Important Information: 

Virgin Australia-operated Domestic Lounges

Virgin Australia’s Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney lounge have re-opened. We are continuing to assess the re-opening of other lounges as travel restrictions ease. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Inflight service and seating

We have simplified our inflight catering to reduce contact between guests and our crew during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business cabin: Each guest will receive a snack box containing a selection of delicious pre-packaged foods appropriate to the time of day. A range of hot and cold drinks, including beer and wine, are available on all flights.

Economy cabin: A complimentary snack and water will be offered on all flights. The sale of food and beverages onboard has been temporarily paused.

Upgrade1 your flight experience

Upgrade in one of 3 ways. You can UpgradeMe Points where you use your Velocity Points to pay for the upgrade, UpgradeMe Platinum where you recievie complimentary upgrades if you're a Platimum member or you can bid for an upgrade by paying with UpgradeMe Premium Bid.

  UpgradeMe Points2 UpgradeMe Platinum5 UpgradeMe Premium Bid
Who is eligible? All Velocity Members Platinum members travelling on an economy Freedom Fare Check if you are eligible
How do I pay? Velocity Points Complimentary for Platinum Members Credit Card,
Debit Card or Prepaid Card
How do I upgrade?

Virgin Australia website

Virgin Australia Check-In Counter

Virgin Australia Domestic Lounges

Membership Contact Centre

Virgin Australia Domestic Lounges

Membership Contact Centre

Virgin Australia website

 

UpgradeMe Points with Virgin Australia

If you're a Velocity member travelling in an eligible fare class, you can use Points to upgrade on Virgin Australia Domestic or International Short-Haul Flights.

Flight upgrades with Points start from 4,900 Points on Domestic flights.

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Economy X

Looking for some extra space? Redeem your Points to enjoy up to 40% more legroom and other benefits when you travel in Economy X.

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Things to know about upgrade options

Flight Experience
Flight Experience

Virgin Australia’s Business Class offer an ​​​​​​​all-inclusive flight experience, with Priority services and complimentary in-flight benefits.

Upgrades
Upgrades

Upgrades to your Virgin Australia booking may be requested at any time after booking your flight up to a few hours prior to departure.

Waitlist
Waitlist

If there are no upgrade seats available at the time of your request, you may be able to waitlist for an upgrade.

Eligibility rules apply.

Availability
Availability

Flight upgrades are available on Virgin Australia flights.

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What you need to know about upgrading with Platinum Complimentary Upgrades

Velocity Platinum members travelling on Virgin Australia Domestic or International Short Haul flights in a Freedom fare class can request a Business Class upgrade using one of four complimentary upgrade credits³.

Upgrades can also be redeemed for accompanying guests travelling on the same booking as the Platinum member, subject to availability.

To upgrade contact the Membership Contact Centre at either at the time of booking or to upgrade an existing booking, up to 2 hours before scheduled flight departure. Upgrades can also be requested at the Virgin Australia Lounge for Virgin Australia operated domestic flights with a VA flight number on the same day of travel, until 40 minutes prior to the flight’s scheduled departure4.

A Virgin Australia Lounge can only accept upgrade requests for flights that are departing from the airport the lounge is located. For operational reasons not all Business Class seats are made available for upgrades. This means that there may still be empty seats on departure.

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Virgin Australia UpgradeMe Premium bid

Want to enjoy the perks of Business without the price tag, make an offer and bid with cash.

If you’re successful, Virgin Australia will send an email no later than three hours before your departure advising you of your upgrade.

To be eligible, your flight must be a Virgin Australia operated flight with a VA flight number and your ticket must be issued by Virgin Australia with a ticket number beginning with ‘795’.

Terms and Conditions Apply

Check Eligibility

How to upgrade

  • Check your eligibility to upgrade
  • Make an offer to upgrade - Determine the amount you're willing to pay to upgrade.
  • Payment details - Enter your payment details - you will only be charged if your offer is successful.
  • Enjoy your flight - You will be emailed about the success of your offer no later than 4 hours prior to departure.
Check eligibility and make an offer

Offers must be made per flight sector. For example, Brisbane to Ayers Rock consists of two sectors, Brisbane to Sydney and Sydney to Ayers Rock.

Pricing is displayed per passenger for all passengers listed on the booking.

Terms & Conditions:

1. All upgrades are subject to availability and to an Upgrade Cancellation and Amendment Policy.

2. View UpgradeMe Points Terms and Conditions.

3. All flight upgrades using complimentary fare upgrades are subject to the Member Terms and Conditions.

4. To be eligible for upgrades, all flights must be marketed and operated by Virgin Australia and issued on Virgin Australia ticket stock (featuring a ticket number beginning with “795”). 

5. Platinum members who have paid the full fare for an economy Freedom fare are entitled to a complimentary upgrade to Business class on up to 4 Virgin Australia marketed and operated domestic or international short haul Flight Sectors.  Upgrades are subject to availability which is controlled by Virgin Australia. Some flights may have no upgrades available. Additional terms and conditions apply