Save £30 on Economy Delight and £50 on Premium with a new Virgin Atlantic flight offer
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Virgin Atlantic has launched a special deal for Premium and Economy Delight flights.
Until Tuesday 11th June:
you can save £30 on Economy Delight flights to all Virgin Atlantic destinations
you can save £50 on Premium (Virgin’s name for Premium Economy) flights to the US
Full details are on the Virgin Atlantic website here. You do not need a promo code to book the offer.
In addition Virgin Atlantic has launched an offer for flights from London to Tel Aviv:
you can save £30 per person on Upper Class flights from London to Tel Aviv
you can save £20 per person on Economy and Premium flights from London to Tel Aviv
For this offer you need to add the promo code FLC03 when booking. The offer is for travel between 1st November 2019 and 11th December 2019 as well as 1st January to 31st March 2020.
What are the Premium deals?
Lead in fares for return flights in Premium from London to the US include:
Boston from £684
New York from £724
Miami from £831
Lead in fares for return flights in Premium from Manchester to the US include:
New York from £690
Los Angeles from £797
Orlando from £796
Travel dates cover the Winter season, from 27th October to 27th March 2020. There are blackout dates in the run up to Christmas, but you can travel between Christmas Eve and early January.
What do I get with an Economy Delight deal?
The benefits of Premium over standard Economy tend to be obvious. You might be less clear about the difference between Economy Delight and Economy Classic on Virgin Atlantic.
An extra saving of £30 for Economy Delight flights should make it easier to decide whether or not it’s worth spending a bit extra for a better Economy experience.
There are two good reasons – one relating to comfort and one relating to miles. Most people only look at the first one and don’t bother to work out the impact of the improved mileage earning, which is a mistake.
First up is comfort.
Economy Classic: Standard Economy fare with checked luggage included, can be upgraded to Premium Economy with miles
Economy Delight: Extra legroom (34″ pitch), priority check-in and priority boarding, can be upgraded to Premium Economy with miles
The second reason is more miles.
Economy Classic: earns 50% of miles flown plus 25 tier points each-way
Economy Delight: earns 150% of miles flown plus 50 tier points each-way
How many more miles would I earn with Economy Delight?
Here are two sample screen shots, based on being a base level (Red) Virgin Flying Club member. Flying to Los Angeles in Economy Classic would get you:
…. whilst flying in Economy Delight would get you:
As you can see, you will earn an extra 10,908 miles on a return flight. These are worth £109 if you assume 1p per mile. You can add in the very substantial benefit of the extra legroom for 24 hours of flying time.
In general Economy Delight is usually priced at £100 return above Economy Classic. You should find the gap is even lower during this sale.
On the longer Virgin Atlantic flights the additional cost of Economy Delight is virtually offset by the additional Virgin Flying Club miles you earn. The extra leg room and other benefits are pretty much free.
We reviewed Economy Delight last year on a flight to New York which you can read here.
If you want to find out more about the different Economy products, you can read our in depth comparison here. This page of the Virgin Atlantic site shows you the differences between the fare classes.
To maximise your miles when paying, your best bet is one of the two Virgin Atlantic Reward credit cards. These earn double miles (3 per £1 on the paid card or 1.5 per £1 on the free card) when you book at virginatlantic.com or via Virgin Holidays. Another option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.
You can book the £30 off Economy Delight and £50 off Premium fares on the Virgin Atlantic website here.
How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (October 2024)
As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards. Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.
You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend Read our full review
You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.
American Express Preferred Rewards Gold
Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 50,000 Virgin Points.
The Platinum Card from American Express
50,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review
Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Platinum is increased to up to 80,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 80,000 Virgin Points. You will receive 8 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.
SPECIAL OFFER: Until 22nd October 2024, the bonus on American Express Business Gold is increased to up to 40,000 Membership Rewards points, worth 40,000 Virgin Points. You will receive 4 points per £1 spent for the first three months, on up to £10,000 of spending. The card is FREE for your first year. Click here to read our full card review. Click here to apply.
American Express Business Platinum
Up to 80,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
Get up to 40,000 points as a sign-up offer and FREE for a year Read our full review
Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points.
(Want to earn more Virgin Points? Click here to see our recent articles on Virgin Atlantic and Flying Club and click here for our home page with the latest news on earning and spending other airline and hotel points.)
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