Silver membership

Have 250 Status Credits
Fly 2 Eligible Sectors

Important Information

Find out more on whether you were eligible for the Status extension.
There have been some changes to the Velocity member benefits when travelling with our Airline Partners. Find out more

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 Sectors³ 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 2 Eligible Sectors³ within your 12 month benefit period.

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

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Silver Velocity Members who booked a Getaway fare prior to 19 August 2021, regardless of their date of travel, will continue to enjoy the following benefits when travelling

Earning eligible sectors

The ability to Upgrade with UpgradeMe Points

Advance Seat Selection

Preferential Seating

A complimentary Baggage Allowance

A 50% Points bonus on top of the base Points earned, when travelling on eligible Virgin Australia Trans-Tasman and International Short Haul flights.

Learn more about our Getaway fares

For Silver Velocity members travelling on a Freedom Fare you will enjoy the same benefits as our Flex Fares, learn more about Flex fares.

For Silver Velocity members travelling on a Elevate Fare you will enjoy the same benefits as our Choice Fares, learn more about our Choice fares.

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.

Select your seat at the time of booking or at check in. You can also select your seat after you have made a booking by calling Virgin Australia’s Guest Contact Centre.

Advanced seat selection is available for purchase when travelling on Economy Lite fares up until 3 hours before the flight’s scheduled departure.

*Complimentary advanced seat selection is only available for Silver members travelling on an Economy Lite fare when checking in within 3 hours of the flight’s scheduled departure time.
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 on Economy Lite fares unless purchasing a seat or when checking in within 3 hours of the flight’s scheduled departure time.
Receive priority when you waitlist for an UpgradeMe Points Upgrade on your upcoming Virgin Australia operated flight with a VA flight number. Subject to availability.

Priority will be allocated based on membership level, with the highest level of priority extended to Platinum members, followed by Gold, Silver and Red.

Learn more about our UpgradeMe Points waitlist
Use Velocity Points to Upgrade from an Economy Choice or Economy Flex fare (excludes Economy Lite fares) to Business Class on Domestic flights operated by Virgin Australia with a VA flight number (excluding Christmas Island and Cocos Island). Trans-Tasman and International Short-Haul flight Upgrades are unavailable for the time being.

Check the number of Points required to upgrade.

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

Upgrade via our Membership Contact Centre until two hours prior to the scheduled flight departure time (a fee may apply).

Upgrade at domestic Check-in until 30 minutes prior and at International Check-in until 60 minutes prior to scheduled flight departure time. See one of our friendly ground crew for assistance.

Upgrade at the Virgin Australia domestic Lounge on the same-day of travel up to 30 minutes prior to scheduled 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.

Upgrades are subject to Business Class Reward Seat availability and to the Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy.
Can’t find a seat on a Virgin Australia flight? Request a waitlist booking for a seat in a cabin if all seats in the desired cabin of a Virgin Australia operated flight, with a VA flight number are fully booked.

Priority will be allocated based on membership level, with the highest level of priority extended to Platinum members, followed by Gold, Silver and Red.

Priority waitlist applies to bookings made in Flex or Business Class. A Priority waitlist booking doesn’t guarantee that a seat will be made available for purchase.
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

Your benefits at the Airport

Fast-track your airport experience with Priority Check-in through the Business Class counter, when travelling on International flights operated by Virgin Australia.
Virgin Australia operated Domestic, Trans-Tasman and International Short-Haul Flights: For domestic and international short haul flights (excluding Economy Lite fares) you will receive an additional checked baggage allowance based on your fare type and your membership level at the time of travel. Visit the Virgin Australia website to check your allowance.

Partner Airline operated Flights: Learn more about out our international airline partners, and any applicable complimentary baggage allowance.
Lounge network update

To ensure that travelling with us remains safe during this time, we've made some temporary changes to our lounge experience. Please visit virginaustralia.com for more information.
Receive two Single Entry Lounge passes per year or one Single Entry Lounge pass per additional half year (pre-loaded onto your My Velocity Card) for entry into a Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge, valid for 12 months. Log in to My Velocity to view your available passes.

Lounge passes are non-transferable and must be used by either the member, or the member and an accompanying guest.

If a Silver member holds a Virgin Australia lounge membership, they can use both lounge passes for accompanying guests. Guests must always be accompanied by the Silver member and must be travelling on the same day.

Virgin Australia Lounge Membership:

Start every trip with a visit to The Lounge with an annual Virgin Australia Lounge membership. Purchase for only $399

Please note: to ensure that travelling with us remains safe, we’ve also made some temporary changes to our lounge experience.

Discover more about the Virgin Australia Lounge.

Personalised baggage tags

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

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 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-in⁵
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)

Your family benefits from your Silver membership 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 Virgin Australia Domestic, Trans Tasman and International Short Haul flights on all fare types except Economy Lite fares⁴

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10% with Etihad Airways

Receive a 10% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on an Etihad Airways operated flight with an EY flight number.

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50% with United Airlines

Receive a 50% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a United Airlines operated flight with a UA or VA 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 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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50% bonus Points with Qatar Airways

Receive a 50% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a Qatar Airways operated flight with a VA flight number.

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50% bonus Points with Singapore Airlines

Receive a 50% Points bonus on miles flown, in addition to the base Points earned, when travelling on a Singapore Airlines operated flight with a VA flight number.

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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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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. An Eligible Sector is any flight that begins with a VA flight number excluding Reward Seats or Economy Lite fares.

4. Excludes domestic Getaway fares purchased prior to 19 August 2021

5. Please ensure you download the Velocity Frequent Flyer App as a valid virtual or physical membership card needs to be presented to attain benefits.

Silver membership

Personalised baggage tags

Family Pooling (Points and Status Credits)

Membership pause for parental leave

50% bonus Points with Virgin Australia

10% with Etihad Airways

50% with United Airlines

50% bonus Points with select travel partners

Get 4.5 Points per $1 on Car Rental

50% bonus Points with Qatar Airways

50% bonus Points with Singapore Airlines

3 Points per $1 with Ola

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