vbarberini

vbarberini

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  • My first impressions of Cathay’s new 777 business class

    Nov 01, 2024, 11:44 PM

    Good as the suite may be, I simply won’t book a long haul flight on a 777-300… the aged type is noisy and the cabin air is horribly dry. Not a pleasant modern flight experience, no matter how pretty the seat looks. 

  • Flight mode off: I tried mobile roaming on a plane

    Nov 01, 2024, 11:37 PM

    I was considering the whole ‘flight mode’ issue on a domestic sector yesterday. Is keeping your phone OFF flight mode still an impediment to aircraft systems? In the old 2G days it was, but is that still so? I really have no idea but would like to know what the science says. Call me c...

  • Virgin launches lifetime Velocity status, Platinum Plus

    Oct 17, 2024, 12:56 PM

    On the whole a welcome development, esp. for long neglected Plats. I will easily slot into the Plat Plus tier, but as others observe and not withstanding the new local call centre (most welcome), added benefits announced today for Plat Plus don’t amount to much. Especially when you consider...

  • Sydney Airport launches new Uber pickup zones

    Sep 18, 2024, 08:35 AM

    Sounds like MEL. Fine if you like Uber, but if you prefer an alternative…Can’t help feeling this sort of arrangement, like in MEL, is driven as much by financial arrangement with Uber than any long term benefit or provision of choice to the travelling public. Profit first. 

  • Virgin Australia unleashes double Status and Points promo

    Jul 05, 2024, 06:03 PM

    VA mate… many of us do fly often. 

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  • Velocity Platinum ‘Support’ Issues

    Jul 28, 2024, 11:03 AM

    VAs offshore call centre is diabolical. In my experience they often need guiding (from me as a ff) to achieve even the most simple of tasks. Try reaching out to corporate affairs in BNE if you can’t get a resolution. Sadly though this issue of poor offshore (and presumably cheap) call centr...

  • Does VA take its most frequent fliers for granted?

    Jun 24, 2024, 10:18 AM

    Do those running VA ensure the airline acknowledges its most frequent, frequent fliers. Be great to get the views of multi-Plats especially. Sure, VA have the status tiers; but for a certain group of fliers even Platinum status is attained or retained within a few short months.This group of flier...

  • VA's refurbed birds… opinions?

    Feb 28, 2024, 03:25 PM

    Flew Business on one of VA’s refurbed 737-800s today. (I’m fortunate that I have flown D with them for more than a decade.) Interesting to note the divider between D and Y had gone, along with the ‘snake’. Needless to say it resulted in a stream of Y pax queuing (QF-style)...

  • Velocity Loyalty Program

    Feb 14, 2024, 08:21 PM

    Originally Posted by Benmccartney I've never seen an airline destroy itself as fast as this one is. I guess though for Jane getting an astronomical bonus for running at a continual profit has no limits. It's incredibly sad. Every platinum member I have spoken to has had a litany of complaints. Ma...

  • J with toddlers, seat choice

    Nov 28, 2023, 12:56 AM

    Without wanting to sound unkind, people ought think twice before travelling in premium cabins with children of any age. Youngsters have no care for the quiet enjoyment of other pax who've paid premium prices for a seat in hopes of an elevated experience. If they wanted to be surrounded by noisy ...

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