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Govt to subsidise half-price Qantas, Virgin holiday flights
Mar 12, 2021, 02:02 PMTourer. You can leave now. There isn't any restrictions on leaving.
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Rex aims for March 2021 start for Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane flights
Jun 29, 2020, 07:40 PM737s and A320s make sense. Lots of cheap ones atm and I imagine certified engineers/pilots/dispatchers/cabin crew available to operate them. Good luck to them.
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Cyrus wants Virgin Australia to be a smaller, mid-market airline
Jun 15, 2020, 02:19 PMI already thought VA was between JQ and QF. As a platinum Velocity member there is no special lounge, where as QF offers their Platinum the business lounge. No food in economy, just snack, where as QF provides a meal of sorts. Prices tend to be line ball or even higher than QF.
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Bain Capital: Virgin Australia needs to regain "Virgin Blue fun"
May 27, 2020, 01:21 PMWe have QF as a full service carrier with strong FF program, domestic network, and decent international network. All plugged into One World. Then there is JQ, providing cheaper, simpler fares, but extending some FF perks like lounge access where applicable.VA are wedged. Do they do a mid model...
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Bain Capital: Virgin Australia needs to regain "Virgin Blue fun"
May 27, 2020, 12:26 PMWell don't forget the debt they took on to pay for lounges, new uniforms, new a/c (from 737s to 777, A333s, ATRs, EMBs), new logo etc. Borghetti burnt cash where it wasn't needed (although the 777s were pre him if I remember correctly).
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QFF Points for JQ Business
Jul 21, 2022, 09:20 AMBrainstrustI've just secured seats for OOL - NRT next year in JQ business using my QFF points. On the QF site it shows my booking but I can't select seats and am directed to JQ. All points are deducted and the fee paid.On the JQ site it shows I owe $4k+, have us showing as economy, and we can't s...
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QFF Business Booking
Jun 10, 2020, 08:37 PMUpdate. I found some flights in April and May, but at higher points. Called QF and they moved my flights to then. No increase in points.
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QFF Business Booking
Jun 04, 2020, 04:58 PMBrains TrustLast year, for the first time ever, I was able to secure 2 rtn business class tickets BNE - SFO. We're meant to be departing August.The original booking remains active in my bookings. No alternates offered, but I understand QF aren't flying BNE - SFO anytime soon. I also see they're...
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Velocity - cash out points?
Mar 31, 2020, 01:20 PMIn light of VA suggesting AUD$1.4b govt support is needed for the industry, does this change any ones mind?
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The future of Qantas after coronavirus
Mar 30, 2020, 12:15 PMAs has been mentioned already, it's going to be interesting to see how COVID19 pans out globally.We're lucky in Australia (and New Zealand) as we're islands. Makes containment and quarantine so much easier. Looking at the stats of covid19 globally, I think Australia and New Zealand will come ou...