Virgin Atlantic makes more winter schedule changes
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Virgin Atlantic is currently teasing what may be a new route announcement on social media – ‘Keep your eyes open. Something is taking off soon’. Will this finally be the launch of Seoul?
More jiggling of the winter schedule was put through this week. We’ve already covered the scrapping of flights to St Lucia but other changes include:
- Maldives – increased to daily
- New York JFK – reduced to 4x daily from 5x daily
- Orlando – increased frequency (Delta has dropped London to Orlando and Virgin Atlantic is picking up the slack)
- San Francisco – increased from 7x weekly to 10x weekly
- Toronto – reduced from daily to 4x weekly (remember that this route only launched last week)
It’s worth a reminder that tickets for the promised Accra route are still not available. This was due to launch on 1st May 2025 but was pushed back.
With Virgin Atlantic still having engine issues with the Boeing 787-9 fleet, and demand to the US starting to drop, these may not be the last changes.
Whilst the airline made a tiny profit for the first time in many years in 2024, it is beginning to look like 2025 may see a return to form ….
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How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (June 2025)
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):
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The American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.
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Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.
The American Express Business Platinum Card
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The American Express Business Gold Card
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Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points.
