What are the immediate changes that might affect me?
For customers with pre-existing bookings, either through Etihad, Virgin Blue or any of our codeshare partners, there is no immediate change. Flight bookings, frequent flyer benefits and lounge access all remain the same for the immediate future. The only change is greater lounge access and baggage entitlements for Etihad Guest and Virgin Blue Velocity members. Velocity Gold members travelling on any Etihad services are entitled to the same lounge access that applies to our customers. Etihad Guest Gold members travelling on Virgin Blue, V Australia or Pacific Blue are entitled to lounge access on routes where there is a lounge offering. Those top-tier flyers are also entitled to increased baggage in line with their own frequent flyer programme’s baggage entitlements.
