earn 950 then that bonus you the 50 points then. Or something along those lines. I know some ...

Their marketing is a bit off. I am a lowly bronze so my email went along the lines of "earn 500 SC's and we will give you a bonus 50 SC's, which could help you move up to that next silver level". Only thing is if I earn 500 SC's I will already be silver so the bonus 50 SC's won't make a lick of d...