henrus
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Virgin Australia takes flight with United Airlines
newsroom.virginaustralia.com
Looks like the DL partnership is dead.
VA thanks DeltaCan I say it
VA thanks Delta
Virgin Australia thanks Delta Air Lines
Virgin Australia Group and United Airlinnewsroom.virginaustralia.com
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Interesting. I prefer Delta over United, but anyway ...
Back to the future... UA was the partner before DL
Interesting that the miles earn was only on the UA end, but this looks like it was set pre-Velocity.For UA members it was a bit more than just a codeshare. They could earn miles on codeshare Virgin blue flights:
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Or DL could 'buy' a stake into 'Bonza!" and help 777 partners set that up without the baggage of RexJetGreat move by VA and I’m loving that they are looking at new options.
DL to be the big loser out of this, perhaps they can hop into bed with Rexy
Bonza have no plans for capital city markets though have they?Or DL could 'buy' a stake into 'Bonza!" and help 777 partners set that up without the baggage of RexJet
Not at this stage, although that could probably change with DL influence if they bought a considerable stake that gets them a 'say' at the 'Bonza!' boardroom tableBonza have no plans for capital city markets though have they?
DL are going to need to enter a deal to get their passengers from SYD to MEL, PER, ADL, BNE etc
Well VA is out, QF is tied up with AA, I guess that leaves Rex or they'll just sell add on flights without a codeshare however this does put them at a disadvantage compared to their competitors UA/VA and AA/QF.The other question however is where to now for DL in Australia after April 2022?
The partnership does include access to domestic United Clubs (which is probably the one benefit of the UA partnership over DL).This looks like great news.
As I currently have Gold status with both Velocity and United, I'm now wondering what the point of maintaining Velocity status is though. If I can get lounge access and earn United miles/status on VA flights, I would just credit to United.
The only reason I would consider maintaining Velocity status is if it got you lounge access on UA domestic itineraries (which United status does not).