Virgin Atlantic to end flights to Dubai next year

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• AlanC says:

  28 Jun28 June 15:48

  Anyone staying in the Jebel Ali, Marina or JBR areas, the plane to hotel often quicker from AUH than DXB depending on arrival time. Al Maktoum airport was good to fly into with Qatar before the fall out! Often felt like the only passengers in the Terminal.

• Hugh says:

  28 Jun28 June 19:25

  OT: I am hopefully about to book a flight using a 121 voucher. The voucher is in my wife’s account and she does not have enough to Avios but I do. I think therefore I need to create a BA household account which I think will let us book the flight we are after from her account. Is that right and if so how long does it take to set up, is it instantaneous?

  I am also hoping to get 90,000 avios from last weeks Iberia promotion. If there is any availability (and I don’t think there will be!) I think I will need to transfer more avios from BA to my Iberia account to get the flights I am interested in. Are there any issues with transferring from BAEC to Iberia if my account is a household account?

  • Darren says:

    28 Jun28 June 21:17

    Don’t know the second part but you’re right about the HHA, should be instantaneous

    • the real harry1 says:

      28 Jun28 June 21:19

      There was never a problem transferring points BAEC—>IB

• ConcernedFriend says:

  28 Jun28 June 19:57

  O/T – friends flight to New York on Norwegian (operated by a 747 operated by Wamos) has been turned around due to smoke in the cabin. No one has any information for him on board. If flight not fixed tonight what is he entitled to?

• John says:

  28 Jun28 June 20:35

  Well I’m sad about the VS to DXB, the route I used most on VS, imo the depart/arrival timing great

  I liked the overnight flight, usually in UC with a good sleep, never had a problem with my hotel allowing very early check-in (SPG Gold as was), typically landing to being on a sunbed in under two hours if staying in Dubai for business

  for holidays, heading up to RAK both Waldorf and Hilton upgraded us on arrival, zero wait

• Binks says:

  28 Jun28 June 20:54

  I’ve been using this site for th last 18 months and this is my first comment.
  I’m very disappointed about Virgin dropping their flights to Dubai. I have flown using that service a couple of times and have really enjoyed it. I also have 150k points which I was planning on using for two upper class returns to Dubai late next year. I’ll now have to reconsider my plans. I have 80k points on my Amex which I was going to transfer to Virgin however may now look at the Singapore Airlines dollar conversion instead. I’m also now thinking twice about whether to go for the new Virgin CC with the 15k bonus…. hmmmhhhh

• Janicee says:

  29 Jun29 June 19:24

  I disagree with your comment on the leisure market. I regularly use the overnight flight to Dubai on BA.

  I can work till 6.30 in Canary Wharf, get the 9pm flight to Dubai, be beside the pool by 8.30am. Stay overnight Saturday, get a late checkout Sunday and then fly back on the 2am ish flight on the Monday, arrive at Heathrow at 6.30 and be at my desk by 9.30.

  Two days sun for one night’s stay. I can sleep on planes.

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