First class to asia should be 60,000 miles every time. Members will be able to earn miles on all delta and virgin atlanticmarketed flights as long as the flight is operated by delta, delta connection, or virgin atlantic. Best ways to book delta one using points stepbystep. Virgin atlantic is a british airline with its head office in crawley, uk. Book delta skymiles award on virgin atlantic with no fuel. Unlock incredible value with virgin atlantic flying club. Delta air lines announced that members of its skymiles frequent flyer program can now use their miles for upgrades on flights operated by its partner virgin atlantic airways. Delta mileage upgrade awards now available for virgin. Although ive never been a virgin atlantic tier point runner, the changes on the tier point side are going to be painful for the tp runner. Virgin atlantics frequent flyer scheme is called the flying club. You can now redeem delta skymiles for upgrades on virgin atlantic. Booked on a delta flight operated by virgin atlantic air.
Skymiles members can now use miles to upgrade from a purchased ticket on deltamarketed, virgin atlanticoperated flights using mileage upgrade awards in one of two ways upgrade from a purchased virgin atlantic economy ticket to virgin atlantic premium economy or virgin atlantic upper class. Use skymiles to book virgin atlantic premium economy. You can continue to pay for your holiday in manage my booking, even if travelling in less than 12 weeks if youre struggling to pay, you can delay any additional. How to redeem delta miles for virgin atlantic premium economy. Simply put, in almost all cases virgin atlantic flying club has lower redemption rates on delta than delta skymiles does, especially for. Virgin atlantic miles arent the most celebrated airline currency, mainly because of the fuel surcharges imposed on most award flights. May 07, 2019 redeeming virgin atlantic miles on delta is an exceptional value. The overthemoon kudos for business class service often go to cathay and singapore or to qatar and emirates. How to book cheap delta awards with virgin atlantic flying club. Additionally, members may redeem miles for flights operated by virgin atlantic, subject to availability.
Delta flights will be available to book on virgins website and on phone reservations and vice versa on june 29 for travel starting on july 3, 20. At jfk, virgin atlantic is located at terminal 4, to make it easy for their partner, delta. Kann ich meine meilen kombinieren oder elitestatus abgleichen. It could be that when you booked it was scheduled to be a flight operated by virgin but since deltas purchase of a 49% share in virgin they have been rescheduling flights with some previously operated by delta now operated by virgin and vice versa i wouldnt be concerned in any way in economy you are unlikely to notice any significant difference between them. As a flying club member you can earn on all delta operated and marketed services including the flights operated by delta regional services. Apr 20, 2019 earlier this week, delta air lines and virgin atlantic announced mutual frequent flyer benefit for elite flyers from both airlines. Virgin will place its flight number of 87 delta routes, both uk to us and internally in the us. This is, of course, better than paying full price for your ticket.
Delta air lines virgin atlantic investment is being. Delta air lines acquired a 49% shareholding in virgin atlantic a couple of years ago. For the moment, there has been no mention of the rate for award mileage from delta, although there has been some indication that such seats have a pricing of 55,000 skymiles oneway between the united states and. Americas delta air lines has bought a 49% stake in sir richard bransons virgin atlantic carrier and struck a collaboration alliance that will see the two groups work together in. Virgin atlantic has a fantastic business class product that is almost as good as first class on many other airlines. I must have flown that route a dozen times by virgin and delta and i can say that virgin is far better experience than. The identical virgin atlantic flights that are 110,000 delta miles roundtrip are 110,000 arrival miles roundtrip too before 5% rebate. You can read more about this partnership on delta s website here and on.
Jun 25, 2017 virgin atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend virgin flying club miles on delta air lines from 1st september. Jun 24, 20 delta skymiles and virgin atlantic flying club members can both start earning elitetier qualifying and redeemable miles on july 3, 20, when flying on each others flights. One of the best ways to book delta flights is with virgin atlantic miles. Virgin atlantic publishes a single page on delta which lists what it costs to fly delta using virgin atlantic miles. For example, delta might require over 300,000 miles for the same flight that virgin atlantic would charge 50,000 miles. Delta, too, plans to offer premium economy in 2017, at least on certain flights. You can get some real value for your miles this way, even up to 5 cents per mile when booking in premium classes. The second possible use of virgin atlantic miles is just biting the bullet and paying the fuel surcharges on virgin atlantic. Earlier this week, delta air lines and virgin atlantic announced mutual frequent flyer benefit for elite flyers from both airlines. How to book delta flights with virgin atlantic miles 2020 edition. Thanks to one mile at a time i just learned that virgin atlantic is now allowing users to book awards on delta flights online. Handy for your travellers and great for boosting your companys miles.
