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5 November 2018

1:07 PM

5 November 2018

1:07 PM

“Calling all passengers with children and all defence members and military veterans, you may board now,” announced the heavily made-up, twenty-something, bottle-blonde flight attendant, “and thank you for your service,” she chimed. Welcome to travelling in Australia.

On Sunday Virgin Australia announced that henceforth all ADF personnel and self-declared military veterans would have priority boarding and an announcement to be made before take-off.

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