Land Velocity Points with Delta Airlines

[futaris]

Velocity - Delta Airlines

You earn Velocity Points with Delta Air Lines based on the type of fare and the distance you fly. So the further you go, the more Points you earn! Just check at the time of your booking to confirm that your preferred class of travel is eligible.

Promo (L, U, T) 0.5 Point
Discount Economy (H, Q, K) 1 Point
Economy (Y, B, M) 1.5 Points
First Class/Business Elite (P, F, A, C, D, J, I, S) 1.5 Points

Complimentary Lounge Access - Gold Status Members and Business Class passengers

If you’re a Velocity Gold Status Member or flying with V Australia or Delta Air Lines in Business Class, you could be entitled complimentary access to all Delta Sky Club locations^.

 

[vet]

Terrific idea.

I was looking at Delta and others only yesterday.

 

[edcba]

Are there any plans to make Delta's North America airpass fare available to passengers who fly V Australia to Los Angeles?

 

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

if only they'd had this in 6 months ago when i had my US trip.

great to see velocity spreading t's wings, soto speak.

hopefully there will be news on using points for delta flights too.

 

[Dee Thom]

great to see velocity spreading t's wings, so to speak.

hopefully there will be news on using points for delta flights too.

I've got a QF points burn trip in J, BNE/LAX/BNE in Aug next year, will be flying LAX/PHX/SFO during that time, so will try and burn some Velocity points on Delta (I hope).........................

Cheers Dee

 

[Saab34]

and when on earth are we going to be able to land Velocity points with Virgin America?

 

[DJ737]

The official word from Virgin Blue

V AUSTRALIA AND DELTA AIR LINES INK FREQUENT-FLYER, LOUNGE AND CODESHARE AGREEMENTS

Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 (Australia) – Virgin Blue Airlines Group’snew boutique international long-haul airline, V Australia, and the world’s largest airline, US-based, Delta Air Lines, are pleased to announce that from today members of each carrier’s frequent flyer programmes will enjoy reciprocal points accrual for travel with both airlines and reciprocal lounge access within Australia and the US.

Virgin Blue Airlines Group’s Velocity Members can now begin earning points to even more global destinations with the addition today of the Delta Air Lines route network. Having the ability to earn points for travel across the US with the addition of Delta, means Velocity Members can now enjoy the benefits of a truly global loyalty programme with airline partners covering the world.

Delta Air Lines is the only U.S. global airline that flies to six continents and offers customers the world’s largest network of destinations and the world’s largest frequent flier program with more than 70 million members.

Velocity Rewards is the award-winning loyalty program of the Virgin Blue Airlines Group. In 2009, at the annual Freddie Awards in Florida, Velocity was named Program of The Year among all airlines in the Asia/Pacific Airline category. The program also won five of the other eight awards this year including Best Award, Best Award Redemption, Best Web Site, Best Member Communications and Best Affinity Credit Card.

Complementing the reciprocal points accrual agreement for Velocity and SkyMiles Members, the two carriers have also implemented a reciprocal airport lounge sharing agreement, allowing Velocity Gold Members and VA Business Class Guests access to more than 50 Delta Air Lines Sky Club locations. Delta’s BusinessELite travelers as well as Delta Sky Club members also will benefit from access to Virgin Blue’s domestic lounge network within Australia.

As part of the ongoing strengthening of the co-operation agreement between Virgin Blue Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines, the carriers have also announced the first phase of their expanded code-share agreement, signaling
V Australia’s commitment to expanding its reach beyond Los Angeles and confirming Delta Air Lines as
V Australia’s latest code-share partner.

Virgin Blue Airlines Group, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Brett Godfrey, said these new agreements are a huge step forward in the airline group’s commitment to making travel between Australia and the United States easier.


“Our aim is to make trans-Pacific travel as affordable and hassle free as possible; delivering seamless domestic and international connections between V Australia and Delta Air Lines. Our Guests can now seamlessly book their V Australia and Delta Air Lines flights at the same time through their travel agent, or via one of our Guest Contact Centres, from their origin port in either the USA or Australia all on one ticket.

“These agreements are also incredibly significant for our Velocity Members, because until now the USA has been the glaring missing piece to our global frequent flyer programme. Our Guests can now earn and redeem their Velocity Points when flying with us and our partner airlines right around the globe,” Mr Godfrey said.


Further information on the new airport lounge sharing agreement:

Effective immediately, eligible Guests travelling with Virgin Blue, V Australia and Delta Air Lines respectively can benefit with access to Virgin Blue Lounges domestically within Australia and Delta Air Lines Lounges within the United States.

This means that more than 50 Delta Air Lines Lounges in the United States (lounge locations can be found at www.delta.com/clublocations) can now be accessed by the following Virgin Blue/VAustralia Guests:
§ Gold Velocity Members* with boarding pass for same day V Australia, Delta Air Lines operated flight as part of an international itinerary
§ Gold Velocity Members* with boarding pass for same day V Australia, Delta Air Lines operated flight as part of a domestic itinerary
§ Guests holding confirmed Business Class boarding pass for same day V Australia, Delta Air Lines operated flight as part of an international itinerary.

*Gold Velocity Card holders must present their membership card in addition to boarding pass to be given access. Upon presentation of Gold Velocity Membership card and boarding pass, Gold Velocity Members can be accompanied by a Guest free of charge when travelling on a DJ/VA/DL flight.