Instead, you can usually pay half the number of miles through. Points can be transferred to virgin atlantic from any popular transferable points program. If youre looking to book a delta award flight, dont reach for your skymiles first. In many cases, its a cheaper miles redemption to book delta flights using virgin atlantic flying club miles. Jun 23, 2017 virgin atlantic flying club has announced changes to how members earn and redeem miles on delta airlines, as well as earn tier points. I vowed never to fly delta again, no matter how cheap it was. Nov 30, 2016 delta, too, plans to offer premium economy in 2017, at least on certain flights. Earning and redeeming miles across delta and virgin details. Just wondering can i use my virgin miles to book that flight and would it be 20000 virgin miles or is the conversion from delta to virgin miles different. The more interesting element for me is the reward chart changes, which i wrote about here.
Plus, virgin atlantic miles are much easier to collect than delta miles. Jul 16, 2017 delta has a 49% ownership stake in virgin atlantic, so it is no surprise to see additional capabilities for skymiles members when it comes to flying on virgin atlantic. Virgin atlantic airways flying club using virgin miles to upgrade delta booking hi ive just been told by flying club that i cannot use my virgin miles to upgrade my flight as i have a delta flight booking even though the flight is actually on virgin. If you have any flexibility in the matter, you might want to book that delta flight beforeafter 1 september, depending on whether your fare code qualifies for more miles or fewer tier points. Redeeming virgin atlantic miles on delta is an exceptional value.
Booking a ticket on virgin atlantic or delta page 2. You can earn flying co miles on all delta and virgin atlantic operated services including flights operated by delta, delta shuttle and delta connection. As of today, delta has successfully completed its acquisition of a 49 percent stake in virgin atlantic. The codeshare on virgin and delta flights will begin july 3, 20 and on that date, frequent flyers of both airlines will be able to earn and burn miles on each airline. Europe in business class for 100,000 miles delta charges 125,000. On each flight you earn 2 tier points for an economy flight, 3 in premium economy and 5 in upper class. Dont worry if youve missed a payment or just need a little more time to pay. Carry on rules are always those of the operating carrier so its virgin s rules.
If you join the virgin atlantic flying club you collect miles each time you fly. Air franceklm, delta air lines and virgin atlantic to. At select airports, virgin atlantic flights depart from and arrive at a separate terminal or concourse than delta flights or only virgin atlantic flights are offered from the airport. The air franceklm group, delta air lines and virgin atlantic limited today announced their intention to expand their strategic partnership and offer customers access to the most comprehensive transatlantic route network via an extensive joint venture the longterm joint venture would offer convenient flight schedules with competitive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits. Using virgin miles to upgrade delta booking flyertalk forums. Delta domestic booking classes will change from f, p, a and g to j, d, i and z. Accrual is only eligible for flights operated by virgin atlantic, delta, delta shuttle or delta connection1 partnermarketed flights will earn miles based on a percentage of distance flown as determined by the fare class paid. Nov 29, 2016 delta announced yesterday that effective immediately you can now use its miles to book award flights in virgin atlantics premium economy cabin. How to redeem virgin atlantic airlines miles for new. You can book virgin atlantic now with delta skymiles without fuel surcharges. Redeem delta skymiles for upgrades on virgin atlantic.
Earning and redeeming miles across delta and virgin. Delta skymiles and virgin atlantic flying club members can both start earning elitetier qualifying and redeemable miles on july 3, 20, when flying on each others flights. Transfers of citi thankyou points to virgin atlantic miles will have a 25% bonus through tonight, 11. How to book delta flights online using virgin atlantic miles live. Since then we have seen a gradual reshaping of the business. Albuquerque to atlanta distance abq to atl aberdeen to london distance abz to lhr st johns to london. Using virgin atlantic miles on delta flights can offer amazing value. Dec 05, 2016 according to an announcement from delta, customers can use skymiles to book flights in a premium economy cabin aboard virgin atlantic. Codeshare services that are marketed by virgin atlantic and operated by delta air lines also earn miles. From 1 st december 2018 delta e class bookings will earn 25% miles. Delta offer a service to more than 318 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Book virgin america flights with virgin atlantic miles.
