spacecadet

spacecadet

Member since 25 Jul 2013

Activity

  • 65 Total posts
  • 33 Discussion comments
  • 7 Discussions started

Frequent flyer programs

  • Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
  • Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
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  • Emirates restarts Adelaide flights

    Feb 06, 2024, 01:17 PM

    That's great! Although, I was under the impression Adelaide would be served with the new A350. Interesting to see the 777-200LR instead.

  • Qantas hikes airport lounge membership by 17% to 80%

    Jan 23, 2024, 11:39 AM

    I would say for the price of QC, a Priority Pass membership is probably better value. The restaurant/cafes at many domestic terminals have better food/drink offerings than Qantas Club by a long mile and you can also use the Rex lounges if you are after a quiet spot (which are also due to be upgra...

  • Rex launches Sydney-Adelaide flights

    May 29, 2023, 02:03 PM

    I am excited about this. Apart from the sugar sweetener launch sale, I'm hoping this brings more competitive pricing on the route longer term too.

  • Adelaide’s Plaza Premium Lounge now open for pre-flight relaxation

    Apr 19, 2023, 10:56 PM

    Singapore Airlines sends its business class passengers + frequent flyers to this lounge now... I got in as a Velocity platinum cardholder back in late Feb, only a few days after the lounge first opened its doors. It's quite a nice space, although it was surprisingly busy.

  • Review: Qatar Airways Platinum Frequent Flyer Lounge, Doha

    Jan 13, 2023, 12:19 PM

    Thanks for this review. Good to see what we are up for as Velocity / Qantas / Qatar Platinums flying Qatar economy... especially as there is not much info provided on the airline websites.

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  • Qantas meals

    Sep 21, 2022, 02:47 PM

    It's been like this for a while already. I fly ADL-SYD, ADL-MEL, MEL-SYD, ADL-BNE and BNE-SYD and regularly unable to eat anything onboard (being vegetarian myself). When I ask about vegetarian options, the FAs are only able to offer a small packet of rice crackers, lol. You cant even choose to b...

  • New Virgin Business domestic verdict

    May 04, 2021, 12:18 PM

    For me, the onboard catering is not as good as it used to be but the lounge experience is much better. I dont drink alcohol, and the range of juices and soft drinks onboard my flight the other day was very poor. They used to serve fresh OJ, for example, now it is the long life processed stuff. I ...

  • Virgin Physical Cards and Packs

    Dec 07, 2020, 12:37 PM

    +1. You only receive a letter and a new card. If you need new luggage tags you can just ring up and the Velocity team will organise for you. I've done this many times, as they often break.

  • Velocity/Status points on Hong Kong airlines

    Mar 20, 2020, 09:19 PM

    I had the same problem late last year/early this year but got it sorted eventually. At first I tried submitting the missing points claim via the Velocity portal but after a couple of weeks I checked back and it had given an error message. Then I phoned up and was advised to email scanned images o...

  • Checking in an extra bag when in transit in London

    Dec 06, 2019, 12:22 AM

    I'm at Beijing airport right now and just observed a customer doing exactly this. Different airport, different airline, but does demonstrate that it is technically possible for the airline/airport IT systems to accommodate.

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