Why can’t you access your Virgin Flying Club account?
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If you’re a Virgin Flying Club member, you may have noticed that you have been unable to access your account for the last week.
Not only can you not log in, but the Flying Club call centre cannot access your account either.
I assumed this was just the usual Virgin Atlantic IT mess up, but on Saturday we noticed that American Express Membership Rewards was no longer offering Virgin Flying Club as a transfer partner.
This is not altogether surprising. Virgin Atlantic transfers from American Express Membership Rewards are instantaneous – usually – so it is particularly problematic if people initiate a transfer and the points just disappear.
I dropped the top team at Flying Club a note on Saturday. The long and short of it is that there has been a serious IT issue but everything is in hand and there is nothing suspicious going on. Normal service will hopefully be resumed soon.
How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 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 15,000 Virgin Points):
Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard
15,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review
Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard
A generous earning rate for a free card at 0.75 points per £1 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 40,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 40,000 Virgin Points.
The Platinum Card from American Express
40,000 bonus points and a huge range of valuable benefits – for a fee Read our full review
Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.
American Express Business Platinum
40,000 points sign-up bonus and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review
American Express Business Gold
20,000 points sign-up bonus 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.)