To earn miles for a virgin atlantic flight, be sure to include your skymiles number on your reservation, whether you are booking at delta. You can now redeem delta skymiles for upgrades on virgin. We are flying from london to orlando on a delta flight operated by virgin. The downside is it does rely on delta having saver space, which is unpredictable with delta. Found a great deal on the delta website it says the flight will be operated by virgin airways does that mean it will be a virgin aircraft with virgin on flight services.
Since the announcement of the partnership both airlines have been working to integrate their systems. Delta announced yesterday that effective immediately you can now use its miles to book award flights in virgin atlantics premium economy cabin. Skymiles members can now use miles to upgrade from a purchased ticket on delta marketed, virgin atlantic operated flights using mileage upgrade awards in one of two ways. Miles plus money gift or transfer files chauffeur service spending partners 1. This investment was far from a sure thing, as virgin atlantic. You can book deltaoperated flights using virgin atlantic miles with no fuel surcharges, including transatlantic and transpacific routes. Its always worth a few minutes to check virgin atlantic s. Delta s decision to remove its award charts in 2015 has led to some incredibly high award ticket prices. Haufig gestellte fragen zur virgin atlanticpartnerschaft. The last time i flew with them about 3 years ago they didnt have the screens in the headrest, food was hideous and thats saying a lot considering all airline food in coach is pretty awful and the flight attendants were rude. Using virgin atlantic miles and award chart for delta. To use your miles for virgin atlantic flights, you can book directly through delta. Via virgin atlantic, you can often book the same exact flights for fewer.
Effective july, 2017, skymiles members can use miles to upgrade from a purchased ticket on delta marketed, virgin atlantic operated 1 flights through mileage upgrade awards. Using virgin atlantic miles to book a delta award flight. On nonstop flights, virgin atlantic usually charges fewer miles than delta for the same delta flights. While there was no mention of the award mileage rate in the announcement, we can now see online that these seats are priced at 55,000 skymiles each way between the us and europe. How to book delta flights with virgin atlantic miles 2020. Find out more about how many you will earn when booking this type of ticket. Normally, booking virgin america flights with virgin america elevate points is the best way to go, since. It does actually show this on the expedia site with the list of flights. Using virgin atlantic miles to book delta flights often represents an incredible value.
If youve flown a virgin atlanticoperated flight whether you paid cash or miles for it you can use flying clubs miles booster to score some extra miles for cheap. You will earn flying club miles and tier points on any delta flight, whether or not it is a codeshare route. Delta flights will be available to book on virgin s website and on phone reservations and vice versa on june 29 for travel starting on july 3, 20. You can now use delta skymiles to book virgin atlantic. The following upgrade options are available for members. Additionally, both amex and citi frequently offer transfer bonuses to virgin atlantic. Albuquerque to atlanta distance abq to atl aberdeen to london distance abz to lhr st johns to london distance anu to lgw st johns to vieux fort quarter distance anu to uvf.
Delta one customers enjoy access to the virgin atlantic revivals lounge upon arrival, which offers showers, wifi, madetoorder breakfast items and clothes pressing. You also earn tier points on three other airlines, at different rates depending on whether the flight is over 2000 miles. Does that mean it will be a delta plane or a virgin plane. You can redeem 55,000 skymiles each way for virgin atlantic premium economy. A domestic flight on a delta plane is almost always. Expect to see a similar deal soon to redeem skymiles for delta premium economy and aa miles for aa premium economy. Vflyer view topic can i use virgin miles to book delta flight. Redeem delta skymiles for premium economy with virgin atlantic.
