Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are reunited in codeshare

The long-awaited reunion of Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand is now officially “official”, bringing enhanced travel options and seamless experiences for Virgin Australia passengers crossing the Tasman.

Under the new codeshare agreement between the two trans-Tasman carriers, travellers can directly book Virgin Australia flights operated by Air New Zealand with a VA flight number into Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch for travel. These flights are in addition to Virgin Australia’s existing services to Queenstown.

Virgin Australia guests and Velocity Frequent Flyer members can also enjoy a variety of benefits and rewards when booking and travelling on around 300 services between Australia and New Zealand each week on Virgin Australia flights operated by Air New Zealand (with a VA flight number). These include:

Earning Velocity Points and Status Credits*
Lounge access for Velocity Gold and Platinum members*
Seamless customer experience when connecting onto a Virgin Australia flight on its Australian network, including transfer of baggage and boarding passes issued for the entire journey.
Velocity Gold and Platinum Status entitlements including one additional checked bag (up to 23kg), priority check-in and priority boarding*
Virgin Australia Business Flyers will also have access to exclusive discounts and benefits in addition to options for corporate customers*

Routes included in the codeshare agreement (travel dates available from 9 December 2024, flights can be booked to depart from Australia):

Sydney <> Auckland
Sydney <> Christchurch
Sydney <> Wellington
Adelaide <> Auckland
Brisbane <> Auckland
Brisbane <> Christchurch
Brisbane <> Wellington
Melbourne <> Auckland
Melbourne <> Christchurch
Melbourne <> Wellington
Gold Coast <> Auckland
Gold Coast <> Christchurch
Perth <> Auckland
Cairns <> Auckland (seasonal)
Hobart <> Auckland (seasonal)
Sunshine Coast <> Auckland (seasonal)

Virgin Australia flights operated by Air New Zealand (with a VA flight number) are currently on sale and operating.