Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Virgin Atlantic has just announced that it hopes to restart passenger flying in July. The airline seems to have changed its mind recently after stating that it didn’t intend to restart flying until August thanks to the 14-day quarantine imposed by the government on UK […]
Category: Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Flying Club
UPDATED: Virgin Flying Club is fixed!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
The Virgin Flying Club website has been down for over a week now. The system has been totally down – even the call centre agents couldn’t access accounts or process redemptions. I spoke to the Flying Club team over the weekend and they confirmed that […]
Which airlines will let you book with flexibility for late 2020 and early 2021?
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
A reader recently got in touch to suggest we write an article on how you are protected if you book cash flights now for later this year or early 2021. It was a good idea. After all, you may wish to book with the airline […]
Bits: Virgin Flying Club IT issue – what’s up?, Aer Lingus cuts two US routes, 2500 bonus points on Radisson sale bookings
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: What is the Virgin Flying Club IT issue? 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 […]
Get 7,200 Avios or 7,500 Virgin Flying Club or £90 of Hotels.com credit with Tesco Pet Insurance!
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Tesco Bank has launched a new pet insurance offer, and it is the most generous we have seen for a long time. Why is this relevant?! Let me explain. Via a new promotion with Money Saving Expert, you will earn 3,000 Clubcard points when you […]
LAST DAY: Win 20,000 Avios and get a lifetime discount on SeatSpy’s premium tiers
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Atlantic reward seats across an entire year without having to search for dates […]
Virgin Atlantic may receive a lifeline under the Government’s new ‘Project Birch’
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Another window of opportunity has opened for Virgin Atlantic. The Treasury revealed, via the Financial Times this morning, that it is about to launch ‘Project Birch’. ‘Project Birch’ is an admission by the Government that the country will suffer disproportionate damage if key businesses in […]
Bits: Virgin Atlantic July schedule, Stelios loses key easyJet vote, Hotels.com Rewards ‘double stamps’ offer extended
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic pushes back resumption of passengers flights to July Virgin Atlantic has reacted to the new UK quarantine restrictions by pushing back the start of passenger services to 1st July. The following schedule is currently planned to begin on 1st July: […]
LAST CHANCE: Virgin Atlantic is removing the sign-up bonus from its credit cards on Tuesday
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Virgin Atlantic is removing the sign-up bonus from its two credit cards on Tuesday. This is your last chance (at least for now) to earn 5,000 or 15,000 miles on the Virgin Money-issued Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Reward and Reward+ credit cards. You can apply […]
Bits: Heathrow Rewards Avios transfer oddity, Amex cashback at Selfridges, no more Virgin miles from money transfers
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Heathrow Rewards transfers to Avios crediting with a 100% bonus ….. Heathrow Rewards is currently running a 50% bonus when you transfer your points to Avios. The offer runs to 2nd June. This is a rare occurence. Whilst we have seen them […]
Bits: Virgin’s 787’s are finally fixed, Delta restarts Heathrow flights, KLM launches Loganair codeshare
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic finally has a functioning Boeing 787 fleet Cornonavirus has taken the focus of the airline industry away from Boeing and its 737MAX issues. The 737MAX had, itself, taken attention away from the other major aircraft mess of the last decade […]
What’s the future of Gatwick Airport with BA, Norwegian and Virgin Atlantic gone?
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment. No airport is having a great May, obviously, but at least Heathrow knows that the high value of its slots means that airlines will do everything possible to run a full schedule once […]
Bits: Virgin drops Manchester-Las Vegas, win 20,000 Avios with SeatSpy, BA extends ‘Book With Confidence’
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
News in brief: Virgin Atlantic drops Manchester to Las Vegas We ran an article yesterday on the Virgin Atlantic Summer 2021 schedule. What was noticeable by its absence was the new Manchester to Delhi service. Due to launch on 26th October, it has now been […]
Virgin Atlantic cancels Manchester-Delhi and launches its Summer 2021 flying schedule
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Virgin Atlantic has revealed its flying plans for Summer 2021. This follows the announcement that Sir Richard Branson is selling part of his stake in Virgin Galactic to raise funds to pump into the airline. Whilst schedules are not normally finalised so far in advance, […]
Richard Branson to sell $400m of shares in Virgin Galactic to help Virgin Atlantic
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
A new twist has emerged in the battle to keep Virgin Atlantic afloat, as Virgin Group has announced that its Vieco investment vehicle is selling up to 25 million shares in Virgin Galactic. These are worth $505 million at the current price. 20% of this […]
“Virgin Atlantic appoints advisors to manage a bankruptcy process” (Sky News)
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
Sky News reported this afternoon that Virgin Atlantic has appointed restructuring specialists Alvarez & Marsal to oversee a potential pre-pack insolvency of the airline. This does not necessarily mean that administration is inevitable, and as Sky points out it is a legal requirement of the […]
Virgin Atlantic making 3,150 staff redundant, leaving Gatwick and scrapping its Boeing 747 fleet
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Virgin Atlantic has announced it will be permanently retiring its Boeing 747-400 fleet with immediate effect, leaving London Gatwick and making 3,150 staff redundant. This is part of the strategy to reduce costs as the airline comes to terms with the impact of coronavirus. This […]
Will the British Airways / American Airlines joint venture be broken up if Virgin Atlantic goes bust?
Written by Rob @ Head for Points
However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian must not receive Government support and be allowed to fail. Have you wondered why? After all, Willie Walsh – CEO of BA’s […]
SeatSpy ‘officially’ launches, adds premium tiers and availablility searches for Air France and KLM
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Earlier this year SeatSpy launched as a new tool to search redemption flight availability on British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. It is by far the easiest way of seeing Avios and Virgin Atlantic reward seats across an entire year without having to search for dates […]
Virgin Australia may live on as 10+ companies express interest in saving it
Written by Rhys @ Head for Points
Virgin Australia is the largest airline so far to go into administration due to the coronavirus. We covered the fall of Virgin Australia into administration in this article last week. The end was not a surprise, given that the federal Government had refused any financial […]