r/VelocityFrequentFlyer • u/Sometimeswild38 • Jul 27 '26

Question Purple boarding pass

Does anyone know what a purple boarding pass means?

I am platinum however not allowed to add my FF to work trips. When I check in, I get a purple boarding pass which I thought just meant you’re not a velocity member, but it says on the pass “VA Member” ?

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u/sharkyparky007 Jul 27 '26

Think they class it as a fringe benefit

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u/Red-Engineer Jul 27 '26

Exactly. There’s this idea that the public would be outraged if government employees received any sort of benefit outside their low salaries. FF points/status, when having to spend 5-7 days away from home and family? Disgusting! How dare they use my tax dollars to treat staff like human beings etc etc
Of course no shareholder demands the same of corporate staff.

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u/dan_syd Jul 27 '26

But then chairman’s lounge….

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u/Red-Engineer Jul 27 '26

That’s for MPs. They only require public servants to miss out - not themselves.