Virgin Australia has resumed the sale of codeshare flights to a host
of destinations on Singapore Airlines’ global network, enabling
travellers to book on Virgin’s website for seamless travel between
Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe and beyond.
The move is
the next step in returning the carrier’s partnership to
pre-pandemic operations, following the resumption of redemption
bookings and mileage/points conversion for KrisFlyer and Velocity
members earlier this year.
While miles and points earn
remained unchanged throughout the pandemic, the resumption of
codeshare flights unlocks the full rewards and benefits of the partnership for
customers as demand for international travel continues to improve.
JoAnn Tan, Singapore Airlines Senior
Vice President Marketing Planning, said, “Virgin
Australia has been a longstanding partner of Singapore Airlines
for over a decade, helping to fly our mutual customers to key
destinations in Australia and around the world. The return
of the VA code on SIA flights provides even more opportunities for
Australians to seamlessly explore the world, no matter where they are based. As more countries across Asia remove travel
restrictions, it also opens up Australia to travellers from these
regions.”
Virgin Australia will codeshare on 42
destinations covering 23 countries on the Singapore Airlines
network, including Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) in Vietnam, Seoul in South
Korea, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Paris in Europe, London in the
United Kingdom, and Jakarta in Indonesia, as well as Singapore
Airlines’ home base of Singapore.
Singapore Airlines continues to
offer codeshare flights on 64 routes covering 31 destinations on
Virgin Australia’s domestic and international network, including
the addition of Queenstown in New Zealand.
“Singapore Airlines has been a valued partner of
Virgin Australia for well over a decade and we are excited to
resume the sale of codeshare flights, creating a more seamless
booking experience for our customers,” said Alistair Hartley,
Virgin Australia Group Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer.
“Customers are now
able to search and book flights to a host of destinations on
Singapore Airlines’ global network directly via virginaustralia.com, including to popular tourist destinations
across Asia and beyond. Expanding our partnership with
Singapore Airlines means we are able to offer our loyal customers
more choice and value when travelling internationally, creating
more ways to see the world, through wonderful travel experiences
on Singapore Airlines.”
The two
carriers have said that they are working to expand codeshare flights
to more destinations across Singapore Airlines’ network in the coming weeks, subject to regulatory approval.
