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I thought the information on the Velocity website is pretty clear that if your review date is on/after 1 October, the new requirements apply?

More likely rebooked onto the following night's QF1 (or Emirates via DXB, at a stretch).

This is what the FAQ on the Velocity website says: If you're maintaining an existing tier, my understanding is that your review date is always 12 months after you upgraded into that tier or last renewed it. I could be wrong on this though.

If you upgrade to a higher status before 1 October 2025, the old requirements would apply as this resets the review date. But if renewing an existing status, my understanding is that the requirements that are in place on the actual review date would apply.

It's a shame to see this card being withdrawn - the net effect will be less competition in the market.

Yes indeed. Edited my post.

New promo on now. Earn triple Qantas points on Qantas flights, Qantas hotels and Avis car rentals in Queensland. Eligible flights are QF domestic flights that depart and/or arrive at an airport in Queensland. Book by 9 June 2025 and travel between 10 June 2025 - 24 May 2026. You can register on...

Yep. And if there are still extra J seats available on the day of the flight, you can request an on-departure points upgrade if booked in Y.

Flight yesterday went fine - just no full catering. I’m back at HEL this morning for another round of Stockholm syndrome. Today is not a strike day but it’s chaos at check-in. The baggage system is not working so there are piles of bags lying around that won’t make it onto people’s flights...

Quite possibly!

What an exciting development from the Primeclass lounge at RIX.

If you can't book using QF points, Etihad Guest is now an option. Remember that Etihad sells miles for USD20/thousand, before any bonuses (you can also transfer points to Etihad from Amex)...

Etihad has added two new partner airlines: China Eastern and TAP. You can redeem Etihad Guest miles for flights on both airlines online.

Paging @Jacques Vert :)

You should be able to redeem KrisFlyer miles to fly MEL-SIN-ADD-JRO on SQ and ET, but you won't be able to book this online. If Singapore Airlines has Saver availability on the MEL-SIN leg and Ethiopian has availability on SIN-ADD-JRO (which they often do), you should be able to book it with...

I think so. The T&Cs were a bit ambiguous but after reading them 3 times, I'm pretty sure Economy Lite is included. Note that Economy Lite fares earn a base rate of 1 status credit per $24 spent, so if you're after status credits it would make sense to at least book Choice.

Just checked in for a RIX-HEL flight. Today is one of the strike days. At this point my flight is not cancelled, so hopefully all good. Conversation at check-in went something like this: Agent:" The specific flight you're booked on has been cancelled quite a lot recently, especially on strike...

Velocity is making a slight change to the VA flight requirement that comes into effect on 1 October 2025. From this date, you need to earn at least 50% of your status credits from VA flights that you've personally flown in order to attain or retain status. Previously, Virgin said that only VA...

Well I flew with Finnair yesterday (one of the strike days) and my flight ran completely on time with no issues. HEL airport didn't seem to be any more crowded than usual, if anything a bit quieter (probably due to all the other flights that were pre-cancelled in advance). There was even...

I'm sorry to say that this promo is a pass from me. I'm no longer invested in maintaining Velocity status since the recent changes, and this isn't really enough to change my mind.