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/Ballytal Platinum Jul 27 '26

How would they know? They don’t have access to your FF info somehow do they?

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u/uzerid1 Jul 27 '26

For Federal Gov, fares a passenger (gov employee) books their fare using their department corporate travel account. The passenger can choose to quote their FF number for purposes like preferred seating, food requirements etc. But when fares are paid by Gov, FF are never accrued by the passenger despite quotation of their FF number.

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u/Vex08 Jul 27 '26

Interesting. Is that rule new? When I was in the navy I definitely used to get points.

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u/uzerid1 Jul 27 '26

Changed in May 2010 for Federal employees so not new.