I tried to fly Virgin Atlantic on one leg of my New York trip but availability wasn’t there on the days I needed it.  It is now far too long since I flew with them long-haul and I sometimes feel a little guilty writing about Virgin […]

For reasons not entirely clear, Virgin Atlantic will experiment next Summer with a very restricted service from Belfast and Glasgow. From Belfast, Virgin will be flying to Orlando.  It will fly a grand total of six times – Thursday 25 June and then every Thursday […]

Virgin Atlantic has announced the first routes to feature the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Virgin is the first European airline to receive the larger 787-9 version of the aircraft.  The first one is due to arrive in September and has been rostered to fly to Boston […]

For a few weeks now, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has been running a special promotion in conjunction with Little Red.  Little Red is the Virgin domestic airline which is running services to Heathrow from Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. In theory the promotion is simple.  If […]

I was at an event in London last Wednesday evening where model Amber Le Bon was present, wearing a rather daring totally backless number.  I don’t mention this to highlight the extent of my social diary, but because her clothes were substantially less impressive the next […]

A quick reminder that Wednesday June 4th is the last day to book yourself a redemption seat in the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club seat sale. It covers both Economy and Premium Economy seats but not Upper Class unfortunately. You will save 20% on the standard mileage […]

As well as launching their ’20% off Economy and Premium Economy redemptions’ sale yesterday, Virgin Flying Club also announced a 20% bonus when you buy, transfer or gift Virgin Flying Club miles. The link to buy, transfer or gift miles is here.  The closing date […]