Virgin Australia are chopping and changing their orders with Boeing around, announcing they are to take ten Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft into their fleet. Virgin Australia Boeing 737 MAX 10 with Sydney in the background. Image - The Boeing Company The airline is converting ten orders for the 737 MAX 8 for the larger MAX 10 variant. This now splits the order by 30 737 MAX … [Read more...]
Virgin Australia to add an option to its FF programme. A PrePay Visa Card…
Virgin Australia is trying something new with its Velocity Frequent Flyer programme - by adding a new side to it called "Global Wallet" Virgin Velocity Cards will be issued with a Prepaid Visa function - when activated, allowing members to: Load money onto their card and store it in multiple foreign currencies as well as Australian dollars Make Purchases where the Visa … [Read more...]
Safety Video Saturday – Virgin Australia
It's Saturday again, so it's time to stow your tray table, place your seat in the upright position and ensure your seatbelt is is fastened as this week's Safety Video is played courtesy of Virgin Australia (who have managed update the old V Australia safety video... which wasn't that bad in the first place) Another safety video will play next week! … [Read more...]
Three Virgins get together and link programmes…..
The three big Virgin Airlines have finally seen a bit of sense, and fully linked their Frequent Flyer Programmes together. This includes: Virgin Atlantic Airways (Flying Club) Virgin America (Elevate ) Virgin Australia (Velocity) This means if you're a member of one of the above programmes, you can earn and redeem miles - and more importantly earn status points … [Read more...]
The Friday News Roundup
It's Friday, so it's time to have a quick wibble around the web to find out who's doing what. JAL - Seems like *everyone* is interested in them JAL has a few suitors after it now - Delta and American as reported before and now Air France has tipped it's hat into the ring. BBC News, Flight, CrankyFlyer American Airlines - One Beeillon Dollars! With no apology to … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to GhettoIFE.com! I'm your host - Kevin - and I'll be here to guide you through the maze of modern travel, and hopefully add some insightful comment and humour. With GhettoIFE getting on for 2 years old, I've had a bit of a design refresh, and tidied up, so for older viewers who make it here - yes, it's the same content will all the usual sarcasm as always. As … [Read more...]