Announcing our New Velocity Frequent Flyer Program

[markis10]

We tried, but we couldn't move the ASX announcement in time.

Pfft, shareholders and their right to timely information, anyone would think they own the company!

 

[koonyaflyer]

Having been a vocal supporter of Virgin for the past 6 or so years, and Gold for what I recall as 4 of those, I am going to have my case of sour grapes today. I am currently between the 800 and 1000 points required for renewal / qualification for Platinum .Together with some "missing" Status Credits from Air NZ and booked travel between now and early October I will make Platinum in the 2nd week of October, so perhaps I should just "suck it up", but I do find my commitment to Virgin just a little strained today.

To hand out Status matches like lollies in a lolly shop to QF customers, while some loyal DJ customers like myself have not had a full year's benefit of the more favourable Status Credits introduced earlier this year seems a little inequitable. Looking back at my flights for the past year, there are a number of flights which I believe would have potenitally tipped me over the 1000 SC required.

So for my next 11 or 12 sectors I will be a long standing loyal Gold Frequent flyer.... hoping to join many of the knockers who have been happy to bag DJ in the past, but will now I am sure be receiving amazing attention as matched Platinum.

Do I feel unloved....just a little bit! Do I feel my Gold Status devalued by giveaways......absolutley!

 

[DJ 1D]

Just noticed some fine print on the Guaranteed Reward Seats:

"Reward seats must be booked at least six months prior to your journey..."

Yikes!

 

[kamchatsky]

Points Tables | Velocity Frequent FlyerI also noticed the table below:

[h=4]Reward Seat redemption pricing[/h]Once you have calculated the miles for your flight, refer to the tables below to see how many Points you will need to redeem for a Reward Seat.

The Point prices below are the minimum Points required for Virgin Australia redemptions or the base fare for international partner redemptions.​ ​
Virgin Australia V Australia Polynesian Blue Pacific Blue	Virgin America Virgin Atlantic Etihad Airways Air New Zealand^	Delta Air Lines Malaysia Airlines Skywest
0-600​ ​	6,900​ ​	10,400​ ​	13,800​ ​	20,700​ ​
601-1,200​ ​	10,900​ ​	16,400​ ​	21,800​ ​	32,700​ ​
1,201-2,400​ ​	16,900​ ​	25,400​ ​	33,800​ ​	50,700​ ​
2,401-3,600​ ​	23,900​ ​	35,900​ ​	47,800​ ​	71,700​ ​
3,601-4,800​ ​	28,900​ ​	43,400​ ​	57,800​ ​	86,700​ ​
4,801-5,800​ ​	35,000​ ​	52,500​ ​	70,000​ ​	105,000​ ​
5,801-7,000​ ​	41,000​ ​	61,500​ ​	82,000​ ​	123,000​ ​
7,001-8,500​ ​	47,000​ ​	70,500​ ​	94,000​ ​	141,000​ ​
8,501-9,500​ ​	55,000​ ​	82,500​ ​	110,000​ ​	165,000​ ​
9,501-15,000​ ​	62,500​ ​	93,800​ ​	125,000​ ​	187,500​ ​

One-Way Miles​

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Economy​

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Premium Economy^^​

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Business*​

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First**​

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Terms and Conditions
The Points price is the minimum Points required for Virgin Australia redemptions or the base fare for our international airline partner redemptions.
An additional cash component of taxes, fees and charges will apply.
Miles are based on miles flown not the distance between origin and destination.
^For Air New Zealand this table covers Trans-Tasman markets only as Velocity Points can not be redeem on Pacific Island flights with Air New Zealand.
^^Premium Economy includes V Australia, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America Main Cabin Select and Virgin Australia markets where sold.
*Business includes V Australia, Etihad Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic (Upper Class), Virgin America (First Class), Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia markets where sold.
**First includes Etihad Airways only.
Malaysia Airlines and Skywest are economy only.

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Reward Seat Points required, excluding taxes, fees and charges.​ ​
Air New Zealand* Hawaiian Airlines^ Singapore Airlines Coming soon
0-600​ ​	10,000​ ​	17,500​ ​	25,000​ ​
601-1,200​ ​	12,500​ ​	25,000​ ​	40,000​ ​
1,201-2,400​ ​	20,000​ ​	40,000​ ​	55,000​ ​
2,401-3,600​ ​	30,000​ ​	60,000​ ​	85,000​ ​
3,601-4,800​ ​	32,500​ ​	70,000​ ​	100,000​ ​
4,801-5,800​ ​	45,000​ ​	95,000​ ​	135,000​ ​
5,801-7,000​ ​	50,000​ ​	110,000​ ​	165,000​ ​
7,001-8,500​ ​	65,000​ ​	140,000​ ​	197,500​ ​
8,501-9,500​ ​	70,000​ ​	157,500​ ​	225,000​ ​
9,501-15,000​ ​	75,000​ ​	175,000​ ​	250,000​ ​

One-Way Miles​

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Economy​

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Business​

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First​

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Terms and Conditions
The Points price is equivelent to the base fare. Additional taxes, fees and charges will apply.
Singapore Airlines coming soon. Business and First class does not include the A380.
Miles are based on miles flown not the distance between origin and destination.
*For Air New Zealand this table covers New Zealand domestic and long haul markets only as Velocity Points can not be redeem on Pacific Island flights with Air New Zealand. No First class availabile on Air New Zealand.
^Hawaiian Airlines is economy only.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

No, but is Coming Soon!
Thanks you - More info on this product will be forthcoming!

