# Virgin Australia has introduced a new flight search tool that allows travellers to view cash fares, points plus pay and velocity frequent flyer reward seats in a single calendar view.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-06 · PerthNow*

## Key points

- Virgin Australia launched a flight search tool showing cash, points, and reward seats in one calendar.
- This is the first such integrated points calendar offered by an Australian airline.
- The tool will be fully available on Virgin's website and app by mid-2026.
- Future updates will add international partner airline flights to the calendar interface.
- The tool builds on Virgin's collaboration with OpenAI to enhance travel planning using ChatGPT.

**Companies:** Virgin Australia
**Countries:** Australia

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