I guess I am an enslaved employee in the UAE, and I for one am stoked about the deal, as I am hoping it will work both ways. On my frequent trips back to Australia it is a godsend to fly direct non stop from Dubai, so have racked up big miles, and so to then use them on
VB domestically would be great, and I am sure many overseas travellers will think the same when choosing which airline to use when coming from Europe/UK.
As far as flying
VB goes, I found the seats nice and comfy, lots of legroom, and the hosties were much easier on the eye than the old dragons with a stick up their collective asses on QF.
Great news!