
The Sad History of Virgin Australia’s Long-Haul Network
Before Virgin Australia ended long-haul services, it made many changes to its long-haul network since launching as V Australia in 2009.
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Before Virgin Australia ended long-haul services, it made many changes to its long-haul network since launching as V Australia in 2009.
Virgin Australia sells VA-marketed codeshare flights on several partner airlines including Singapore Airlines and Air Canada. When booking these, you'll often pay more for a less seamless experience.
A unique feature of Virgin Australia's Velocity Frequent Flyer program is the ability to transfer points to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer. Our guide explains when you should do it.
Velocity Frequent Flyer applies "carrier charges" when redeeming points for Reward Seats on airlines including Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways. We've put together a full list of the amounts.
On most Thursday afternoons between 4pm and 11pm AEST, you can get some great deals on Virgin Australia flights thanks to their Happy Hour sales.
Get discounted Virgin Australia Lounge membership through the airline's Business Flyer program, or enjoy free access with the right credit card.
Earn up to 125 bonus status credits and 50,000 Velocity points when you book and fly at least six flights via Virgin Australia Business Flyer by 31 March 2025.
You can now redeem Velocity points to book Virgin Australia flights to and from Doha, and there are up to 4 Business Reward Seats available per flight.
You've got until 20 January 2025 to lock in Velocity Reward Seats on Virgin Australia and partner airlines at the current rates, before many of them become more expensive.
Velocity Frequent Flyer has finally implemented multi-factor authentication, increasing the level of security on its members' accounts.
Virgin Australia has launched its long-awaited codeshare partnership with Air New Zealand. From today, Velocity members can book NZ-operated flights to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and enjoy Velocity status benefits including lounge access.
For a while, some of the wines served in Virgin Australia's airport lounges have tasted pretty bad. But the airline is finally refreshing its wine list with some new options.