VA seems to be for trans-Pacific flights only. Every flight within the region seems to be coded DJ. I tried Delta and spoke to several Diamond agents and supervisors and the answer came back each time that SkyMiles can only be redeemed for VA-coded flights. I was unable to investigate award redemptions via Virgin Atlantic because the call center was closed and there was no useful information on the website. I booked 3 disparate segments on my Airpass because others flights I did better with British Airways Avios redemptions on Qantas. There is no way to add a partner frequent flyer number on the Airpass website, but a helpful check-in agent was able to add my Delta SkyMiles number and in accord with their partnership, I earned 100% flown/100% MQMs on my flights. The Airpass explicity states that Velocity points cannot be earned on Airpass fares. Add in luggage savings which depends on weight and whether paying for luggage online (for non-Airpass tickets only) or at the airport. With saver tickets available the Airpass savings are primarily the tax savings in this case. Airpass fares are not necessarily the lowest price, even on Virgin Australia, since the Airpass minimum price is according to geographic zones.Ī sample itinerary of Sydney-Ayers Rock, Ayers Rock-Sydney, Sydney-Melbourne in early November prices at $757:īooking regular tickets, which can only be booked two at a time with regular Virgin Australia, totals $903 (quoted prices in Australia come loaded with all applicable taxes). If those 3 flights, involving separate cities and 3 countries, can work, then most any flights should work. I booked a 3-segment Airpass of a one-way and a separate open-jaw (Port Arthur-Melbourne, Brisbane-Honiara, Port Moresby-Brisbane). Not every flight for which a regular ticket is available has an Airpass fare available, see the below comments for examples. If you are an international traveler to Australia or New Zealand, and plan to book at least 3 flights, give this a try. A Virgin agent said Brisbane is very strict on international carry-ons.Įnough with the minutiae, cut to the chase: This did not happen on any domestic flights and was airport-specific, not airline-specific.
Note that for my international departure from Brisbane, airport security were strictly enforcing 7kg carry-on of all passengers and sent me back to Virgin to check my backpack. Additional baggage, however, must be paid at the airport, much higher than the online price open to non-Airpass tickets. The baggage allowance is interesting because typical Virgin Australia fares do not include a checked baggage allowance. 7kg carry-on baggage and a checked baggage allowance of 1 piece (up to 23kgs per piece).Not available for travel on Virgin Samoa flights.
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Airpass fares are fixed, GST free fares.Valid for twelve months from the date of your first flight on your Virgin Australia Airpass.May be used for open-jaw or multi-city services.No refunds, no cancellations in case of change, no refunds on fare difference.Changes after you arrive Australia or New Zealand: date or time changes allowed at least 24 hours prior to the flight, fare difference will be applied no routing changes.Changes before you arrive Australia or New Zealand: date, time or routing changes allowed at least 24 hours prior to the flight, fare difference will be applied.In practice, I was never asked to verify international flight details. You may be required to provide International flight details in support of the above.The credit card used to purchase the Airpass must not be an Australian or New Zealand card.Your residential address must be outside of Australia or New Zealand.You must be outside of Australia and New Zealand at the time of purchase of Virgin Australia Airpass.You must not be a tax resident of Australia or New Zealand.The fine print only shows up when you search for a sample itinerary, look under “fare rules”: The Virgin Australia Airpass is simple, extremely simple by air pass standards. Qantas was double the price of Korean Air so my company never would have paid for it. Qantas has an airpass, which I will cover in a future post, but it requires inclusion of the international airfare to Australia on Qantas. Such as my futile pursuit for the old Qantas Boomerang Pass.Ī couple weeks ago my business trip was approved late the night prior to departure and I had an all-night booking frenzy to put together my business trip and add on a week of vacation. Try researching air passes for Australia and South Pacific and what little information you find will be hopelessly out of date and/or too general to be practical. Update: Virgin Australia has discontinued the Airpass. Check out our Top Rewards Cards to boost your points earning and travel more!
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