Virgin Australia: Velocity points giveaway – Ends 26 January 2021

Velocity, the frequent flyer program of Virgin Australia is running a promotion that will distribute 20 million points to program members who download the Velocity App.

What you need to do

You need to be a member of Velocity – the Virgin Australia frequent flyer scheme. You can join here, or if you are currently a member, then you just need to. . .

Download the app which is available from the Apple App store, or from Google Play.

Finally, you need to activate the offer, and you have until midnight AEST Tuesday 26 January 2021.

According to the promotion:

‘Every member is a winner at Velocity Frequent Flyer, with the loyalty program of Virgin Australia giving all members the opportunity to obtain a share in 20 million Velocity Points . . .’

For full terms and conditions, visit: https://experience.velocityfrequentflyer.com/velocity-app#20-mil

And if you need to remind yourself of the benefits of Velocity membership – head over here.

2PAXfly Takeout

This is another timely reminder to wear your seatbelt when seated. Holding you close to your seat will protect you from the sort of injuries sustained on this flight, when unsecured passengers flew to the ceiling of the aircraft, and then came crashing down once the ‘drop’ ceased.

The hope will be that this is an anomaly – a ‘freak accident’ in casual parlance. If it is a systemic error either mechanical or electronic, then this is a larger concern for the airlines that fly Boeing Dreamliner 787 aircraft. Let’s hope it isn’t. If it is, it will pile on the woes to Boeing’s existing stack.

This is a marketing ploy obviously, to get people to download the app, and join the Velocity program. Once they have all that info, they can then start marketing flights and whatever else they want to you, not to mention send your details on to third parties.

If you, like I did, got rid of your Velocity points by swapping them with another program (Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program in my case), then this might help restore your balance.

Is it worth it? Well, what have you got to lose other than your personal details – which you might have already given away, anyway.

I’ve activated the offer.