Free flights! Get your free flights here! Come one and come all, come on down to Virgin Australia and YOU TOO can fly for free. Alright, I’m done pretending to be one of those pompous circus announcers. But the fact of the matter is still true, Virgin Australia is giving away free trips in the sky for the fully vaxxed, and the fully vaxxed only.
The competition is called VA-X & Win, which is a fkn brilliant title if you ask me. It’s the lovechild of Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer, and will be responsible for a whole heap of free business class flights and frequent flyer points.
Virgin says that the comp will open later this year, or whenever every adult in Australia becomes eligible to get the COVID-19 jab. That might be a while, looking at our current progression to get the country vaxxed, but I’m excited nonetheless.
“For simply rolling up your sleeve and getting a COVID-19 vaccination, you could walk away with a share in tens of thousands of dollars of Virgin Australia and Velocity Frequent Flyer prizes, or be the lucky one to become a Velocity Points millionaire,” a spokesperson for Virgin said in a press release.
What in the sky is a Velocity Points millionaire? Well, it’s just that, one million fkn frequent flyer points. One lucky soul will become the Velocity Points millionaire, which will allow you to take an (almost, taxes apply) free trip pretty much anywhere when international borders open, or “fly around Australia seven times between each capital city.”
For instance, a business class flight from Sydney to London (via Hong Kong) is only 127,500 points. Melbourne to Abu Dhabi? 104,000 points. So yeah, you’ll have plenty of points to spend if you’re the winner.
It’s a very Charlie & The Chocolate Factory premise, but you better believe I’m getting this golden ticket to anywhere my heart desires.
“What the latest lockdown in Melbourne and the evolving situation in Sydney has taught us, is the sooner we can all get vaccinated, the sooner we can get on with our lives, without the constant fear and uncertainty that come with lockdowns, restrictions and closed borders,” the spokesperson for Virgin said.
“Most importantly, the sooner all Australians are vaccinated, the sooner our most vulnerable members of society will be protected.”
Virgin also claims that even more prizes will become available down the track, but as for now, they are keeping it at business class flights and frequent flyer points. I hope their yet-to-be-announced goodies include those plushies you can only get in claw machines, because that’d inspire me to get the COVID-19 jab in a heartbeat.
“We are proud to have served the Australian community in so many ways over the past twenty years. The VA-X & Win competition is just the next instalment of our service, and is our way of helping boost vaccination numbers to protect the lives and livelihoods of all Australians.
“We’re also proud so many members of our team are already vaccinated. As an industry that’s been severely affected by COVID-19, we want to do all we can to help vaccinate the population, and it makes sense to reward and encourage our colleagues who have been on the frontline of this pandemic, in this journey,” they said.
Once the comp opens later this year (maybe), you’ll be able to enter as long as you’re over 18 and have received both COVID-19 jabs. Entry will be available right here.
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