Airline status ensures an enjoyable experience when flying with the airline putting you ahead of the crowd when trying to get an upgrade, complimentary lounge access and other benefits.
Qantas is changing the way you earn status in 2026 and beyond, with new options to earn and roll over status credits. But it's not all good news...
Haven't earned enough status credits in your Qantas membership year? Here are the best Qantas Frequent Flyer status runs in 2026 to help you climb to a higher tier faster.
Qantas has just announced its latest Twice-as-Rewarding offer, allowing you to earn either double status credits or double points on flights booked until 11.59pm 2 March 2026, for travel between 3 March 2026 and 12 February 2027.
Earn between 45 and 125 bonus Velocity status credits by flying Virgin Australia 2-6 times between 12 January and 31 March 2026.
Velocity Frequent Flyer launched its highly-anticipated lifetime Gold status tier in October 2025. "Forever Gold" can be yours by earning 12,000 lifetime status credits - but there's a catch.
Qantas now offers extra-legroom Economy Plus seats for free to Gold & Platinum frequent flyers, or for a fee to anyone else.
With Hilton Honors elite status, you can enjoy upgrades, free breakfast, executive lounge access and more.
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.
Instead of holding Platinum status with either Qantas or Virgin Australia, could it make better sense to get Gold status with both airlines for a similar amount of flying (and spend)?
Velocity Silver, Gold & Platinum members of Virgin Australia's frequent flyer program receive selected benefits when flying partner airlines.
In this opinion piece, I share my thoughts on 11 things Virgin Australia is great at... as well as 8 things the airline could do better.
This guide explains why many people might find Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles to be the best loyalty program for earning Star Alliance Gold status through flights in 2026.