In this post I wanted to take an in-depth look at what I consider to be the single best sweet spot award redemption in the world, which involves redeeming Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles on All Nippon Airways (ANA). I'm writing about this because this…
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Well this is a pleasant surprise -- the single best award redemption value out there has just become even more lucrative. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is a fantastic niche frequent flyer program, as there are some incredible award redemption values. The…
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club doesn't sell points all that often, though the program has just launched its latest promotion on purchased points. Through April 30, 2021, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering up to a 50% bonus on purchased points. The…
There has been an alarming increase in laser incidents involving commercial aircraft in recent years. Usually these incidents are reported to authorities but don't cause diversions or major operational issues. Well, The Aviation Herald reports on a particularly…
Often you'll find that the best options for redeeming miles on a particular airline are through the frequent flyer program of a partner airline. Actually, I'd argue that's the case more often than not, and it's where we see many of the best award chart…
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has just launched a new status match campaign, valid exclusively for British Airways Executive Club members. For a limited time, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering to match elite members in the British Airways Executive…
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has launched a potentially valuable promo for anyone who is looking to plan future travel. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering 50% bonus points for future flight bookings, including both redeemable Virgin points and elite…
Back in May Virgin Atlantic revealed that it would be retiring its Boeing 747s, which is a decision we've seen at several airlines as a result of the reduced demand from coronavirus. This accomplishes two things -- the airline wants to shrink, and its…
Several weeks ago British Airways Executive Club offered 50% off award tickets, and now Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering a similar promotion. Virgin Atlantic has launched what's being called its best Black Friday sale ever, and part of that is…
Virgin Atlantic has today announced a rebranding to its points currency, so let’s talk about that, and what it means for your Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles. Virgin Points replace Flying Club miles The Virgin brand has today unveiled its new…
What a fascinating time in the industry. Rather than seeing airlines slowly add back suspended routes, we're instead seeing airlines launch some surprising new routes. A few weeks ago Virgin Atlantic announced plans to launch flights to Pakistan. Well,…
It's both a good and bad for Virgin Atlantic, as the company's future is secured (for now), but even more employees are being laid off. For quite a while Virgin Atlantic's future was up in the air, as the airline was running out of cash. In mid-July,…
Virgin Atlantic has just become the second global airline to offer coronavirus insurance to passengers, following a similar move from Emirates about a month ago. Virgin Atlantic has today announced plans to introduce free COVID-19 insurance coverage…
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has today announced some positive updates, including one new industry-first permanent feature that I'm very excited about. Let's start with the most exciting development. As of September 1, 2020, Virgin Atlantic will award…
A few weeks ago Virgin Atlantic revealed the full details of its planned recapitalization, and this week the airline has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in US courts. What exactly is going on here, and is this as big of a deal as one might think? For…
There has been lots of uncertainty about Virgin Atlantic's future. While the airline is resuming service as of July 20 and is undergoing a major restructuring, up until now the airline lacked the financing to continue operations for much longer. Virgin…
In March 2020 Virgin Atlantic more or less discontinued scheduled passenger flights in light of the current pandemic. In early June the airline outlined schedules to resume flights to five destinations, and the airline has now revealed plans to add flights…
I've received quite a few questions from readers about what's going on with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, and figured I'd address that topic in this post. For about a week now, it hasn't been possible to log into Virgin Atlantic Flying Club accounts.…
While Virgin Atlantic continues to be on the brink of collapse as the airline looks for new investors, that's not stopping the company from doing some network planning for the future. With the summer of 2020 expected to see very little travel, Virgin…
Virgin Atlantic is still looking for a lifeline, as the airline is weeks away from running out of money. In the meantime, the airline has today revealed what they call the "post-COVID-19 future," and it involves some drastic cuts. Virgin Atlantic notes…
This is a sad and scary time in the airline industry. There will be bankruptcies, there will be job losses, and there will be a new normal. I've seen lots of airline employees post messages of solidarity and encouragement, though generally the tone isn't…
Well that escalated quickly... About a week ago Richard Branson wrote an open letter, in which he stated that without government aid, Virgin Atlantic will collapse. Virgin Atlantic is 51% owned by Branson, and 49% owned by Delta Air Lines. Virgin Atlantic…
It's not a good few days for airlines. South African Airways is nearing liquidation, Virgin Australia is entering administration, and Norwegian's subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy. We've known that Virgin Atlantic is also in trouble, and today Richard…
Well, it looks like another airline is cutting their complimentary chauffeur service for premium passengers... Virgin Atlantic has announced that they'll be cutting their chauffeur service for Upper Class (business class) passengers. This change is being…
