Virgin Australia is once again allowing Velocity Points holders to use their points for domestic flights. As of today, travellers can book seats from 1 September 2020 on some of the carrier’s “most popular” routes (see below).
Since there is still a lot of uncertainty about travel restrictions, Virgin is providing extra flexibility by waiving cancellation and change fees for reward bookings until 1 September. That means you can get a full refund of points and money paid if you (or Virgin Australia) cancel the booking for any reason before 1 September.
By then, Virgin should have new owners and its future will be clearer. Nevertheless, any bookings made right now should be viewed as purely speculative.
Other Velocity Points uses, like transfers to KrisFlyer and online store redemptions, remain frozen.
Virgin Australia also says it has implemented additional cleaning and hygiene measures including social seat distancing onboard.
Initial list of routes as at 15 May 2020 – subject to change
| Flights from (one-way) | To |
|---|---|
| Adelaide | Brisbane Melbourne Perth Sydney Mackay* Rockhampton* |
| Brisbane | Adelaide Cairns Melbourne Mackay Perth Rockhampton Sydney Townsville Broome* Mackay* Rockhampton* |
| Broome | Perth Brisbane* Melbourne* Gold Coast* Sydney* |
| Cairns | Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Broome* Perth* |
| Canberra | Melbourne |
| Gold Coast | Melbourne Sydney Broome* Perth* |
| Mackay | Brisbane Adelaide* Melbourne* Perth* Sydney* |
| Melbourne | Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Cairns Gold Coast Perth Sydney Broome* Mackay* Rockhampton* Townsville* |
| Perth | Adelaide Broome Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Cairns* Mackay* Gold Coast* Rockhampton* Townsville* |
| Rockhampton | Brisbane Adelaide* Melbourne* Perth* Sydney* |
| Sydney | Adelaide Brisbane Cairns Melbourne Gold Coast Perth Broome* Mackay* Rockhampton* |
| Townsville | Brisbane Broome* Melbourne* Perth* |
*Travel to this destination may require a transfer through a connecting airport. Minimum and maximum connection times apply. The connection time will be displayed during the booking process.
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