• I mean, not everyone wants caviar? There are probably people out there flying first for the hard product, and would actually prefer a burger to patagonian toothfish or whatever - not everyone has adventurous pallets. The question is whether its a good burger?

  • Yes its a downgrade from what was there previously on Virgin ... but as mentioned Qantas 737s just have the 'air divider' hanging from the ceiling too, and no curtain at all.My question is, how long does it take to install a piece of silly plastic from the ceiling that it has to wait until 2026? ...

  • I vaguely recall flying them to back from Hong Kong to Sydney via the Gold Coast in 2018 in business class (on a VA ticket, with outbound leg on all VA metal via Melbourne, and OOL-SYD on VA too). They were serviceable, but the hard product looks exactly the same seven years later. For reference,...

  • So still no lounge for international flights on VA metal? (NZ, Bali, Fiji etc)

  • So if it is being earnt per dollar, what is the reason that Economy lite has a different earn rate, but every other fare type including business have the same earn rate?

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  • This immediately makes me think of the design flaw in the original 737 rudders in the 1990s, which I think was caused by failure of a hydraulic value in the rudder controller.

  • Originally Posted by greg959 Thanks very much for this report. It is good to hear. I tried virgin earlier in the year and it wasn’t great. I do enough domestic and international travel to maintain platinum on both QF and VA but hadn’t taken a VA flight in a few years.My sense is that ...

  • I would reconsider any overseas travel while this requirement is in place. I understand the desire to ensure there isn't spread on the plane and transit to quarantine, but getting stuck overseas for unknown period without being able to board my return flight would be hellish. The risk likelihood ...

  • Originally Posted by XWu @andyfI wonder if your flight on Sunday was part of a return flight itinerary or separate bookings from outbound flight (ie one return booking vs 2 separate booking) which may influence the way they handled your request or rebooked your flight.I also wondered if you asked...

  • My (Sunday) direct flight cancelled by Virgin. Rebooked for Monday morning (with stopover) automatically, got a text and email about 5 hours before the flight just saying my flight has changed, and that I could check in to the new flight.Called VA Gold Line to see if there were any alternatives, ...

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