Why redeeming virgin atlantic miles on delta is a good deal. Delta air lines buys 49% stake in virgin atlantic business. Upgrade from a purchased virgin atlantic economy ticket to virgin atlantic premium economy or virgin atlantic upper class upgrade. If your flights have a dl number they are the first marketing carrier and its their checked baggage rules apply even if the flight is operated by virgin. Passengers of premium economy get their own checkin desks, along with extra baggage, which is. Virgin atlantic has announced changes to the way that you will earn and spend virgin flying club miles on delta air lines from 1st september. Aug 29, 2015 so, in the end i am able to book the following delta flight with only 50,000 virgin atlantic miles for my wife and me. Virgin atlantic offers airlines miles point to its customers, you can redeem the airlines miles for new flight in following ways. Delta skymiles members now able to redeem miles for. Jan 30, 2020 if youve flown a virgin atlanticoperated flight whether you paid cash or miles for it you can use flying clubs miles booster to score some extra miles for cheap. However, there are ways to book these flights for significantly fewer miles than what delta would charge, and one of the best options is through virgin atlantic flying club. Delta and virgin atlantic airways today detailed a codeshare agreement across 108 routes that offers customers seamless connections to 66 destinations across north america and the u.
Booked on delta flight operated by virgin atlantic. Hello, im booked on a firstclass ticket with delta airlines, operated by virgin atlantic. Redeeming just 50,000 miles for oneway business class to europe, or 60,000 miles for oneway business class to asia, is a greatt deal. Jun 26, 20 virgin will place its flight number of 87 delta routes, both uk to us and internally in the us. Jul 27, 2017 air franceklm, delta air lines and virgin atlantic to strengthen transatlantic partnerships x the air franceklm group, delta air lines and virgin atlantic limited today announced their intention to expand their strategic partnership and offer customers access to the most comprehensive transatlantic route network via an extensive joint venture. So that means youre getting 1,300 flying club miles for every 1,000 amex points, which even further increases the value of these redemptions. You will be able to book from 29th june either standalone delta tickets or virgin and delta combo tickets on the virgin website.
The feature described in this post has disappeared. Delta has a 49% ownership stake in virgin atlantic, so it is no surprise to see additional capabilities for skymiles members when it comes to flying on virgin atlantic. Virgin australia publishes a single award page for all airlines, which happens to be distancebased. Todays codeshare announcement coincides with delta acquiring a 49 percent stake in sir richard bransons airline. Whether its worth it, however, is another question. And thats true for the delta award flights you can buy with virgin atlantic flying club miles too. Points, miles, martinis contributor, nicky, shares his thoughts from a recent virgin atlantic premium economy flight from new york jfk t0 london heathrow. According to an announcement from delta, customers can use skymiles to book flights in a premium economy cabin aboard virgin atlantic. Virgin atlantic can be a great option for booking delta awards. So, in the end i am able to book the following delta flight with only 50,000 virgin atlantic miles for my wife and me.
For terminal information, please check flight status via delta. More than one way to book delta flights with citi thankyou. Dec 11, 2012 americas delta air lines has bought a 49% stake in sir richard bransons virgin atlantic carrier and struck a collaboration alliance that will see the two groups work together in competition with. If there was a delay cancellation in either direction virgin has a duty of care possible hotelmeals whilst waiting and possibly compensation payment too. Using virgin atlantic miles to book flights on delta everyday. Earning miles with the new delta and virgin atlantic partnership. Members who have purchased an economyclass ticket can use their skymiles to upgrade to. A domestic flight on a delta plane is almost always 25,000 virgin atlantic miles round trip. However, there are cases in which redeeming virgin atlantic flying club miles works out better. Earning miles with the new delta and virgin atlantic. Amex membership rewards, citi thankyou rewards, chase ultimate rewards, or spg.
You can read more about this partnership on deltas website here and on. Save your skymiles, book delta flights through virgin atlantic. That being said, they can still come in handy, especially for partner flights. Oct 11, 2016 normally, booking virgin america flights with virgin america elevate points is the best way to go, since oneway awards are available for as few as 2,149 points each way.
You will see klm, air france, virgin and delta flight numbers but they are all operated by delta. Earn and redeem miles with ease on virgin atlantic flights. The latest announcement from delta is that you can redeem skymiles for upgrades on virgin atlantic flights. You can book available virgin atlantic flights on delta. We were sold a virgin flight but turns out its a delta. This is huge because virgin atlantic award prices are excellent on many routes and virgin atlantic. While you can always phone virgin atlantic to book your. In late 2012, delta air lines made a bold move to acquire a 49% stake in trendy u.
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