The carrier flies up to five times a day between london heathrow and new york jfk, using the dreamliner on selected flights. If do need some extra legroom its well worth upgrading to economy delight the premium check in and priority boarding are lovely perks too. Earning miles with the new delta and virgin atlantic partnership. Virgin atlantic premium cabins and seats virgin atlantic. Because virgin australia and virgin atlantic are both on the same velocity reward table, you can also book a journey from sydney to london or from melbourne to london for a total of 127,500 velocity points in business class, 95,700 velocity points in premium economy or 59,800 velocity points in economy, one way. Our economy seats are a generous width of up to 17 inches on all of our aircraft, but if youre after more space you can always book in economy delight for extra legroom.
Aug, 2017 virgin atlantics 7879s have three cabins upper class, premium economy and economy. Dec 05, 2016 according to an announcement from delta, customers can use skymiles to book flights in a premium economy cabin aboard virgin atlantic. Edit either way, be sure to check out the jfk virgin atlantic clubhouse. Delta premium select offers a wider seat with adjustable headrests, a more supportive seatback featuring a deeper recline and an integrated leg and foot rest. London heathrow to seattle with virgin atlantic premium economy class. Using velocity frequent flyer points to book virgin atlantic. Our economy seats are a generous width of up to 17 inches on all of our planes. The seat was comfy and spacious, upholstered in virgin atlantics signature purple leather, with a generous seat width of 21 inches and 38 inches of legroom. Delta announced yesterday that effective immediately you can now use its miles to book award flights in virgin atlantics premium economy cabin. Diamond, platinum and gold medallion members will receive priority checkin, security, baggage handling and boarding, plus bag fee waivers for one additional piece up to 23kg 50lbs, on virgin atlantic flights.
I jumped on the opportunity and booked it right away. Whether you watch on our bestinclass entertainment screen at each seat or on a personal device, enjoy complimentary delta studio. Upper class business class, premium economy class and economy class. Hi all, im booked on a september virgin atlantic rt flight booked through delta in premium economy. Whether its worth it, however, is another question. Theyre simply economy delight deals, which delta s computers bring up as premium economy.
When travelling in premium economy, you will get priority boarding so you will get onto the plane before economy passengers. The idea that i could pay a fraction of a first class fare for some of the added benefits. Like the first flight, i was flying premium economy. Delta air lines skymiles deltava codeshare fare class changes. How to book virgin atlantic premium economy with miles. Checkin i arrived at hong kong international airport at 2100 for my 2345. Skymiles members can now use miles to upgrade from a purchased ticket on deltamarketed, virgin atlanticoperated flights using mileage upgrade awards in one of two ways upgrade from a purchased virgin atlantic economy ticket to virgin atlantic premium economy or. Delta customers to benefit from new virgin atlantic. We have flown virgin atlantics premium economy a few times, and have had a great experience on every single flight. Virgin atlantic check in line at boston logan international airport. Those looking to book virgin atlantic flights using credit card points and frequent flyer miles have a few options. Movie treat on daytime flights, we offer you a treat to enjoy with your movie. It was so good, i said to my friends and family that if that was virgins economy class, i could only dream how brilliant their premium classes must be. While there was no mention of the award mileage rate in the announcement, we can now see online that these seats are priced at 55,000 skymiles each way between the us and europe.
Lady gvwoo, penny lane gvnyl and birthday girl gvnew. Virgin atlantic business class flights, virgin atlantic upper. These seats are referred to as extra legroom seats. A guide to premium economy on each airlineincluding. Can i redeem miles for a seat in virgin atlantics premium economy cabin. The economy cabin has a total 198 seats in a 333 layout, with seats that are 17. Virgin atlantic 7879 premium economy from london to newark. Using velocity frequent flyer points to book virgin. Mar 31, 2017 virgin atlantic premium economy is a completely separate cabin with dedicated crew. Use skymiles to book virgin atlantic premium economy. Theres more space to relax, because your leather seat is one of the biggest in its class. Possibly one of the best, if not the best, lounge in the us. Virgin atlantic premium economy awards now available on delta. Available now, virgin atlantic has introduced three new fares.
