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Old 15th August 2012, 10:31 AM
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Default Virgin Australia goes fully inclusive on PER flights

DJ is going full service on the trans-con SYD/BNE/MEL-PER for Economy Class from 26SEP...looks good...

http://www.airlinehubbuzz.com/virgin...ental-flights/
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Old 16th August 2012, 07:14 AM
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So is that on all Perth/East Coast flights or just those operated by A330's as the linked article seems to infer.

Personally I like the idea, but think it is a tad strange and confusing to the passengers to do this on one set of routes but not every route.
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Old 16th August 2012, 10:16 AM
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Personally I like the idea, but think it is a tad strange and confusing to the passengers to do this on one set of routes but not every route.
Qantas kind of do the same thing by having CityFlyer routes and then other routes where the on board service differs.
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Old 16th August 2012, 10:36 AM
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Indeed there are different levels of service on Qantas and every other airline for that matter. However the issue I have with this is on one Virgin flight you pay for drinks/meal etc but on the next the same thing is totaly free.
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Old 16th August 2012, 10:54 AM
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I agree with what you're saying Ash. But for example, I'd get a free beer on an ADL-PER QF CityFlyer flight, but would pay for the same beer on an ADL-ASP QF flight. And depending on the time of day, you'd pay for a beer on some CityFlyer flights and not others.
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Old 17th August 2012, 06:58 AM
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Not just time of day but also day of week and type of aircraft. For example get on QF8 BNE-SYD and you will get a different service than a flight leaving from the domestic terminal.

DJ already have different service levels with Skywest and Canberra flights and I seem to recall SYD-MEL flights also offering a free wine or beer in the evenings.

It is confusing but why not adjust the service for different markets?
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Old 17th August 2012, 07:10 AM
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For example get on QF8 BNE-SYD and you will get a different service than a flight leaving from the domestic terminal.
In 2002-3 we moved to offering domestic standard meals/refreshments on the domestic legs of international flights. That is the policy - I am not sure why QF8 would be different.
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Old 17th August 2012, 12:16 PM
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Not just time of day but also day of week and type of aircraft. For example get on QF8 BNE-SYD and you will get a different service than a flight leaving from the domestic terminal.

DJ already have different service levels with Skywest and Canberra flights and I seem to recall SYD-MEL flights also offering a free wine or beer in the evenings.

It is confusing but why not adjust the service for different markets?
It's like how DJ have free beer and wine on afternoon/evening flights between mainland capital cities. Why just mainland capitals? It seems unfair that HBA customers miss out.
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Old 17th August 2012, 12:38 PM
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Ok, I am going to ask...

How many people here fly purely because they are starving and need a free feed?? Or do you fly the four hours to Perth because you have a reason to be over in Perth?

I wonder if anyone believes they will keel over if they don't eat or drink for four hours on a flight? LOL

The mentality of the human race is really interesting not to mention greedy. I am guilty and like to eat but could go without lol.
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Old 17th August 2012, 02:02 PM
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I'm with you Steve! It's a perception thing. One day 'Joe Public' will wake up to the fact that "adding food and a checked bag to the fare" on DJ will normally still come out equivalent to a QF fare, in many cases cheaper. Not that I'll hold my breath waiting!
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