It's one I've looked at several times myself when pricing up the next family holiday. Only way I could find availability for the whole family was VA PER-SYD, DL SYD-LAX, LAX-HNL and return. Quickly decided didn't want to go to Hawaii that badly. 

Spoke to the VA plat contact centre team yesterday and they were very fuzzy on this program. Main gap was the upgrade priority order - they told me it's a first in best dressed situation. Explained that totally undermined the whole concept of status in their loyalty program. Definitely agree with...

I participated in the Perth airport readiness day recently and have to say overall the system worked well. The challenges faced by older and less frequent travellers mentioned by John Borghetti was clear to see (and frustrating to watch!!). The VA staff did well but this will be an ong...