Virgin Australia

As one of Australia’s leading airlines, Virgin Australia is a favourite among frequent flyers. Its Velocity Frequent Flyer program is also highly popular, offering members fantastic opportunities to earn and redeem points for flights, upgrades, and more. Discover tips, guides, and insights below to make the most of flying with Virgin Australia and leveraging the benefits of the Velocity Frequent Flyer program.

Link Airways will operate flights from Sydney to Canberra on behalf of Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia Delays Sydney-Canberra Restart Again

Virgin Australia has pushed back the resumption of direct flights between Sydney and Canberra – a route that it hasn’t served for almost two years. In early December 2021, Virgin announced that it would return to the Sydney-Canberra route in partnership with Link Airways from 30 January 2022. The flights would be marketed by Virgin … Continued

6 Feb 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia 737 business class

Velocity Extends Platinum Upgrades on Choice Fares

Virgin Australia is giving its Platinum frequent flyers more time to use their complimentary Business Class upgrades when booked on an Economy Choice ticket, with this offer now extended until June 2022. Velocity Frequent Flyer Platinum members receive four annual complimentary upgrades. These can be used on any Virgin Australia domestic or short-haul international flight, … Continued

13 Jan 2022 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia retail menu items

Virgin Australia Refreshes Onboard Menu

Virgin Australia has improved the range of food and drinks available for sale in its onboard retail menu, with new options including hot food for passengers in Economy Class on domestic and international flights. Virgin has added nine new menu items to its buy on-board retail menu including muffins, Violet Crumble chocolate bars and Cheezels. … Continued

15 Dec 2021 Virgin Australia
Link Airways will operate flights from Sydney to Canberra on behalf of Virgin Australia

Virgin Partners with Link Airways on Sydney-Canberra Route

Virgin Australia will finally return to the Sydney-Canberra route from 30 January 2022, after an absence of almost two years. But it won’t be flying its own planes on the hour-long hop between Australia’s largest city and the national capital. Instead, the flights will be operated by Link Airways, which rebranded last year from its … Continued

2 Dec 2021 Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia Lounge, Melbourne

Virgin Unveils Refreshed Melbourne Lounge

Virgin Australia has reopened its domestic lounge at Melbourne Airport following a lengthy refurbishment. The new Virgin Australia Lounge in Melbourne features the same basic layout of the previous lounge. But the space has been given a makeover with new furniture, signage, lighting and bathroom facilities. The style is similar to that of the brand … Continued

3 Nov 2021 Virgin Australia
How to redeem Virgin Australia travel bank credits

Velocity’s 20-30% November Transfer Bonus (2021)

Velocity Frequent Flyer has launched its twice-yearly points transfer offer today, with 20-30% bonus Velocity points offered on transfers from most Australian credit card reward programs until the end of November. Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer program offers bonus points on credit card point conversions every May and November. During the previous promo in May 2021, … Continued

1 Nov 2021 Virgin Australia
Velocity Platinum, Gold, Silver and Red cards

Velocity Upgrades Top Points Earners to Gold Status

A member of Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program received a surprise upgrade from Red to Gold status last week as one of Velocity’s “top points earning members”. Normally, you would need to earn 500 status credits and fly at least 4 eligible Virgin Australia sectors to upgrade to Velocity Gold status. But like most … Continued

25 Oct 2021 Virgin Australia
Alitalia is shutting down

Velocity Formally Ends Alitalia Partnership

Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program has finally confirmed that it is ending its long-standing partnership with Alitalia, a day after the former Italian flag carrier operated its last flight. Alitalia has been replaced by a new airline called ITA, which stands for Italia Trasporto Aereo. ITA will be fully owned by the Italian government … Continued

15 Oct 2021 Virgin Australia