Virgin Australia has launched a brand new double status credits offer! Until 27 May 2019, you can earn double Velocity status credits on new Virgin Australia flight bookings for travel until 14 April 2020. To use this promotion, you must first register on the Virgin Australia website and enter your Velocity Frequent Flyer number at the … Continued
Just a few hours’ flight from Australia, destinations in the Pacific Islands offer some fantastic and unique holiday experiences. Conveniently, Virgin Australia flies to many Pacific Island destinations including Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and the Cook Islands. Airfares to the Pacific Islands can be a little expensive, so reward flights on these routes can be a … Continued
Velocity Frequent Flyer’s twice-yearly promotion on points transfers is back! This time around, you can earn up to 25% bonus Velocity points when transferring your points from participating credit card and hotel rewards programs to Velocity Frequent Flyer (or a generous 50% bonus if you have ANZ Rewards points). Velocity Frequent Flyer runs a similar … Continued
Virgin Australia has expanded its codeshare partnership with Hawaiian Airlines. Virgin has added its “VA” code to Hawaiian’s Brisbane-Honolulu route, meaning Velocity Gold and Platinum members finally have lounge access in Brisbane when flying to Hawaii. However, booking the Virgin Australia codeshare comes at a cost… literally. Hawaiian Airlines flies three times per week from … Continued
Virgin Australia is not exactly known for its excellent IT. But even the most basic function of the Virgin Australia website – the ability to search for flights – has not been working properly for weeks. If you too are experiencing what some AFF members have described as the “circle of doom” – a blank … Continued
Virgin Australia is currently offering 3x Velocity points on new Virgin flight bookings! This offer is running until Monday, 1 April 2019. Triple Velocity points apply to flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia, for travel any time until 18 February 2020. This includes domestic and international Virgin flights in all classes of travel, but … Continued
Please note: Velocity and Delta are no longer partners. Velocity Frequent Flyer members looking for a way to redeem their points to Los Angeles in a premium cabin will soon have a new option. From 16 April 2019, Delta Air Lines will switch its aircraft flying from Sydney to Los Angeles to a refurbished Boeing 777-200LR. … Continued
In 2017, Virgin Australia launched a new codeshare partnership with Air Canada. At the time, Velocity members were hopeful that Air Canada could become a Velocity Frequent Flyer partner in the same way as Delta or Singapore Airlines. But this hasn’t quite been the case. So, what exactly does Velocity’s partnership with Air Canada entail? … Continued
As a Virgin Australia partner, Virgin Atlantic flights can be booked using Velocity Frequent Flyer points. This could be a handy option if you want to travel to the UK from Asia, North America, South Africa or – from 25 September 2019 – Israel. UK-based Virgin Atlantic is not to be confused with Australia-based Virgin … Continued
With the planned opening date for Virgin Australia’s new Wellington lounge pushed back until April, Virgin passengers departing Wellington remain without lounge access for now. Meanwhile, Virgin Australia passengers departing Brisbane on international flights are being relegated to third-party lounges as construction of the new Brisbane “My Lounge” continues. Virgin’s Brisbane lounge is now due to … Continued
Virgin Australia has recorded its best half-year financial results in 11 years. Announcing a statutory profit after tax of $73.8 million from July to December 2018, it’s the airline’s best first-half result since the 2008 financial year and a significant improvement from last year. The standout performer for the Virgin Australia Group was Virgin’s domestic … Continued
In case you haven’t already heard, there’s a brand new Velocity double status credits offer on now! You can earn double status credits for all new Virgin Australia marketed and operated flights booked by 12 February 2019, for travel until 28 December 2019. Thanks to the current promotion, it’s possible to accrue Velocity status credits on … Continued
