I ran a long piece yesterday dissecting the recently announced changes to Virgin’s Flying Club.  On the whole, I thought they represented a genuine improvement, mainly to those who fly and .....

I ran a long piece yesterday dissecting the recently announced changes to Virgin’s Flying Club.  On .....

9 Jul 20139 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week outlining a number of genuine improvements to the scheme. If you are not a member, and current fly .....

If you are a member of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club, you will have received an email last week .....

8 Jul 20138 July 2013 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

The acquisition by Delta Air Lines of the US of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic completed on Monday. Whilst the two carriers are still awaiting regulatory permission to combine their schedules and to .....

The acquisition by Delta Air Lines of the US of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic completed on Monday. Whilst the .....

26 Jun 201326 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

A reminder that the current offer for purchasing Virgin Flying Club miles ends on 30th June. You can currently earn a 15% bonus when you buy Flying Club miles.  You can buy a surprisingly large .....

A reminder that the current offer for purchasing Virgin Flying Club miles ends on 30th June. You can currently .....

24 Jun 201324 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

Virgin Atlantic launched its new Little Red domestic flights at the end of March, serving Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. These are operated using Heathrow slots which British Airways was forced .....

Virgin Atlantic launched its new Little Red domestic flights at the end of March, serving Manchester, .....

20 Jun 201320 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 39 comments

I posted back in December about the acquisition of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic by Delta Air Lines of the US. I also reported on the later statement by Virgin that, surprisingly, it will not be .....

I posted back in December about the acquisition of a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic by Delta Air Lines of the .....

12 Jun 201312 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

Heathrow Airport has made a confident announcement that the new Terminal 2 will open on 4th June 2014. Having learnt lessons from the chaotic opening of Terminal 5, operations will be phased in over a .....

Heathrow Airport has made a confident announcement that the new Terminal 2 will open on 4th June 2014. Having .....

7 Jun 20137 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

Virgin Atlantic has launched another of their occasional reward seat sales.  There is a 30% reduction on the miles needed for a host of destinations (in ECONOMY ONLY). This means, for example, that .....

Virgin Atlantic has launched another of their occasional reward seat sales.  There is a 30% reduction on the .....

2 Jun 20132 June 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

I have decided that it is about time I reviewed the new Virgin Little Red domestic services, from Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Manchester to Heathrow. A flight has now been booked, so look out for my .....

I have decided that it is about time I reviewed the new Virgin Little Red domestic services, from Aberdeen, .....

31 May 201331 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 5 comments

Back in November, I mentioned the launch of ‘Miles Booster’ by Virgin Atlantic. It was an odd little deal.  When you bought a Virgin Atlantic flight for cash, you would be offered the .....

Back in November, I mentioned the launch of ‘Miles Booster’ by Virgin Atlantic. It was an odd .....

30 May 201330 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 8 comments

View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer programmes. There is nothing more frustrating than finding that your miles have expired when .....

View from the Wing ran a good summary recently on the expiry policies for the major airline frequent flyer .....

26 May 201326 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 18 comments

A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA WorldPoints – has finally launched. The link is here. Very little has changed so far. .....

A little later than originally planned, the new Heathrow Rewards website – the replacement for BAA .....

25 May 201325 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 6 comments

I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin Atlantic White or Virgin Atlantic Black credit cards. I won’t go into the details of the .....

I am pleased to say that I am now able to offer referrals for anyone thinking about taking out the Virgin .....

22 May 201322 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 7 comments

From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The airline industry has, of course, been one of the worst offenders here, but has anything .....

From April 6th, UK companies have been banned from imposing excessive credit card surcharges on customers. The .....

20 May 201320 May 2013 by Rob Burgess • 13 comments