Known as upper class rather than business or first class, we have outstanding deals on virgin atlantic flights to us cities and elsewhere. Virgin atlantic business class flights, virgin atlantic. Both the a350 and 777 aircraft are capable of longrange flying, so. After a longweekend trip to london to visit family, i was excited to try out virgin atlantics 7879 on my way home to new. Virgin atlantic 7, lhrjfk, a330300, premium economy. Virgin atlantic, air france, klm, and delta have launched their expanded joint venture offering a greater choice of routes and loyalty options when traveling between europe, the u. Then, use your miles on to book a virgin atlantic flight. Youll also enjoy priority boarding and, where possible, your bag will be one of the first off the plane when we arrive. The voucher can upgrade 2 x oneway flights for a couple or a return flight for one person. Economy light, economy classic and economy delight. The last time i flew with them about 3 years ago they didnt have the screens in the headrest, food was hideous and thats saying a lot considering all airline food in coach is pretty awful and the flight attendants were rude.
Its up to 21in 53cm wide, with a footrest, headrest and 38in 96cm seat pitch. Virgin atlantic boeing 787 upper class business class. Pay particular attention to the economy class fares, particularly e,q,v,x,n,o. A guide to choosing that upgrade, airline by airline. Premium economy tickets are bookable with skymiles for about 40 percent fewer miles than upper class, depending on the route. Virgin atlantic is one of the few reliable option left in the delta skymiles program. Youll have access when flying to london on either airline. Unfortunately, my experience was nothing like the one virgin atlantic advertises online. Its first airplanes with premium economy will enter service next year, with tickets available for purchase by fall 2017. Worlds best airline premium economy class 2019 skytrax. Britishbased virgin atlantic vs flies to about 30 destinations within the united kingdom, elsewhere in europe, and in africa, asia, the middle east, north america and the caribbean. Proud winner of the skytrax worlds best premium cabin award.
Virgin atlantic premium economy is a completely separate cabin with dedicated crew. Nov 29, 2016 delta announced yesterday that effective immediately you can now use its miles to book award flights in virgin atlantics premium economy cabin. Checkin kiosks and signs are branded virgin and delta and give passengers the option to checkin with either airline. Delta air lines virgin atlantic book flights with virgin. There are also dedicated checkin desks at all locations. Delta, too, plans to offer premium economy in 2017, at least on certain flights. To view information on delta s virgin atlantic partnership, please click here. Apr 30, 2018 it is also relevant because one of the features of the new virgin atlantic credit cards is the option to take a voucher for a free premium virgins new name for premium economy upgrade when you hit the spending target.
Seat map virgin atlantic boeing b787 900 seatmaestro. For more info about your exact wiggle room on each plane. The virgin atlantic boeing 7879 aircraft features a three class configuration with 31 lieflat bed upper class seats, 35 premium economy seats, and 198 standard economy class seats. How to book delta flights with virgin atlantic miles 2020. Earning miles with the new delta and virgin atlantic. Virgin atlantic boeing 787 dreamliner virgin atlantic. If you have flying club miles, you could also book flights between. And if youre booked in economy classic youre welcome to purchase an exit row seat from.
Who has the best premium economy seat virgin or ba. Whenever possible i try to book skyteam and other delta partner flights directly through. Apr 01, 2014 when i heard about virgin atlantics premium economy though i was intrigued. Apr 20, 2019 earlier this week, delta air lines and virgin atlantic announced mutual frequent flyer benefit for elite flyers from both airlines. Delta just added the option to book virgin atlantic premium economy seats with skymiles, but is it worth the cost. According to an announcement from delta, customers can use skymiles to book flights in a premium economy cabin aboard virgin atlantic. Virgin atlantic at londonheathrow uses terminal 3 and shares checkin desks with their partner, delta.
Jun 22, 2018 we have flown virgin atlantics premium economy a few times, and have had a great experience on every single flight. With dedicated check in and bag drop, well fast track your airport experience. Other little perks included inseat laptop power, which is great for folks like me who like to work on flights, as well as virgins inflight entertainment system that offers hundreds of hours. Economy advanced seat assignment asa for virgin atlantic. The codeshare on virgin and delta flights will begin july 3, 20 and on that date, frequent flyers of both airlines will be able to earn and burn miles on each airline. I arrived at terminal e at boston logan international airport and flew right by the long lines for economy class and went right to the check in counters for premium economy. Young adult passengers travelling alone cant book online please contact reservations on 0844 209 7777. The seats convert into a 79 fully flat bedand come with a quilted blanket and comfortable pillows complimentary chauffeur serviceavailable within the uk and incountry within 75 miles of the airport only available with select booking classes j, d, c or i.
The seat provides the expected comfort and virgin atlantic has struck a fine. Find out more about how many you will earn when booking this type of ticket. For questions regarding seat selection on virgin atlantic flights, travel agents may visit virgin atlantic s agency website or contact virgin atlantic sales support via email at us. Yesterday i got an email from delta saying i was now in first class. Search for up to 6 separate flights to a number of worldwide destinations. Delta and virgin atlantic share a home at londonheathrows lhr terminal 3, meaning.
