Virgin Australia

As one of Australia’s leading airlines, Virgin Australia is a favourite among frequent flyers. Its Velocity Frequent Flyer program is also highly popular, offering members fantastic opportunities to earn and redeem points for flights, upgrades, and more. Discover tips, guides, and insights below to make the most of flying with Virgin Australia and leveraging the benefits of the Velocity Frequent Flyer program.

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Earn Velocity Status Credits on the Ground in April 2022

Velocity Frequent Flyer members have multiple opportunities to earn status credits on the ground this month, with the frequent flyer program running numerous limited-time promotions simultaneously. Velocity status credits count towards your Virgin Australia status tier. They can generally only be earned by flying with Virgin Australia and its partner airlines, or by shopping at … Continued

12 Apr 2022 Virgin Australia
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Virgin Australia’s 30% Reward Seat Discount

Virgin Australia is discounting Velocity Reward Seats on all of its flights, with 30% off the Velocity points required when booking by 10am on 13 April 2022. This offer covers Virgin Australia Economy and Business Reward Seats booked using Velocity Frequent Flyer points, for travel between 1 May 2022 and 1 March 2023. You can … Continued

7 Apr 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia Lounge entrance, Adelaide

Virgin Australia Lounge Access on Arrival Remains Suspended

Prior to COVID-19, Virgin Australia offered lounge access for up to an hour after arrival at the destination airport to Business Class passengers and Velocity Platinum members. Arrivals lounge access was also offered, subject to availability, to Velocity Gold and Virgin Australia Lounge members. This simple but useful benefit allows frequent flyers and Business passengers … Continued

4 Apr 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia 737 Business Class 2021

Virgin Business Class Better Value than Qantas in 2022?

In early 2021, I wrote that Qantas in-flight catering was miles ahead of Virgin Australia. But Virgin Australia has massively improved its Business Class offering since then… while also slashing its Business airfares. At a basic level, Qantas and Virgin Australia now provide very similar domestic Business Class products. Both airlines have lounges, the Boeing 737 … Continued

24 Mar 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 pushes back at SYD T1

Virgin Australia Won’t Return to NZ Until November 2022

New Zealand will reopen its border to Australian tourists next month, with quarantine-free travel from Australia resuming from 13 April 2022. Following this announcement, Qantas quickly announced an increase to services from Sydney to Auckland from the date of the border reopening. It will also resume daily Brisbane-Auckland, Melbourne-Auckland and Sydney-Christchurch flights from 13 April, … Continued

18 Mar 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800

What Airlines Does Bain Capital Own?

In 2020, Bain Capital purchased Virgin Australia out of voluntary administration after months of negotiations. The Boston-based US private equity firm now owns almost 95% of Virgin Australia, along with Richard Branson’s Virgin Group which owns around a 5% share. A small stake in the airline was also purchased by the Queensland government. Following the sale to … Continued

13 Mar 2022 Virgin Australia
How to redeem Virgin Australia travel bank credits

Virgin Boosts Status Credits Until 30 June 2022

Virgin Australia will now give 45-100% more Velocity status credits on all flights taken from October 2021 until June 2022, following a 3-month extension to this promotion which was previously due to expire at the end of March. This offer is available to all Velocity Frequent Flyer members and will even be applied retrospectively to … Continued

4 Mar 2022 Virgin Australia
Link Airways will operate flights from Sydney to Canberra on behalf of Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia Delays Sydney-Canberra Restart Again

Virgin Australia has pushed back the resumption of direct flights between Sydney and Canberra – a route that it hasn’t served for almost two years. In early December 2021, Virgin announced that it would return to the Sydney-Canberra route in partnership with Link Airways from 30 January 2022. The flights would be marketed by Virgin … Continued

6 Feb 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia 737 business class

Velocity Extends Platinum Upgrades on Choice Fares

Virgin Australia is giving its Platinum frequent flyers more time to use their complimentary Business Class upgrades when booked on an Economy Choice ticket, with this offer now extended until June 2022. Velocity Frequent Flyer Platinum members receive four annual complimentary upgrades. These can be used on any Virgin Australia domestic or short-haul international flight, … Continued

13 Jan 2022 Virgin Australia
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Virgin Australia Refreshes Onboard Menu

Virgin Australia has improved the range of food and drinks available for sale in its onboard retail menu, with new options including hot food for passengers in Economy Class on domestic and international flights. Virgin has added nine new menu items to its buy on-board retail menu including muffins, Violet Crumble chocolate bars and Cheezels. … Continued

15 Dec 2021 Virgin Australia