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Breaking: Virgin extends travel date for expiring COVID flight credits after criticism
Key takeaways
- Virgin Australia customers will now be able to use COVID-19 flight credits for flights up until May next year.
- The airline had previously said travel vouchers issued by Virgin Australia between April 21, 2020 and July 31, 2022 would expire on June 30.
- Customers were also told they would need to fly by that date as well.
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Virgin Australia customers will now be able to use COVID-19 flight credits for flights up until May next year. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin, file photo)
Link copied Share Share article Virgin Australia has extended the expiry date for travel booked using flight credits issued during COVID-19 travel bans after pressure from customers and consumer advocates.
The airline had previously said travel vouchers issued by Virgin Australia between April 21, 2020 and July 31, 2022 would expire on June 30.
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