Virgin Blue Lounges throughout Australia can now be accessed by the following Guests
§ SkyMiles Platinum Medallion Members, SkyMiles Asia Gold Medallion Members and Delta Sky Club Members* with boarding pass for same day V Australia, Delta Air Lines operated flight as part of an international itinerary
§ SkyMiles Platinum Medallion Members, SkyMiles Asia Gold Medallion Members & Delta Sky Club Members* with boarding pass for same day Virgin Blue operated flight as part of a domestic itinerary
§ Guests holding confirmed Business Class boarding pass for same day V Australia or Delta Air Lines operated flight as part of an international itinerary.

*SkyMiles Asia Medallion Platinum or Gold Members & Sky Club Card holders must present their membership card in addition to boarding pass to be given access. Upon presentation of membership card and boarding pass, members can be accompanied by a Guest free of charge when travelling on a DJ/VA/DL flight.

Membership of Velocity and entry to The Lounge is subject to Member terms and conditions (as amended from time to time), available at Velocity Rewards - Home and Virgin Blue > Home.

 

[notzac]

Question for anyone able to answer -- from my reading of the press release, the wording doesn't mention status earn on DL-coded flights, only points earn. Is this something coming later or not at all? Additionally, what about DL codeshares on someone elses' metal?

 

[crazydave98]

Question for anyone able to answer -- from my reading of the press release, the wording doesn't mention status earn on DL-coded flights, only points earn. Is this something coming later or not at all? Additionally, what about DL codeshares on someone elses' metal?

I will check this, but my understanding:

• status earn is on VA code on DL operated metal but not otherwise on DL metal.
• it follows that no status on DL codes on others metal.
• we haven't announced any further plans but discussions ongoing - I think it's reasonable to expect reciprocal burn arrangements will be announced.

cheers
CrazyDave98

 

[FrankC]

Hi

I can see that Delta Sky Club Members can use Virgin Lounges, would Virgin Lounge member be able to use Delta Sky Club (when flying DL/ VA) any time soon?

Cheers

 

[crazydave98]

Hi
I can see that Delta Sky Club Members can use Virgin Lounges, would Virgin Lounge member be able to use Delta Sky Club (when flying DL/ VA) any time soon?

Ummmm.....Yes - don't mean to sound rude but try reading either of the posts by Futaris (i.e. the thread starter) or by DJ737 (full press release) again.

 

[lovestotravel]

and when on earth are we going to be able to land Velocity points with Virgin America?

1st quarter 2010 at this stage according to CrazyDave in another thread.

I find it strange that I can earn points on DL before Virgin America.

 

[DJ737]

Ummmm.....Yes - don't mean to sound rude but try reading either of the posts by Futaris (i.e. the thread starter) or by DJ737 (full press release) again.

Hi there

I think what FrankC is asking, are Lounge members granted access to Delta Sky Clubs as opposed to Velocity Gold cardholders.

The media release from LV doesn't make this point clear.

.....and while we on on lounge access issues, can VA J passengers access the Virgin Blue domestic lounge when departing from the Melbourne international terminal.

ie : Check in for VAustralia MEL-LAX non-stop service, go to DJ Dom lounge for a few "refreshments" before proceeding to international departure formalities, and a few more "refreshments" in the MH lounge.

This might seem a bit trivial to most but a smoker about to embark on a trans pacific flight might like a drink & a few ciggies before being trapped in the international departures area.

It's great that the DJ lounge is landside for this reason.

Cough, Hack, Cough
DJ737

 

[crazydave98]

Hi there

I think what FrankC is asking, are Lounge members granted access to Delta Sky Clubs as opposed to Velocity Gold cardholders.

The media release from LV doesn't make this point clear.

You are quite right. My apologies to FrankC - it's me who needs to read more carefully
At this stage no, Lounge members (as opposed to Velocity Gold members) do not get access to Delta lounges unless flying J class. The media release is correct by ommission but agree that is not necessarily clear and leaves the question begging.

The source of confusion seems to be that the extent of reciprocity is not equal as per FrankC's question (double ). The negotiated level of reciprocity reflects that Delta SkyClub membership is more expensive to join than The Lounge (and their Gold frequent flyer equivalents do not get it automatically like Gold Velocity) because it is a fully fledged international lounge network with 50 locations.

However, it is a point that I will take up internally - we need to be clear about what the nature of The Lounge will be and also manage alignment with Velocity which is increasingly "international". I can think now that if The Lounge were to be fully-fledged international with wide-ranging reciprocal arrangements the price would go up. Curious as to members opinions as to what this would be worth to them?

.....and while we on on lounge access issues, can VA J passengers access the Virgin Blue domestic lounge when departing from the Melbourne international terminal.

ie : Check in for VAustralia MEL-LAX non-stop service, go to DJ Dom lounge for a few "refreshments" before proceeding to international departure formalities, and a few more "refreshments" in the MH lounge.

This might seem a bit trivial to most but a smoker about to embark on a trans pacific flight might like a drink & a few ciggies before being trapped in the international departures area.

It's great that the DJ lounge is landside for this reason.

Cough, Hack, Cough
DJ737

What you describe as desirable for smokers is not the present arrangement. I think our bean counters would have a problem with the idea of having to pay for 2 lounge visits. I think also the ops people would want to get people through Customs/Immigration/Shopping Mall and into the international departures area as soon as possible.

 

[Stafman]

Hi All,

Only just started taking an interest in FF / Miles and stuff. And mainly kicked off from the Delta Gold Medallian status i received and what looks like complimentary Delta Sky Club membership.

So as most of my flying is in Australia, does anyone know if its possible (or in the pipeline) for Delta MQM to be obtained from Virgin Blue flights?

Have been reading the posts on the site and there was talk of codeshare with DJ&VA/DL and reciprocity with VA/DL, but cant see any mention of MQM eligibility?

Cheers