VA cannot call that Business Class, at least not on international routes. Even the new seats are Premium Economy at best. I would not want to be an excited but inexperienced first time J Class passenger hopping on board and looking for their lie flat suite 

I'd be interested to know how steady the flight was. I fear the greater use of single aisle aircraft on midhaul routes as smaller aircraft tend to rock and roll more in turbulence. So given the choice of an single aisle versus a nice big Airbus or Boeing widebody, I'll take the latter every time.

You missed one vital point. The lounge has no bathrooms. To use the loo you must let yourself out of the lounge by pressing the exit button on the door, visit the loo in a nearby gate lounge, and then find a roaming staffmember to let you back into the lounge as there is no entry button and no pe...

Getting very hard to find an open lounge since covid. Intercontinental Adelaide is the only one I've visited lately that operates pretty much normally. Breakfast is in the restaurant rather than the lounge but afternoon high tea and evening drinks and canapesstill operate.

Bain was IMO never the best option for VA. You simply cannot trust US equity firms to keep their promises. VA will end up as a purely 737 trunk route LCC, with a lacklustre Premium Economy replacing Business. Regional routes will be limited to only major centres such as Cairns and Newcastle, and ...