Virgin Atlantic ends its partnership with Hawaiian Airlines

Despite having been a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance for two years, Virgin Atlantic retains earning and burning mileage partnerships with a number of other airlines.

The one we cover most is Japanese carrier ANA because Virgin Points give you a chance to try their exceptional business and First Class products. There are also deals with Air New Zealand, EL AL, Hawaiian Airlines, IndiGo (earning only, no redemptions), LATAM, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways and Virgin Australia.

Virgin has now announced that the Hawaiian Airlines partnership is ending on 30th June.

As you can read here, we had already covered the ending of the Singapore Airlines partnership on 23rd April.

This isn’t a totally surprising move. Hawaiian Airlines has been acquired by Alaska Airlines, which is a member of the oneworld alliance alongside British Airways. There is always an element of partnership tidying up when airlines are acquired or join a new alliance.

Details are on the Virgin Atlantic website here if you click on the Hawaiian Airlines logo.

You cannot redeem Virgin Points, earn Virgin Points or earn Virgin Flying Club tier points after 30th June.

Got a flight booked?

• Is it a redemption? Good news. You can book by 30th June for travel a later date, as far out as 28th February 2026, although you won’t be able to make any changes except for cancellations.

• Is it a cash flight? Bad news. Even if your flight is already booked, you won’t be able to earn Virgin Points or tier points on a Hawaiian Airlines flight taken after 30th June. You will still be able to chase missing credit for flights taken up to 30th June for six months after your travel date.

This isn’t a major loss for Virgin Flying Club members (to be honest, I have no idea how difficult it was to find and book redemption flights) but, coupled with the loss of Singapore Airlines, it means that Virgin Atlantic has lost two non-SkyTeam partners this year.

On the other hand, we’ve seen the move of SAS from Star Alliance to SkyTeam which has added good options to Scandinavia.