Silver membership

Have 250 Status Credits
Fly 2 Eligible Sectors

Important Information - Find out more on whether you were eligible for the Status extension.

Upgrade to Silver membership

We assess memberships on a daily basis to ensure you are upgraded as soon as possible. As soon as your balance reaches 250 Status Credits and you have flown 2 Eligible Sectors within the last 365 days, you will be automatically upgraded to Silver membership.

Maintain your Silver membership

To maintain your Silver membership you will need to earn 200 Status Credits and fly two Eligible Sectors within your 12 month benefit period.

To help you stay on track to upgrade to Gold or Maintain Silver

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Your benefits before your travel

From upgrades, seat selection and priority service the benefits of being a Silver Status member start before you even get to the airport.

Contact our Membership Contact Centre for Priority Phone Service. Calls are prioritized based on the member’s tier and serviced by our experienced team members
Use Velocity Points to upgrade from a Getaway fare (fare classes T, Q, V, N, E), Elevate fare (fare classes Q, V, N, E), or a Freedom fare (fare classes Y, B, H, K, L) to a Business Class seat on domestic flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.

Use Velocity Points to upgrade from a Go Plus fare (fare classes T, Q, V, N, E), Getaway fare (fare classes T, Q, V, N, E) or Freedom fare (fare classes Y, B, H, K, L) to a Business Class seat on International Short Haul flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.

Upgrade online any time after you have booked your flight, up to four hours prior to flight departure time.

If you have made any special requests for your booking, or if your booking was originally made through a mobile device, at the airport or through the Guest Contact Centre, please contact our Membership Contact Centre at least two hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time to request the upgrade.

Platinum members can also request a same-day upgrade from Freedom, Elevate or Getaway fares to a Business Class seat on domestic flights at the Virgin Australia Lounge up to 30 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure time.

Upgrades are subject to Business Class Reward Seat availability and to the Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy.

To view the number of Points required to upgrade, view Flight Upgrades.
Select your preferred seat from reserved zones – as determined by your Velocity membership level and the fare class booked – on flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia.

Add your Velocity membership number to your booking to ensure the appropriate seats, available for your level of membership, are displayed correctly. *Preferential Seating is not available when travelling on an Economy Light fare

Your benefits at the Airport

Access to Virgin Australia Sydney and Brisbane Lounge Premium Entry and Premium Valet

Fast-track your domestic airport experience with Priority Check-in.

Priority Check-in is also available through the Business Class counter when travelling on international long haul flights operated by Virgin Australia.
For domestic and international short haul flights you will receive a baggage allowance based on your fare type and your membership level at the time of travel. Gold Velocity members receive an additional baggage as part of their membership. Visit the Virgin Australia website to check your allowance.

For flights to the USA booked and ticketed on or after 11 Jun 2019 you will receive one extra piece of checked baggage up to 32 kgs in Business Class and up to 23 kg in Economy and Premium Economy

For baggage allowances on International Long Haul services by Virgin Australia and partners please refer to baggage allowances.
Receive two Single Entry Lounge passes (pre-loaded onto your My Velocity Card) for the Virgin Australia Domestic Lounges, valid for 12 months.

Access an exclusive discounted annual membership price. Pay only $300 (normally $420), plus have the join fee waived. This represents a saving of $330.

Discover more about the Virgin Australia Lounge.
Get a 20% discount off all lounge access fees when booking additional No1 Lounges passes online

Silver Velocity members will earn 3 Points per $1 spent plus an additional 50% bonus of the base Velocity Points
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Travel benefits with our International airline partners

Carry your valid My Velocity Card with you at all times to ensure seamless access to your travel benefits when travelling with our airline partners.

Priority Check-in

Priority Boarding

Members can request a complimentary upgrade to Delta Comfort+TM* offering dedicated overhead space, extra legroom, complimentary beer, wine and spirits and complimentary premium entertainment with Delta Studio™

Additional Checked Baggage Allowance - Receive the same allowance as Delta Silver Medallion members.

