Virgin Australia to use Etihad lounge for Sydney-Hong Kong flights
By David Flynn, June 22 2018
With Virgin Australia's daily Sydney-Hong Kong flights taking off from July 2, the airline has finally confirmed which lounge it will be using at Sydney Airport's T1 international terminal.
As widely expected, and now confirmed to by a Virgin Australia spokesperson to Australian Business Traveller, the lounge of partner Etihad Airways will play host to Virgin's business class passengers alongside Velocity Platinum and Gold frequent flyers.
Etihad Airways' Sydney Airport lounge
Etihad's combined business/first class lounge nominally opens three hours ahead of its 3.15pm and 8.55pm flights to Abu Dhabi.
However the 10am departure of Virgin Australia's flight VA83 to Hong Kong will see those passengers joining VA1 travellers headed to Los Angeles at around 9.30am, who also use this lounge and enjoy a breakfast service similar to what was done for Virgin's Melbourne-Hong Kong flights before shifting to a 12.30am departure.
Etihad Airways' Sydney Airport lounge
Read more: AusBT reviews Virgin Australia business class from Melbourne to Hong Kong
So while the Etihad lounge's tended bar may not be open...
Etihad Airways' Sydney Airport lounge
... travellers can expect a decent breakfast spread along with some lighter continental options in case they want to leave room for Luke Mangan's inflight business class fare.
David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
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9.30am, who also use this lounge and enjoy a breakfast service similar to what was done for <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-business-class-melbourne-to-hong-kong" target="_blank">Virgin's Melbourne-Hong Kong flights</a> before <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-s-melbourne-hong-kong-schedule-shake-up" target="_blank">shifting to a 12.30am departure</a>.</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" title="Etihad Airways' Sydney Airport lounge" src="/photos/view/size:862,574/5b2b23c564344361b7877c81dd799463-etihad-sydney-lounge-1500g.jpg" alt="" width="862" height="574" /></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-business-class-melbourne-to-hong-kong" target="_blank">Read more: AusBT reviews Virgin Australia business class from Melbourne to Hong Kong</a></strong></p> <p>So while the Etihad lounge's tended bar may not be open...</p> <p><img class="inserted-image" title="Etihad Airways' Sydney Airport lounge" src="/photos/view/size:862,574/5b2b2489c0684dc1b89e7b30dd799463-etihad-sydney-lounge-1500h.jpg" alt="" width="862" height="574" /></p> <p>... travellers can expect a decent breakfast spread along with some lighter continental options in case they want to leave room for <a href="https://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-s-new-business-class-menu-takes-flight-march-7" target="_blank">Luke Mangan's inflight business class fare</a>.</p>" $url = "https://www.executivetraveller.com/virgin-australia-to-use-etihad-lounge-for-sydney-hong-kong-flights" $type = "NewsArticle" $comment_count = "14 Comments" $linkToProfile = trueinclude - APP/views/news/view.ctp, line 222 View::_render() - CORE/cake/libs/view/view.php, line 736 View::render() - CORE/cake/libs/view/view.php, line 431 Controller::render() - CORE/cake/libs/controller/controller.php, line 909 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/cake/dispatcher.php, line 208 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/cake/dispatcher.php, line 172 [main] - 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27 Aug 2015
Total posts 28
Great news. Great lounge!
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
08 Jun 2014
Total posts 240
Nice lounge.
23 Jun 2011
Total posts 88
Speculation Alert!
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
20 Nov 2017
Total posts 104
Makes sense for all parties!
18 Jan 2017
Total posts 27
Yes it makes a lot of sense. Especially is if it "staffed" by Virgin. Also allows Etihad to potentially save some money / get some additional income.
24 Aug 2011
Total posts 693
There have been a number of discussions about joint branding the EY Lounge as a VA Lounge also in both MEL and SYD. It makes sense from both a product and cost point of view as neither airline has enough int'l flights to really justify standalone lounges.
10 May 2018
Total posts 16
Having an EY/VA co-branded lounge makes a lot of sense and it will simplify the lounge access confusion for VA international flights out of SYD.
QF
29 Oct 2012
Total posts 19
Agreed the EY lounges are nice. Lack of barista coffee has been disappointing in the MEL lounge though.
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26 Feb 2016
Total posts 101
The EY lounge at MEL is too good for me and makes me feel uneasy. I'd prefer SQ's lounge where everything is decent and you still have your personal space to relax.
22 Dec 2017
Total posts 25
This post makes it sound as if the morning opening is new for this lounge, when in fact it is has been hosting VA1 passengers in the morning for a while.
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04 Apr 2018
Total posts 10
Indeed, though recently when I was here before VA1, They were limiting alcohol service to sparking and 1 type of vodka (for bloody marys).
22 Dec 2017
Total posts 25
FYI, the article has been changed to reflect the above info since I posted.
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
07 Dec 2014
Total posts 155
I assume the lounge is large enough for a 777 and A330 load of passengers?
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
04 Apr 2018
Total posts 10
I would say it could handle it. Just guessing, but even if you assumed every J passenger on VA1/83 used the lounge, that's only 57 people. If there's say 30 gold/platinum members on each flight, that's still only 110. You may not have a choice of seating, but it would probably still be quieter than the Air NZ lounge!
22 Dec 2017
Total posts 25
It’s a small lounge and much of the seating is at dining tables, which are awkward to share with a stranger. So I think it will be tight. Plus it has Etihad’s usual strange paucity of toilets.
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07 Dec 2014
Total posts 155
It occurs to me that Etihad was flying A380s to Sydney with 79 premium seats.
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