EDIT: this flight is still available until Tuesday night
Virgin Atlantic is running a one day Upper Class sale to Chicago, for some reason!
If you book today, Monday, Heathrow to Chicago is £1,093 return. This will be on a direct Delta flight, a direct Virgin flight or on Virgin with a connection.
Travel dates appear to be over Thanksgiving (around 24 November), over Christmas and New Year and between February and 15th April 2017.
You can price this up on the Virgin Atlantic site here.
Apologies for the brief article but I am writing this on my phone on a train!
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This fare has been available for at least a week, and also matched by *A. Available over Xmas and NY holidays too
If you’ve been aware of it for a week, can I just underline your absolutly fantastic degree of narcissism for keeping it to yourself. (rude words redacted)
Trust you feel suitably shamed…..
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Aug 26, 16, 7:53 pm KL/DL/VA: LHR-ORD $1560~ rt business (NYE)
Other than the fact that fare is 1) more expensive and 2) has different availability dates, I guess you have really provided us with some valuable insight,
Hope you’re feeling happy with yourself.
tony tony tony
deal was probably noted elsewhere, you can’t go blaming people for not rushing back and saying hey guys here’s a great deal blah blah blah
yan probably has a job to do when he’s not messing with hfp 🙂
Despite what many people think, this is not a forum. If you want notification of cheap flight deals then follow a website/forum that posts cheap flight deals instead of demanding people find you…
Not to mention, if I posted everytime I found a good flight deal this site would be clogged with them. If you’re unable to find them yourself, don’t blame your shortcomings on others…
At that price, anybody with a BA redemption flight should cancel and book this, unless they have more Avios than they will ever need.
Definitely a good price, sadly the existing booking I have is an open jaw from Edinburgh to Chicago returning from Toronto with a Lloyds upgrade voucher (and was only charged £350 in taxes) so think it’s too complex to cancel.
Is that in J, Alan? That tax amount seems alright.
Indeed it is, Genghis – was quite surprised myself but wasn’t going to argue 😛 Got 48k value out the voucher too 🙂
Thanks Alan. Will look into it for next year.
Thanks Tony for pointing this one out 😀
O/T – does anyone have experience of cancelling a Virgin reward flight? My wife and I have flights to Vegas booked for next month which we now need to cancel due a breakdown of childcare arrangements (and Sod’s law just a few weeks after I paid £180 for extra legroom seats). Queried cancellation with Flying Club and was advised in addition to £30 per person cancellation charge I would also lose some of the APD as this typically isn’t refunded by the Government in full? Call
Centre agent suggested trying to rebook but as I bought these economy tickets in the reward sale it’s going to cost me a lot more points even rebooking a different route (plus in all probability now paying extra charges for my 2 kids aged 2 and also 6 months). Got a bit of time to decide on options. Too much to hope September brings another reward fare sale?!? Main concern is potentially losing more than I thought due to lack of APD refund?
Chicago ironically would have been a good option for next year (wife is originally from relatively nearby Detroit) but they don’t seem to fly there from Manchester anymore? I thought Virgin did but can’t see anything. Living in Newcastle LHR isn’t ideal with the kids unless I pay to connect via BA. Even Chicago from Edinburgh would have been good for us had it existed!
Thanks in advance!
I believe the airline pays APD after the flight departs, or at least the liability arises when a flight departs so that line was rubbish.
I’ve cancelled VS award flights twice and always had the full taxes back. What you were told is rubbish.
Oh also, VS/DL have never and probably will never fly MAN – ORD. AA however do serve that route (when it runs, it’s had a bunch of cancellations recently). Strong rumours of a VS/DL MAN – DTW route have been around for a while. Rumour has it that it was virtually ready to be announced but after brexit Delta put the brakes on for the time being.
It is still available today.
I have taken advantage of this for a romantic long weekend at Valentines with my long suffering wife. (Sat 11th to Wed 15th). So thanks for the tip, really looking forward to it. I now just need to find a brilliant deal on hotels in Chicago……
Is Chicago a good romantic destination? I’ve never been further outside o’hare than the inter-terminal train!
It’s a fabulous city – although cold in February – with unique architecture (take the river tour).
Stay at the Virgin Hotel in Chicago – especially good value with “chamber” upgrades, extra Miles etc if you book through the VS website AND have status in Virgin Flying Club.
Are virgin stopping their direct flights? Can’t seem to find any…
LHR-ORD is seasonal but there are usually plenty of revenue or redemption seats to JFK (and to a lesser extent BOS, DTW and IAD) with DL connections to ORD or WN connections to MDW..