Double Status Credits with Virgin Australia (October 2023)

Virgin Australia cabin crew in a Boeing 737
Earn double status credits on flights booked by 30 October 2023, for travel until the end of 2023. Photo: Virgin Australia.

With Velocity Frequent Flyer’s new double status credits offer, you could supercharge your Velocity status credits by flying with Virgin Australia until the end of this year!

From today until next Monday, 30 October 2023, you can earn double status credits on any new Virgin Australia flights that you book for travel until 31 December 2023.

To take advantage of this deal, you’d first need to register for the offer on the Velocity Frequent Flyer website or in the Velocity App. Then, when booking your flights, make sure you include your Velocity number on the booking.

All Virgin Australia operated and marketed flights that usually earn status credits are eligible for this offer. This includes domestic and international short-haul flights to destinations such as Bali, Tokyo, Queenstown, Nadi and Apia.

Flights on partner airlines, including VA codeshare flights operated by other airlines, are not eligible to earn status credits. (There is an exception for Australian domestic flights operated by regional partners such as Link Airways and Alliance Airlines when booked as a VA flight number.)

This is the third Double Status Credits promotion that Velocity Frequent Flyer has run this year. The previous ones were announced in January and July 2023.

Credit Cards with Virgin Australia Lounge Passes

American Express Velocity Platinum
Earn
1.25

Velocity Frequent Flyer Velocity Points on everyday purchases

Signup Bonus

100,000 bonus Velocity Points

Apply by 15th May 2024

Annual Fee
$375 p.a.
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American Express Velocity Business
Earn
1

Velocity Frequent Flyer Velocity Points on everyday purchases

Signup Bonus

200,000 bonus Velocity Points

Apply by 15th May 2024

Annual Fee
$249 p.a. and $99 per Employee Card up to 99 cards
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How to maximise this offer

The quickest and most affordable method to earn lots of Velocity status credits is by booking Virgin Australia Business Class airfares – particularly on routes where connecting flights are offered. For example, when booking far enough in advance, you could fly from Canberra to Launceston via Melbourne for under $1,000 return in Business. This trip would earn 440 status credits when booking with Double Status Credits.

Our guide to Velocity status runs has lots more ideas!

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 70 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
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The sale ends tonight but it's for travel in 2024 anyway?

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Must be an……IPO coming!

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Oh, great to tie in with the Gold status match, which needs 80 SC in a 3 month period, now only 40 required!

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Only one J flight (or Flex + Choice Y return) required during the Gold Status challenge… hmm

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As tempting as this is I'm not going to bite. I've retained gold which is the VA sweet spot.

The flights usually taking me to VA platinum should get me over the line with QF platinum!

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So register tomorrow, fly Saturday, 28 October 2023 and get double SCs? I guess it's too late for flights already booked for this weekend?

I am currently 43 SCs short of Platinum

- Fly with daughter Friday this week and earn 30 SCs
- Saturday 60 SCs expire
- Fly with daughter Sunday this week and earn 30 SCs

So still 43 SCs short but close to 300 SCs expiring between Nov-Jan and only have 210 SCs planned so I think best to strike this weekend with Saturday pretty much free.

Book SYD-OOL return on choice fare and that should earn 60 SCs with double SCs?

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Thanks for sharing!

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It was interesting Point Hacks and ET both had exclusives at the same time ;)

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Book SYD-OOL return on choice fare and that should earn 60 SCs with double SCs?

Yes indeed. I did this with the previous double SC promo.

Unfortunately, this new promo does nothing for me, as I've already got a 440 SC trip coming up under the previous promo, and I really can't use a whole heap more SC's as I will already have re-qualified for Plat.

VA must be getting desperate to increase the number of Plats for some reason.

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Yeah as much as I love a DSC offer this one falls a bit short. The previous one had a "fly by" date of 31 Dec 2023 as well. When I first heard of this one I was hoping for at least a fly by date of March or June 2024. I already booked my flights to the end of the year with the last one. I'll still activate it tomorrow - just in case.

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