United snags Virgin Australia as a partner, displacing Delta

Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean

Virgin Australia and United Airlines secured a new partnership for connections between the United States and Australia. The deal, effective from April 2022, sees Delta Air Lines drop from the role it held over the past decade.
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United snags Virgin Australia as a partner, displacing Delta

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

Virgin Australia and United Airlines secured a new partnership for connections between the United States and Australia. The deal, effective from April 2022, sees Delta Air Lines drop from the role it held over the past decade.
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Rex activates WiFi on 737s

Written by Seth Miller @ Wandering Aramean

Australia’s Rex Airlines is now online in the sky. The carrier officially activated the 2Ku satellite internet offering from Intelsat on its fleet of 737-800s. And, to help acquaint passengers with the service, WiFi is free on board for the rest of Nov…

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Rex activates WiFi on 737s

Written by Seth Miller @ PaxEx.Aero

Australia’s Rex Airlines is now online in the sky. The carrier officially activated the 2Ku satellite internet offering from Intelsat on its fleet of 737-800s. And, to help acquaint passengers with the service, WiFi is free on board for the rest of Nov…

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Virgin Australia Reinstates Most Airline Partner Redemptions From November 2, 2021

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

Good news for members of Virgin Australia’s Velocity program as the program just sent out an email from their CEO that partner award bookings will once again be available from next week, November 2nd. According to the mailer that came in this morning, Velocity will re-activate bookings with most partners (Singapore Airlines and Hainan Airlines […]

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Airfare of the Day [Business Class] VIRGIN AUSTRALIA Sydney to Bali from $998/A$1,356

Written by Freddo Zabaleta @ LoyaltyLobby

Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to Virgin Australia and their business class unrestricted round trip fares from Sydney (SYD), Australia and Bali (DPS), Indonesia, with stopovers permitted in Australia. Remember to email or message us via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with your airfare-related questions or discoveries! fare: VIRGIN AUSTRALIA (VA) IZBUAR21 SYD TO DPS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS: no […]

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Confirmed: Virgin Australia Velocity Extends Status For Eligible Tier Members Through February 2023

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

Virgin Australia and its frequent flier program Velocity have just announced a further tier status extension for their members as Australia remains in their prolonged lockdown/restriction phase. Last year Velocity extended Silver, Gold, and Platinum member statuses by 12 months and issued status credit gifts to member accounts in April, May, and June. I wrote […]

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Virgin Australia Velocity To Reinstate Partner Award Redemptions In The Near Future

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

Good news (at last) for members for members of Virgin Australia’s Velocity program as the airline confirmed that partner award bookings would be making a comeback in the near future. The airline confirmed to the Executive Traveller that the redemption option to use miles on partner carrier will comeback very soon after it had been […]

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Virgin Australia Velocity Rumored To Soon Extend Status Tiers By Another 12 Months Into 2023

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

Virgin Australia and its frequent flier program Velocity are rumored to soon announce a further tier status extension for their members as Australia remains in their prolonged lockdown/restriction phase. While nothing has been announced yet, the folks from Executive Traveller received a hint from one of their contacts at the company that things are developing […]

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COVID Casualties

Written by Patrick @ AskThePilot.com

Predictions, Observations, and Farewells.

August 19th Update: Mask Mandate Extended to January.

Plus: Domestic Traffic on the Bounce, While Confusion Over Entry Rules Cripples International Travel.

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