Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

[oz_mark]

They only had a year to come up with the plan & implement it, clearly not enough time.
Cost of airfare divide by 12 or 24, hmm I think that's grade 2 or 3 math.

Well, it's not about the division, it is about how the rounding works

 

[oz_mark]

Interestingly enough, in their original press release, the Ts&Cs say rounding up.
https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/...es-new-status-tiers-and-one-million-domestic/

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It's inconsistent across different documents - was something I was digging into recently.

I did think that was the case. I found my original email and it says rounded up. If they've changed that without proper notice, it's a problem.

 

[MooTime]

Well, it's not about the division, it is about how the rounding works

But it was rounding up from the very 1st presser..... 16.84 SC for flight A = 17SC awarded for flight A.

Sorry Grade 4 math, maybe.
Or better yet possibly use of a computer program could manage it, even a Commodore 64 from last century.

 

[oz_mark]

But it was rounding up from the very 1st presser..... 16.84 SC for flight A = 17SC awarded for flight A.

Sorry Grade 4 math, maybe.
Or better yet possibly use of a computer program could manage it, even a Commodore 64 from last century.

But it's not what the website says now. Perhaps they've changed it to reflect what actually happens
Either way, something has gone wrong with how they communicate or calculate rounding.

 

[AFF Editor]

Rather than losing once-loyal flyers who didn't requalify for Velocity status under the new program rules, Virgin Australia is giving some people complimentary status extensions.

Velocity Giving Complimentary Status Extensions

Rather than losing once-loyal flyers who didn't requalify for Velocity status under the new program rules, Virgin Australia is giving some people complimentary status extensions.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[trisreed]

Rather than losing once-loyal flyers who didn\'t requalify for Velocity status under the new program rules, Virgin Australia is giving some people complimentary status extensions.

Will be interesting to see if I am 'offered' this - I have far more than the required SC to retain WP but a lot of that is non-VA (mainly SQ J) but I will tick over the VA-required status credits the day before expiry in late Feb. Perhaps I will requalify early

 

[clifford]

Well, VA no longer sends me any email (my wife gets plenty as a Red member). Must have been something I said. Virtually no SC's earned in current year, so will become Gold in a few months time, Not worth anything to me as a UA Plat.

Unless VA change their Velocity program substantially, I think they're heading for somewhat of a crash landing. Not fatal, but not good for the owners bottom line. You just can't transplant an American FF system into Australia without repercusions (ask BA). Perhaps QR might step in with a bit of serious management (if indeed they have it).

 

[SYD]

Well, VA no longer sends me any email (my wife gets plenty as a Red member). Must have been something I said.

Did you click “Unsubscribe” when you saw the changes?

As an aside, I’ve stopped receiving emails from other programs and I’m concerned I inadvertently clicked on the “Unsubscribe” button on my iPhone when it tells me the email is flagged as from a mailing list….

 

[IainF]

I'm currently Lifetime Gold and Plat+ with VA.
I've got about 2900 SCs with 5 months left to play on my renewal date.
I have got BNE-DOH-MAN in J return this week on QR. booking the VA code.
I do that again in April.
I've got about 12 segments booked on SQ in J (Elite gold and PPS with them now) in the next 3 months.
There is a J return to DFW on UA in May as well as about 12 returns domestic J on VA in the next few months.
I am genuinely wondering if I shouldn't just keep my SQ gold & push everything else to my QR to get Plat with them.
That at least will give me Oneworld Emerald and F lounge access.
I can't in good conscience move to QF FF but would claw back my AA Plat Pro pretty easily if I started booking QF.
I do kinda wonder if VA are interested in my $$$$ because apart from a shiny new belt buckle luggage tag, I haven't really seen any love.

 

[simmomelb]

Well, VA no longer sends me any email (my wife gets plenty as a Red member). Must have been something I said.

You've likely hit unsubscribe.
(I'm sure you've checked junk/spam etc, so I didn't want to ask that).
You can check your settings here:

Log in to V Mail - Virgin Australia

Log in to Virgin Australia V-mail

www.virginaustralia.com

 

[Rnwillia]

Yes I will retain my Velocity Red status next year and beyond.

Yes, I too have not heard from Virgin yet with their special offer but as I have only flown once in the last 12 months I think they will maintain my Velocity Red Status too!!

 

[Up/Up/and/Away]

It was 800 status credits to earn Platinum at around $6.00 per status credit ($4,800), double status credits made it around $3.00 per status credit ($2,400), for me to maintain Platinum. Now Platinum Plus is now 2000 status credits at $12.00 per status credit. $24,000 for Platinum Plus, so the four free upgrades etc that I got as a Platinum member are now costing 10 times what I was paying for them previously?

 

[serfty]

I earned Platinum Plus last week. This was due to a unique set of circumstances where I worked out that bringing forward 6 months of expenditure would provide at least VA gold for another 36 months.