I'm assuming from the announce date forward..........or will "pooling" of family SCs be possible with pre-existing SCs (please, please....plat is looking closer every page I read )

 

[QF WP]

Great news!, unfortunately, I'm on a self imposed diet so no chocolate cake for the forseaable future...

Enjoy My Friend The Chocolate Cake instead

 

[Ric]

Velocity Platinum members have access to Singapore Airlines owned and operated SilverKris lounges worldwide plus the KrisFlyer Gold Lounge in Changi Airport, Singapore (except when flying with Silk Air.

How about entry to Virgin Alantic lounges? You mentioned Velocity Platinum members, what about Gold members?

cheers!

 

[mickeyc747]

Fantastic news!!

Is anyones account showing Plat status yet?

Mine was showing Platinum from around 3pm

 

[awilcockson]

Status match complete

 

[Velocity Frequent Flyer]

Having been a vocal supporter of Virgin for the past 6 or so years, and Gold for what I recall as 4 of those, I am going to have my case of sour grapes today. I am currently between the 800 and 1000 points required for renewal / qualification for Platinum .Together with some "missing" Status Credits from Air NZ and booked travel between now and early October I will make Platinum in the 2nd week of October, so perhaps I should just "suck it up", but I do find my commitment to Virgin just a little strained today.

To hand out Status matches like lollies in a lolly shop to QF customers, while some loyal DJ customers like myself have not had a full year's benefit of the more favourable Status Credits introduced earlier this year seems a little inequitable. Looking back at my flights for the past year, there are a number of flights which I believe would have potenitally tipped me over the 1000 SC required.

So for my next 11 or 12 sectors I will be a long standing loyal Gold Frequent flyer.... hoping to join many of the knockers who have been happy to bag DJ in the past, but will now I am sure be receiving amazing attention as matched Platinum.

Do I feel unloved....just a little bit! Do I feel my Gold Status devalued by giveaways......absolutely!

Also to Liam who posted along these lines earlier.

We have discussed internally at great length, how those loyal DJ supporters would feel about a status match such as we are running today.
We ABSOLUTELY appreciate those who have built their status with us the old-fashioned way.
But we felt the benefits that we were introducing would far outweigh any negatives.
The reality is that we also need more people to fly with us.

Hope you enjoy the new program!

 

[awilcockson]

Not a single spare seat at BNE this afternoon!

 

[Deleted member 29185]

We tried, but we couldn't move the ASX announcement in time.

Bugger!

Imagine the surprise if that came off. The AFF Five would be history and the AFF Eighteen would have been demigods!

 

[VMAN]

Yeah baby! Vvvvvvery Grrrrrrr

 

[VA FF]

Yeah baby! Vvvvvvery Grrrrrrr

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I'm like the only one left to still be upgraded, I must have picked it when I said i'd be last to have it done...

 

[QF WP]

Also to Liam who posted along these lines earlier.

We have discussed internally at great length, how those loyal DJ supporters would feel about a status match such as we are running today.
We ABSOLUTELY appreciate those who have built their status with us the old-fashioned way.
But we felt the benefits that we were introducing would far outweigh any negatives.
The reality is that we also need more people to fly with us.

Hope you enjoy the new program!

LiamR and koonyaflyer, I'm sure you would rather increasing patronage than decreasing (to the point that it is uneconomically viable to run VA and they have to go the same way as Compass Mark 1 & 2, Ansett, et al). Then your status and all the benefits gained, but not used, would be worthless.

 

[Stuser]

Well if VA want to throw that much at us for very little, guess it'd be foolish not to milk it for it's worth. I'm in.


(now where are all the singles who want to complain that they're being discriminated against?)

That's me, as a single business traveller!

Good news for taking the family overseas though.....

 

[Noob]

Not a single spare seat at BNE this afternoon!

The people everywhere make the lounge look messy

 

[aus_flyer]

Those that have already had their status change to 'Platinum', did you:

1) Complete the status match online? Or...
2) At the airport? Or...
3) already have 1000+ status credits?

 

[777]

3) already have 1000+ status credits?

[x] Tick.

....... (extra characters)

 

[Velocity Frequent Flyer]

I think this conclusively answers what Velocity rep's gender is. No guy could be this good at teasing!

This was definitely one of the funniest posts seen today (that and the guy who asked us on twitter "Would you status match if i'm a gold member of the frequent flyer program of My Pants" :shock

I would think that a good portion of AFF (at least this side of the fence) would have PM'd and spoken to me at some point over the past year, and would say that I am indeed, male (and no relation to The Stig)