Velocity Adds Non-Stop United Trans-Atlantic Rewards
Virgin Australia has fixed a bug that resulted in many non-stop United Airlines flights being unavailable to book with Velocity Points.
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United Airlines
An extensive partnership with Virgin Australia, including earning and redeeming Velocity points, means United Airlines is extremely useful to Australians looking to travel to and within the USA. As a member of the Star Alliance, you can also use United Mileage Plus points to travel on all Star Alliance airlines.
See below for articles exploring United Airlines and MileagePlus.
Velocity Blocking Non-Stop United Trans-Atlantic Rewards?
Virgin Australia flyers can redeem Velocity Frequent Flyer points on United Airlines, but there’s no reward seat availability on any non-stop trans-Atlantic route.
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United’s 2024 MileagePlus Status Match Challenge
With the 2024 United MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge, you can get the benefits of United Airlines Gold status for 120 days – and a handy shortcut to Star Alliance Gold.
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United MileagePlus Sweet Spot: Intra-Europe Flights
Despite a lack of award charts, United MileagePlus still has pockets of value such as intra-Europe Economy redemptions on partner airlines.
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Award Alert: Business Class to USA with Velocity Points
United Airlines has just dropped a lot of Business Class award availability on its routes from Australia and New Zealand to the United States. These Polaris Business seats are available to book as reward seats using Velocity points.
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