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Earning Status Credits

You will earn Status Credits when you fly on an eligible fare with Virgin Australia, including Any Seat redemptions, and our airline partners.

Status Credits determine your level of membership in our frequent flyer program. The higher your membership level, the greater the benefits you receive.

Status Credit earn table

The table below is a guide to the number of Status Credits earned for each one-way flight you take with Virgin Australia and our airline partners. Status Credits are valid for a period of 12 months from the date flown.

The number of Status Credits you earn is dependent on the type of fare, distance travelled and airline you have booked. To find out more about your fare class for each airline, please click here. You can calculate the mileage of your flight by using the Mileage Calculator below.

Status credits earned per one-way flight* with the following airlines:  

  • Virgin Australia^
  • Etihad Airways
  • Virgin Samoa
  • Airlines PNG^^
  • Singapore Airlines
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Virgin America
  • Air New Zealand**
  • Virgin Atlantic
  • Hawaiian Airlines
Zone One-Way Miles Discount Economy Full Fare Economy Premium Economy

Business/
First

1

0-750

10

20

30

40

2

751-1,500

15

30

45

60

3

1,501-3,000

20

40

60

80

4

3,001-5,000

30

60

90

120

5

5,001-8,000

40

80

120

160

6 8,001 +

50

100

150

200

Mileage Calculator

To calculate the number of miles travelled for a one-way trip, select the origin and destination below.

Select Trip:


Terms and Conditions
*Status Credits may not be earned on all fare classes. You can only earn Status Credits on eligible flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia and/or a Velocity Airline Partner. To find out which fare classes earn Status Credits, please click here. You cannot earn Status Credits on any other fare classes, unless advised otherwise. Status Credits accrual is based on single flight segments that consist of individual flight numbers. An itinerary that involves a change in aircraft but retains the same flight number is considered a single flight segment, whereas an itinerary that consists of a change in flight numbers, even if the same aircraft is used for the entire itinerary, will be considered two flight segments. Members travelling on Upgraded fares purchased with Points or any other subsidised means of Upgrades on Virgin Australia or our partner airlines will earn Status Credits based on originally purchased fare classes.

^Including Virgin Australia flights formerly branded as Skywest with an XR flight number. Discount Economy Fare classes U, M, S, T, Q, V, N, E are ineligible for Status Credit earn when travelling on domestic connections within New Zealand on Virgin Australia codeshare services operated by Air New Zealand. Fare classes T, V, Q are ineligible for Status Credits earn when travelling on Virgin Australia international long haul services operated by Singapore Airlines.

**Please refer to the relevant fare class to determine the Status Credits earn as this eligibility will vary dependant on whether the flight is Trans-Tasman, Long Haul or Domestic travel with Air New Zealand. Please also note that Status Credits cannot be earned on Pacific Island flights with Air New Zealand. To view the Air New Zealand Pacific Island destinations that are ineligible for Status Credits earn, please click here.

^^Velocity Frequent Flyer’s partnership with Airlines PNG will cease from 30 May 2013. Members can earn Points and Status Credits on eligible flights flown up to and including 29 May 2013.