*Subject to availability. Changes have been made to the way you can request a Delta Comfort+TM upgrade for flights departing from 19 September 2016. Find out more about requesting a Delta Comfort+ upgrade.
Priority Check-in through the Premium Economy counter
Priority Check-In

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business Class)
Priority Boarding

Additional checked baggage up to 10kgs

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business/First Class) when travelling to the USA/Canada.
Priority Check-in

Additional checked baggage up to 23kg for Economy

Additional checked baggage up to 32kg for Business Class
Priority Check-In

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business Class)
Priority Check-In

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business Class)
Priority Check-in

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy Class and 32kgs in Business/ First Class)
Priority Check-in

Priority Boarding

One additional bag (up to 23kgs in Economy/Premium Economy and 32 kgs in Business/First)

Your family benefits from your Silver memberhip too

Being a Silver member gets you a heap of benefits for use before, during and after your travel. But your family also benefits from your membership status too. Discover all the ways you and your family will benefit from Silver.

Family Pooling (Points and Status Credits)

Choose to pool Points, or Points and Status Credits, earned by family members into one Account.

There may be a maximum of six family members, living at the same address, involved in a pool. This may include up to four children under the age of 18 and two adults 18 years or over (including the main pooling beneficiary).

Log in to your Account to set up Family Pooling.

Terms and Conditions

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Membership pause for parental leave

Choose to pause your membership for a period of six months when you are expecting a new addition to your family.

To apply for a Membership Pause for Parental Leave, you may be required to provide documentation of pregnancy, recent or future child birth or adoption of a child in the form of a doctor’s certificate, a birth certificate or an adoption or foster parent registration.

Contact our Membership Contact Centre for further information about Membership Pause for Parental Leave.

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Extra bonus Points because you're Silver

This tab contains all of the added extras that come with upgrading to Silver. You'll get some flashy tags for your bags and more Points on your purchases. Check out all of the reward benefits that come with your Silver membership.

50% bonus Points with Virgin Australia

Receive a 50% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on with Virgin Australia Domestic flights on all fare types except Domestic Getaway fares.

Receive a 50% Points bonus on miles flown in addition to the base Points earned when travelling on Virgin Australia international Trans Tasman, Short Haul and Long Haul flights3

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25% with Etihad Airways

Receive a 25% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on an Etihad Airways operated flight with an EY flight number

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50% with Delta Air Lines

Receive a 50% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on a Delta Air Lines operated flight with a DL flight number

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50% bonus Points with select travel partners

Receive a 50% Points bonus, on top of the base Points earned, when you use our travel partners Cover-More, Looking4Parking, Europcar Global Driver Services, Virgin Australia Holidays and Cruisepilot.

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Get 4.5 Points per $1 on Car Rental

As a tiered Velocity member earn 4.5 Points per $1 spent when hiring a car rental with Europcar, Hertz or Thrifty in Australia & New Zealand.

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3 Points per $1 with Ola

Ola is a better value way to ride. Whether you’re heading to the airport, for a night out, or you're running late for work, Ola will get you there. Earn 3 Points per $1 spent on eligible rides to and from selected airports. Thats 1 Point extra just because you're silver.

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Personalised baggage tags

When you upgrade to Silver, we will send you a pack containing one personalised bag tags for your suitcase.

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Benefits at a glance

Terms & Conditions

For full Terms and Conditions, view the Velocity Member Benefit Terms and Conditions

1. Benefits apply only when travelling between Australia/ New Zealand and Greater China from 2 July 2018 onwards

2. Benefits do not apply for flights to/ from North America from 2 July 2018 onwards

3. For Trans Tasman and International Short Haul flights purchased from 1 August 2018 for travel from 28 October 2018 Points bonus will be calculated on base Points earned rather than miles flown.

Silver membership

Family Pooling (Points and Status Credits)

Membership pause for parental leave

50% bonus Points with Virgin Australia

25% with Etihad Airways

50% with Delta Air Lines

50% bonus Points with select travel partners

Get 4.5 Points per $1 on Car Rental

3 Points per $1 with Ola

Personalised baggage tags

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