If you’re considering travel to Canada, Virgin Australia’s partnerships just made getting there a whole lot easier.
*Please note, information validated as at 2017 and may be subject to change.
In addition to coordinating schedules and flights, Virgin Australia and Air Canada now offer reciprocal frequent flyer benefits.
The first stage of the codeshare agreement began in early 2017, when Virgin Australia guests could book Air Canada codeshare flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
The Air Canada flights are marketed and sold with a Virgin Australia flight number. The single Virgin Australia (VA) code across all flight numbers and sectors should allow for higher Velocity points and status credit earn rates, as opposed to what is often a lower earn rate when flying on flights with airline codes other than VA.
Virgin Australia and Air Canada also plan to codeshare on Air Canada’s flights between Brisbane and Sydney to Vancouver. The codeshare agreement means the flights can be marketed and sold with a Virgin Australia flight number.
Conversely, Air Canada passengers also stand to benefit from the Virgin Australia agreement. Air Canada guests arriving into Brisbane or Sydney from Vancouver will be able to connect to Virgin Australia services to Adelaide, Canberra, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, as well as Christchurch and Auckland. Additional codeshare services will include flights between Brisbane and Wellington, Sydney and Brisbane, and Sydney to Gold Coast.
Just as Virgin Australia Velocity members will earn points and status credits on Air Canada codeshare flights to Canada, members of Air Canada’s frequent flyer plan, Aeroplan, will also earn miles on Virgin Australia codeshare services.
