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Virgin Australia Extortion - Ned Kelly is alive and well!

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Jun 8, 2012, 5:47 PM

elsie-eye

Join Date: May 2012

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Update on Virgin Australia Complaint

So...it took them almost a month to get back to me...but the Customer Service people at Virgin Australia looked into my complaint, acknowledged that I should not have been charged, and have refunded my $210.

Hopefully, they will look into some coaching for the T3 terminal staff...front line AND supervisors!!....and no one else will have to go through this again!

All that being said, I have to respect them for owning up to the mistake and making it right. Good job, Virgin Australia!

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