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Review:
Jan 12, 2019, 03:34 AMYou have access the entire one way journey so long as one segment is polaris long haul and the preceding/following connecting segments continue same-day. You can still access at your final destination. I flew AKL-SFO-IAH and I accessed the Polaris lounge in San Francisco and at Houston where I at...
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Virgin Australia changes airport lounge access in Los Angeles
Feb 10, 2017, 04:00 PMTo further add, I flew from LAX-AUH on EY a few weeks ago and the food offering and service was leaps and bounds better. The only thing really that VA customers are getting is the EY lounge hard product.
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Virgin Australia changes airport lounge access in Los Angeles
Feb 10, 2017, 03:58 PMEXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED! This article must be amended to let people know what exactly they have to look forward to here. I was here last night and there is no a la carte menu whatsoever. The buffet menu is terrible and not even half as big or good as the Star Alliance LAX J lounge. There...
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Virgin Australia: one million points to fly Sydney-Los Angeles..?
Sep 13, 2016, 10:33 AMThats unfortunate you arent able to find any availability. Ive actually had no problem securing seats. I think they key is that you can only find availability if you are flying only on VA metal. When you select a city different from Los Angeles requiring partner airline metal, availability disapp...
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Virgin Australia reveals new Velocity status credit earning rates
Sep 06, 2016, 02:23 PMI also noticed no elite bonus points on the "getaway" fares either. SO not only do the getaway fares get less status credits, but no 100 percent bonus points for Platinums etc. Consequently, it makes anyone that cares about point accrual and status retention to go ahead and book the "elevate" far...
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United Mileage Plus - Premier Upgrades during gratis period
May 01, 2019, 04:52 AMThere are significantly high numbers of 1Ks (myself included) on these particular routes. However, purchasing a Y or B fare tremendously increases your chances of getting upgraded, if not well ahead of departure. There are no complimentary upgrades on these routes, regardless of fare unfortunatel...
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check in question
Aug 27, 2016, 04:05 PMNo you wont be able to finalize check in online because of your connecting flight being operated by AA. American has said they are working on allowing web checkin for the Australia flights and its been 8 months now.Arriving one hour prior to flight departure is definitely fine. Even though the QF...
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Can I take my friends into the Air NZ lounge in Brisbane?
Aug 20, 2016, 03:40 PMNo unfortunately you cant bring in any guests on a Business class ticket unless you have an infant under 2 years of age."Business class guests are not entitled to any guest allowance, unless travelling companions (which include children aged two or over) are also booked on a business class ticket...
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Earning VA SC on Air NZ flights via the Pacific Islands
Aug 16, 2016, 12:52 PMYou could also fly PER-BNE/SYD-HNL-LAX-LAS or PER-BNE/SYD-HNL-LAS.Flying VA to East Coast then Hawaiian Airlines to Honolulu and then Hawaiian Airlines or Delta to LAX or Hawaiian Airlines direct from Honolulu to Las Vegas. If all you care about is status credits and not points, it will be m...
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Qantas Platinum status match to Virgin Australia
Aug 12, 2016, 10:34 AMThanks for sharing! But the status challenge has been around for awhile! I did it in 2015 to get oneworld Emerald status and then now maintaining both AA EXP and VA P.