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Get an extra £150 off Upper Class flights to the USA in the Virgin Atlantic sale

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Virgin Atlantic is offering a further £150 off with the promo code ‘FLYVA’.

You need to book by Monday 17th January for travel between now and the end of March or between September and November.

The code stacks with the sale fares and will reduce the cost of flights by:

  • £150 in Upper Class
  • £70 in Premium
  • £30 in Economy (excluding Economy Light)

…. for flights to Boston, New York and Orlando. The code also works for Economy and Premium flights to Miami. You can see the terms and conditions of the offer here.

The Virgin Atlantic Winter Sale

The wider Virgin Atlantic is also still on. Flights are on sale across the Virgin network, including:

  • Antigua
  • Atlanta
  • Barbados
  • Bahamas (Nassau)
  • Bengaluru
  • Boston
  • Delhi
  • Detroit
Virgin Atlantic sale
  • Grenada
  • Hyderabad
  • Lagos
  • Las Vegas
  • Los Angeles
  • Miami
  • Montego Bay (Jamaica)
  • New York
  • Orlando
  • Seattle
  • San Francisco
  • St Lucia
  • St Vincent
  • Tel Aviv
  • Tobago
  • Washington DC

You must book by Monday 26th January, with sale fares available for travel until 24th December 2022.

The Virgin Atlantic sale page is here.

You are protected by Virgin’s book with confidence guarantee

Virgin Atlantic has a flexible booking policy in place for flights that take place before the 31st December 2022.

You will be able to rebook your ticket, including to an alternative destination or with a name change, for free, albeit you will have to pay for the difference in fare. You can change your ticket as often as you’d like.

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class A350
Virgin Atlantic’s new Upper Class Suite

What seat will you get?

Depending on your destination, you will either enjoy the new Upper Class Suite on Virgin’s A350s (review here) or the older Upper Class seat on its A330s and 787s. Both are decent and have their strengths.

The Upper Class Suite on the A350 is generally more private, with a semi-door and a more enclosed seat shell. It is also angled towards the window, letting you enjoy the view from your seat.

The older-style Upper Class seat is slightly more open and therefore potentially better for families. Whilst you need to get out of your seat and flip it over into bed mode, it does allow for buddy dining. Unlike the new suite the seats face towards the aisle so you do have to crane your neck to see out.

Of course, you will be able to enjoy the fantastic Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow (review here) regardless of the aircraft type. The Virgin Clubhouse is far better than the BA business class lounges and in my view is one of the best lounges at Heathrow.

You will also enjoy a ‘proper’ meal service as Virgin Atlantic’s catering has returned to normal, with courses served separately.

We also recently reviewed Virgin Premium, which is still an excellent product.

Virgin Atlantic Premium seat
Virgin Atlantic Premium

How should I pay for my tickets?

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

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

Another option is American Express Preferred Rewards Gold which offers double points – 2 per £1 – when you book flight tickets directly with an airline.

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

Conclusion

The Virgin Atlantic sale page is here where you can find out more and get your head around what is available.

Remember that you need to book by Monday 17th January.

Comments (15)

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  • Alex says:

    Since when did VS fly to Hyderabad? Islamabad maybe…?

  • ChrisC says:

    Monday would be the 24th January.

    • CarpalTravel says:

      No, it is just for this weekend, “ends midnight Monday”. Not a week on Monday.

      • ChrisC says:

        Perhaps you missed what Rob wrote

        “You must book by Monday 26th January, with sale fares available for travel until 24th December 2022.”

  • S879 says:

    Anyone know when the next Flying Club miles sale is expected. I know it ended on 21st December but how frequent are these?

  • Chris says:

    Has anyone flown to US recently – day 3 viral test for kids can be a simple self test from CVS (or nhs self test)?

  • PGW says:

    With PE fares MAN-MCO not far short of £2k even outside school holidays I don’t see this trivial discount causing a stampede of new bookings.

    • Graeme says:

      Yes any of the dates or routes from MAN I’m looking at are eye watering. Can’t all be people moved their bookings already surely? I’ve 3 vouchers to use and LHR MIA seems to be the only reasonable PE fares for Florida.

      • Derek says:

        LHR – LAX in March at three and a half grand for Upper, is not a ‘ sale ‘ the extra £150 off is not going to temp us over there this year. I reckon Virgin…and others..are in for a shock if they honestly believe travellers are going to return at the prices being quoted.

  • pigeon says:

    Just a warning that Virgin’s “book with confidence” – if you get a voucher from them, then you need to lose it all in one go, or lose the difference.

    It’s pretty much the worst longhaul flexibility policy ex-UK.

  • Yorkie Aid says:

    If you are redeeming a 2-4-1 voucher you have to call so you then don’t earn the double points on the cash element when paying with the Virgin CC. Well I didn’t anyway.

  • KK says:

    i cant use the voucher and trigger any discount. was eyeing jfk in upper class but its the same price as last week, also same price with or without the code FLYVA!!!

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