I've done a couple of long haul trips in J so have a few status credits (850) and am thinking about going to WP. On my last trip, I checked that the tickets were booked with a VA flight number even though they were on EY metal for part of the trip, as I understood that these would count as eligible flights. The T&Cs say:
"Eligible Sector means a flight journey from an origin to a destination:
(a) that has been flown;
(b) that has been purchased using cash or credit;
(c) that has not been purchased in whole or in part using Points; and
(d) where Virgin Australia is the marketing carrier (This means that the flight number starts with a DJ or VA prefix)."
And
"6.22 When a Member takes a flight with a flight number beginning with VA that includes a connecting flight(s) on the same itinerary, this is considered two Eligible Sectors. For example, Brisbane to London, via Abu Dhabi is two Eligible Sectors"
Unfortunately, when I returned I realised that the only thing showing up as eligible flights were those on VA metal:shock:. I rang the velocity folks to get it corrected, sent them my itinerary showing that they were booked with VA flight numbers, but haven't heard anything back (despite a follow up email a week later). I tend to fly mostly long haul and am unlikely to get 8 flights on virgin metal if Velocity don't honor the VA flight numbers as eligible flights (though you never know!). Any advice?(b) that has been purchased using cash or credit;
(c) that has not been purchased in whole or in part using Points; and
(d) where Virgin Australia is the marketing carrier (This means that the flight number starts with a DJ or VA prefix)."
And
"6.22 When a Member takes a flight with a flight number beginning with VA that includes a connecting flight(s) on the same itinerary, this is considered two Eligible Sectors. For example, Brisbane to London, via Abu Dhabi is two Eligible Sectors"