These discount economy fares earn 100% base miles and 100% medallion miles when credited to the delta skymiles program. Apr 26, 2017 virgin atlantics 787 dreamliner is a great way to cross the pond, especially in premium economy. Find the best airplanes seats, information on legroom, recline and inflight entertainment using our detailed online seating charts. Oct 23, 2015 the pitch in virgin atlantics premium economy is more than generous and its that number that determined my happiness or not on the 8hour flight. There are 31 lieflat upper class seats arranged in a 111 layout.
Delta recently announced they are adding premium economy seats called premium select now to many international flights starting next year. Ive done this a few times when i didnt want to be stuck on the phone. Upgrade from a purchased virgin atlantic premium economy ticket to virgin atlantic upper class giving the option to our customers to upgrade on virgin atlantic is yet another benefit of our joint venture partnership and one more way delta is giving greater flexibility to our members as they travel, said sandeep dube, v. Virgin atlantic sent me a press release last week to promote winning the tripadvisor travellers choice award for best european premium economy product 2018 for this and two other reasons, i thought it was worth taking a quick look at how premium economy compares between british airways and virgin atlantic we will be publishing the results of our. Virgin atlantic can be a great option for booking delta awards. Below, i have attached the earning rates for delta skymile members flying on virgin atlantic operated flights. Apr 11, 2018 ever wanted to fly premium economy with virgin but not sure what its like, the food, the service etc then take a look here. Virgin offers 3 classes of service between new york jfk and london. Review of virgin atlantic flight new york london in premium eco. Virgin atlantic is named the worlds best premium economy class airline by customers, whilst austrian airlines has the best premium economy class meals. Nov 30, 2015 virgin atlantic replaced its ageing a340600 with the brand new b7879 on the hong konglondon route in july this year. If there was a delay cancellation in either direction virgin has a duty of care possible hotelmeals whilst waiting and possibly compensation payment too.
If you want to find award availability andor book awards for virgin atlantic partners like delta or ana, or virgin australia, or singapore airlines, etc. You can now use delta skymiles to book virgin atlantic. Which is better for premium economy, lufthansa or virgin. Redeem delta skymiles for premium economy with virgin atlantic. The carrier flies up to five times a day between london heathrow and new york jfk, using the. Priority boarding, wide reclining chairs with footrest, the enhanced menu offering served on china with stainless steel cutlery, the snack bar on the new 787 aircraft with free snacks and drinks that you can help yourself to the. Premium economy is located in its own cabin between upper class and economy from row 18 and 25. Review of virgin atlantic flight from new york to london. Delta mileage upgrade awards now available for virgin.
Virgin atlantic is great as well, though, so you cant go wrong but i know that lufthansas premium economy product was recently updated and that they use great aircraft on the delhifrankfurtjfk. Virgin atlantic replaced its ageing a340600 with the brand new b7879 on the hong konglondon route in july this year. In comparison, virgin atlantic requires just 55,000 flying club miles for the same roundtrip route half the miles delta is charging. How to redeem delta miles for virgin atlantic premium economy. The pitch in virgin atlantics premium economy is more than generous and its that number that determined my happiness or not on the 8hour flight. With a range of ticket options available in economy, you can design how you want to fly, so take a look at the premium cabin and seating available. The premium economy book flights with virgin atlantic. Be careful with this delta mistake when booking virgin.
Virgin atlantics 7879s have three cabins upper class, premium economy and economy. Virgin atlantics first b7879 entered the fleet in 2014. I chose to credit my flights to delta this time around so the trip would. Virgin atlantic does not offer sky priority, but you will continue to receive your benefits on delta operated flights.
The differences in premium economy on delta, american. What flying premium economy on virgin atlantic is like. I recently flew virgin atlantic premium economy va pe from london heathrow to san francisco, returning 2 weeks later. Virgin atlantic charges extra for bulkhead and other seats which have more legroom. Upper class is virgin atlantics equivalent to business class. The premium economy meal service 1 we serve hot chocolate instead of coffee on overnight flights. For the moment, there has been no mention of the rate for award mileage from delta, although there has been some indication that such seats have a pricing of 55,000 skymiles oneway between the united states and. I didnt think virgin could top the service on this flight until air new zealand dumped me in a broken seat for hours which resulted in an injury to my leg, treated me like dirt, and i. Ever wanted to fly premium economy with virgin but not sure what its like, the food, the service etc then take a look here. Compare seats in the different cabins virgin atlantic.
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