I am just over 2K SC from Forever gold ... that is not happening.

 

[jase05]

I'm currently Lifetime Gold and Plat+ with VA.
I've got about 2900 SCs with 5 months left to play on my renewal date.
I have got BNE-DOH-MAN in J return this week on QR. booking the VA code.
I do that again in April.
I've got about 12 segments booked on SQ in J (Elite gold and PPS with them now) in the next 3 months.
There is a J return to DFW on UA in May as well as about 12 returns domestic J on VA in the next few months.
I am genuinely wondering if I shouldn't just keep my SQ gold & push everything else to my QR to get Plat with them.
That at least will give me Oneworld Emerald and F lounge access.
I can't in good conscience move to QF FF but would claw back my AA Plat Pro pretty easily if I started booking QF.
I do kinda wonder if VA are interested in my $$$$ because apart from a shiny new belt buckle luggage tag, I haven't really seen any love.

I’ve been VA Platinum for years and easily would be Platinum Plus but I also have Forever Gold so have given up chasing status with VA as it just provides me with no real benefits.
I’ve got VA forever Gold to fall back on to but I have QR Platinum which gives me OWE and VA lounge access too. I’m still doing my 40+ VA J flights per year which I credit to VS and that locks in SkyTeam Elite Plus and also provides VA lounge access so I have 3 methods of gaining lounge access but just a poor lounge network sadly

 

[QF WP]

Well, a pleasant surprise in my inbox today with VFF extending my Silver status for another year even though I was about 20 SC's short. I was fully expecting to complete the sad slide from Platinum to Red at the end of this month. On top of the program changes, life circumstances changed a lot over the last 24 months, as did tactics with family pooling to support my partner to retain Gold as a minimum.

I'd resigned myself to the VFF game being over (and it is a game - we should all remember that) and switching to other games like upgrade options and feeling free to book a broader range of airlines internationally. I think that will still be the case even with the extension of Silver, but if circumstances change again, at least I am a step closer to the benefits of Gold.

All in all, a nice surprise.

Can so relate to your situation. My year end is 28 Feb and I'm only 515 of 800 to requal Platinum - my daughter turned 18 in early March last year so I lost her Family Pooling. My only hope is a raft of trips with Choice fares using my VA business Flyer Bonus Status Credits Offer to boost (up to 125 SC's).

I still have to give my wife Partner Gold before I slide back to meet her. Might be my last hurrah at Platinum.

 

[QF WP]

I'm currently Lifetime Gold and Plat+ with VA.
I've got about 2900 SCs with 5 months left to play on my renewal date.
I have got BNE-DOH-MAN in J return this week on QR. booking the VA code.
I do that again in April.
I've got about 12 segments booked on SQ in J (Elite gold and PPS with them now) in the next 3 months.
There is a J return to DFW on UA in May as well as about 12 returns domestic J on VA in the next few months.
I am genuinely wondering if I shouldn't just keep my SQ gold & push everything else to my QR to get Plat with them.
That at least will give me Oneworld Emerald and F lounge access.
I can't in good conscience move to QF FF but would claw back my AA Plat Pro pretty easily if I started booking QF.
I do kinda wonder if VA are interested in my $$$$ because apart from a shiny new belt buckle luggage tag, I haven't really seen any love.

Pushing all the long haul J flights to QR seems to be the best option and for anything on Oneworld, have you considered AY Plus Platinum?
Finnair Plus Platinum

 

[ANstar]

Unless VA change their Velocity program substantially, I think they're heading for somewhat of a crash landing. Not fatal, but not good for the owners bottom line. You just can't transplant an American FF system into Australia without repercusions (ask BA). Perhaps QR might step in with a bit of serious management (if indeed they have it).

I think they missed a chance. I would say one of the risks Qantas would of seen with the QR tie up is what it could mean to their FF base and corporate base in terms of a competitive loyalty product. It feels like they have misjudged what opportunity it could of been.

 

[clifford]

I'm currently Lifetime Gold and Plat+ with VA.
I've got about 2900 SCs with 5 months left to play on my renewal date.
I have got BNE-DOH-MAN in J return this week on QR. booking the VA code.
I do that again in April.
I've got about 12 segments booked on SQ in J (Elite gold and PPS with them now) in the next 3 months.
There is a J return to DFW on UA in May as well as about 12 returns domestic J on VA in the next few months.
I am genuinely wondering if I shouldn't just keep my SQ gold & push everything else to my QR to get Plat with them.
That at least will give me Oneworld Emerald and F lounge access.
I can't in good conscience move to QF FF but would claw back my AA Plat Pro pretty easily if I started booking QF.
I do kinda wonder if VA are interested in my $$$$ because apart from a shiny new belt buckle luggage tag, I haven't really seen any love.

I'm assuming someone else is paying for this travel.