You Can Now Book Singapore Airlines Business Class With Velocity Points

As Singapore prepares to welcome back travellers from all countries later this week, Velocity Frequent Flyer has shared some long-anticipated news. As of today, Velocity members can once again redeem their points for Business class flights with Singapore Airlines. The news comes after Economy rewards were brought back last month.

Velocity members are now able to cash in their overflowing points balance for Economy and Business Reward Seats across the Singapore Airlines network. For the time being redemptions to and from China and Hong Kong are unavailable, while bookings to and from India can only be made through the Velocity Membership Contact Centre (phone 13 18 75).

In addition, Virgin Australia says they are working closely with Singapore Airlines to restart Reward Seat redemptions in both First Class and Premium Economy in the near future. The ability to transfer Points between the Velocity and KrisFlyer programs is also expected to return in the coming months.

How many points do I need?

Here’s how many Velocity Points you will need to book a Reward Seat onboard Singapore Airlines.

Economy Class from Australia to Singapore:

• Sydney: 35,000 pts + $105 taxes
• Melbourne: 35,000 pts + $100 taxes
• Brisbane: 35,000 pts + $127 taxes
• Adelaide: 28,000 pts + $95 taxes
• Perth: 28,000 pts + $104 taxes
• Cairns: 28,000 pts + $94 taxes
• Darwin: 20,000 pts + $105 taxes

Business Class from Australia to Singapore:

• Sydney: 65,000 pts + $105 taxes
• Melbourne: 65,000 pts + $100 taxes
• Brisbane: 65,000 pts + $127 taxes
• Adelaide: 53,000 pts + $95 taxes
• Perth: 53,000 pts + $104 taxes
• Cairns: 53,000 pts + $95 taxes
• Darwin: 38,000 pts + $105 taxes

The island state

Living in Tasmania has its perks, but redemption seats on international carriers is not one of them. As well as higher taxes and point costs, it is often hard to line up a domestic connection with an international carrier.

In Business Class the most logical route is Singapore to Hobart via Melbourne or Sydney for 88,500 Velocity Points. Although an interesting gap in Virgin Australia’s redemption chart sees the asking price of SIN-DRW-MEL-HBA set as 73,500 points, whereas SIN-ADL-MEL-HBA is 76,500 points. While Singapore Airlines operates its B737 narrowbody aircraft into Darwin, the flight to Adelaide is onboard the far superior Airbus A350 with lie-flat seats. If you don’t mind extra flying, this could be a good way to save yourself 12K points.

What other airline partners can I use Velocity Points with?

Virgin Australia has continued to expand its international airline partner offering since November 2021, when Velocity partner redemptions returned. Below, you’ll find a list of Velocity Frequent Flyer’s current airline partners that you can redeem points to fly with.

In December 2021, Virgin Australia announced it would dump Delta for a new partnership with United Airlines. From 13 June 2022 Delta Air Lines will no longer be a Velocity partner. If you wish to book a Velocity Reward Seat onboard Delta, you must do so on or before 12 June 2022 and must fly within 1 year of your ticketing date.

Virgin Australia’s partnership with United will kick off in April 2022. The agreement is set to include Velocity tier benefits as well as Velocity Points and Status Credit earn when travelling on United services worldwide.

Velocity Reward Seats Onboard Singapore Airlines: FAQs

Can I book First Class or Premium Economy redemption seats?

Not yet, but Virgin says they are working closely with Singapore Airlines to resume redemption seats across all cabins.

When can I transfer my Velocity points to Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer?

We can’t say for now, but again, Virgin says they are working closely with Singapore Airlines to sort out the ability to transfer points between KrisFlyer and Velocity.