Virgin Atlantic status match still running if you fly Little Red – and why you should do it

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• Oyster says:

  2 Feb2 February 04:34

  The picture shows a Little Red flight on a busy day. Don’t worry it’s not normally that crowded 😉

  • James says:

    2 Feb2 February 05:13

    Haha come on, it’s a lot busier than it used to be… Just in time to get the chop 🙁 real shame.

    • Alan says:

      2 Feb2 February 08:37

      Indeed I was on their 06:35 EDI-LHR last Monday and at OLCI it seemed pretty empty yet on the day it was mobbed, certainly at the front of the plane!

      Rob – you forgot to mention the ludicrously cheap Little Red redemption rates as a Gold – only 1,250 miles and £17 each way!!

• Robert says:

  2 Feb2 February 05:20

  How long do we still have to do this? i.e when are they closing down?

  • Think Square says:

    2 Feb2 February 08:23

    Manchester closes at the end of March, Aberdeen and Edinburgh in September.

• steve says:

  2 Feb2 February 06:09

  Anyone know if there is something similar for sky team alliance.

  Bugs me that Gold Delta members get access into Virgin Lounges, but not the other way round. Delta want to charge $50 – better off going to a decent airport restaurant.

• flibbly says:

  2 Feb2 February 07:13

  Does anyone know if this will work if I am already a member of Virgin Flying Club but with no status in it?

  • Think Square says:

    2 Feb2 February 08:24

    Yes. The form they had out on the flight doesn’t allow for this, but I emailed them and they status matched me no problem.

    • flibbly says:

      2 Feb2 February 08:33

      Thanks Think Square – do you mean I don’t need to deliberately take a Little Red flight, just email them and that’s enough?

      • Alan says:

        2 Feb2 February 08:35

        You can get it by emailing them in advance of the flight but they’d still be looking for a booking reference for an upcoming flight.

        • flibbly says:

          2 Feb2 February 10:49

          Thanks Alan. The thing is I have no need of a domestic flight, mainly flying long haul only (usually JNB or the MidEast) so may not be booking for anywhere that Virgin flies to before the Little Red service stops operating.

          I guess I’ll just keep it at the back of mind until an appropriate opportunity arises.

        • Alan says:

          9 Feb9 February 20:54

          If you’ve got any upcoming booking with VS I’d give it a shot – you might get lucky!

        • richie says:

          2 Feb2 February 17:03

          if you email in advance and give booking ref, do you get lounge acces on that flight>?

        • Rob says:

          2 Feb2 February 17:34

          As long as your status was updated online, yes – it would be reflected on your boarding pass at check-in

• Paul says:

  2 Feb2 February 08:08

  Raffles, you neglect to mention that Virgin’s domestic services are being axed — Manchester at the end of March, and Edinburgh/Aberdeen at the end of September!

  • Rob says:

    2 Feb2 February 10:24

    I did write it! I must have forgotten to hit save. I went off and looked up the dates!

• MrHeckles says:

  2 Feb2 February 08:10

  Is this Status Match standard enough to warrant doing a trip especially? Would be very disappointed to find that it was more of an optional offering rather than SOP

  • Think Square says:

    2 Feb2 February 08:26

    It’s standard. They announce it at the start of every flight.

    • Rob says:

      2 Feb2 February 10:25

      If they don’t announce it, ask for the form. If they don’t have one (they will) write in with your flight details and a scanned copy of your BA card and they will do it.

• Think Square says:

  2 Feb2 February 08:36

  Once you have your status, Little Red redemptions become even cheaper. 5000 miles for Silver and 2500 miles for Gold. (That’s almost buy one get two free)

  Another nice benefit of Little Red is the £7 a day parking at Manchester.

  • Robert says:

    2 Feb2 February 08:53

    Yes, but that’s only good for a couple more months…

  • Alan says:

    9 Feb9 February 20:53

    And Fast Track security (at EDI anyway) – when I checked in at the desk (as I had bags) they put a sticker on my boarding pass 🙂

• Smid says:

  2 Feb2 February 08:46

  Do they match VS Silver for BA Silver? I’m already Silver with both, and even at that, I don’t rate VS Silver as much use (no lounge access).

  • Think Square says:

    2 Feb2 February 10:52

    Only Silver-to-Silver I’m afraid

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