Well, it looks like Europe's largest regional airline is on the brink of collapse yet again, despite them recently being acquired by a group that includes Virgin Atlantic. Flybe is a British regional airline, and until early 2019, it was the largest…
In November 2019, Delta, Air France-KLM, and Virgin Atlantic, received final approval for their new mega transatlantic joint venture. Previously Delta had two separate transatlantic joint ventures -- one with Virgin Atlantic, and one with Air France-KLM.…
At the beginning of the month Amex introduced a very useful transfer bonus, and this is just a reminder of that, as the promotion is expiring in a couple of days. I've already transferred points using this promotion, and am considering transferring even…
Virgin Atlantic is taking the kind deed of one passenger to spread some holiday cheer throughout their system over the next several days. A couple of weeks ago a heartwarming Facebook post went viral. It was written by a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant…
One of the single best airline sweet spot awards is redeeming Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles for travel on All Nippon Airways. Check out my previous post for all the details of redeeming Virgin Atlantic miles for travel on ANA, though basically their…
I wanted to publish an updated review of the Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard®, with a reminder that the current bonus on the card is being pulled tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18, 2019. So if you've been considering this card you'll want to apply…
Priority Pass is the world's largest network of independent airport lounges, with over 1,300 lounges around the world. While many of the lounges in their network are contract lounges (meaning they don't belong directly to airlines), there are also some…
The Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard® is a card that's often overlooked, but that can definitely be worth considering. The card has an excellent new cardmember bonus, there are some great uses of Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, and the card…
This sure is interesting. For the past couple of years it has looked like Air France-KLM would buy a stake in Virgin Atlantic, but that's apparently no longer happening. In 2012 Delta bought a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic, leading to the two airlines…
In August the US Department of Transportation tentatively approved this joint venture, and that has now been finalized, meaning that we should see this launch shortly, including reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. Before we get into the exact details,…
Virgin Atlantic began service with their very first A350-1000 in September of this year. The airline has a total of 12 Airbus A350s on order. Not only is the A350 a great plane, but what's probably most exciting is that these planes feature Virgin Atlantic's…
I just reviewed Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 Upper Class, which I flew from London to New York recently. The flight was fantastic, and while I had booked a discounted business class ticket, I wanted to talk a bit about the best options for redeeming…
Boy was I excited to fly Virgin Atlantic's A350-1000! Not only was it my first time flying Virgin Atlantic in several years (and I love Virgin Atlantic), but it was also my first time experiencing their new Upper Class. Lastly, the A350-1000 is one of…
The Virgin Atlantic Upper Class experience at Heathrow has historically been one of my favorite business class ground experiences in the world, and I was looking forward to seeing how it was holding up. I'll keep this review relatively brief, and won't…
Airline co-brand credit cards are big business for both airlines and banks. Nowadays we're seeing more robust features introduced on these cards, and we're also increasingly seeing cards issued by non-US airlines. In this post I wanted to look at two…
On this trip we had the chance to fly Virgin Atlantic's brand new A350-1000 Upper Class. The airline unveiled this seat earlier in the year, and it only began flying between London and New York as of a few weeks ago. Before I formally review the flight,…
The Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard® is an excellent credit card that a lot of people don't have, even though it has a great bonus and some useful perks. In this post I wanted to look at seven reasons you should consider getting this card, assuming…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the "British" credit cards I was planning on applying for -- the Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard® (review) and the British Airways Visa Signature® Card (review). This came after I had been approved for the Citi®…
The skies above the UK will soon have a lot more little red planes zipping around. Flybe is a British regional airline, and until earlier this year, it was the largest independent regional airline in Europe. Flybe has a fleet of about 75 aircraft, including…
Delta and Virgin Atlantic have a transatlantic joint venture, and as part of this we're seeing the airlines increase service between the US and UK. As part of their joint venture, we are going to see more flights than ever before by the two airlines…
Virgin Atlantic has just presented a fascinating vision for the future, which could see the airline going from their current 19 destinations to 103 global destinations. That's right, the airline wants to add 84 new routes... allegedly. Heathrow Airport…
