This November, Virgin Atlantic is launching its best value Black Friday sale ever. Beginning today Monday 23rd November, Upper Class return flights start from £999 as well as 50% off reward seats. In addition, flights to St Vincent in the Caribbean go on sale this Tuesday 24th November with Premium from £599 and Upper Class from £999. Virgin’s flexibility policy means that you can change the dates of your travel up to two times as well as change names once, with the associated fees waived, though fare difference may apply. Original travel dates up to 31 August 2021, new travel dates must be completed by 31 December 2021. One name change fee will be waived.
Juha Jarvinen, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic commented: “This year has been incredibly tough on everyone and at Virgin Atlantic, we’ve really missed seeing our customers onboard. With England’s second lockdown coming to an end, it is the perfect time for Brits to plan their next holiday. This year’s Black Friday sale is our most generous ever, with Upper Class return flights from just £999, Premium from £599 and Economy light from £239. And for our loyal Flying Club members, we’re offering 50% off reward flight bookings, with return flights starting from just 9,000 Virgin Points.”
Black Friday seat sale
These fares are pretty much the lowest I have seen apart from the Boston fare which was around £915 for a while. The real bargains for me are the Caribbean as I have never seen these below £1000 before. Barbados is on the travel corridor list and open for visitors. Read more about it in this article.
Also, a standout is Cape Town at £999 for an 11-hour flight!
Grenada is also open to UK visitors with a negative PCR test and will be required to remain at the hotel until a second test on day 4. Details here.
Example fares include:
| From | To | Upper | Premium | Economy |
| London Heathrow | Atlanta | £1,299 | £899 | £599 |
| New York JFK | £999 | £539 | £292 | |
| Boston | £999 | £599 | £292 | |
| Washington | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Miami | £999 | £599 | £322 | |
| Orlando | £999 | £599 | £329 | |
| Las Vegas | £999 | £599 | £329 | |
| Los Angeles | £999 | £599 | £329 | |
| San Francisco | £999 | £599 | £329 | |
| Seattle | £999 | £699 | £463 | |
| St Vincent | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Barbados | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Grenada | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Tobago | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Havana | £999 | £599 | £399 | |
| Montego | £999 | £599 | £399 | |
| Antigua | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Shanghai | £1,499 | £599 | £339 | |
| Hong Kong | £1,499 | £599 | £369 | |
| Delhi | £999 | £599 | £339 | |
| Mumbai | £999 | £599 | £359 | |
| Lahore | £999 | £599 | £359 | |
| Islamabad | £999 | £599 | £359 | |
| Tel Aviv | £999 | £449 | £239 | |
| Johannesburg | £999 | £599 | £399 | |
| Cape Town | £999 | £599 | £399 | |
| Lagos | £1,499 | £749 | £499 |
| Manchester | Atlanta | £1,299 | £999 | £579 |
| New York JFK | £999 | £509 | £279 | |
| Los Angeles | £999 | £599 | £329 | |
| Orlando | £999 | £599 | £329 | |
| Islamabad | £999 | £549 | £349 | |
| Mumbai | £999 | £549 | £299 | |
| Delhi | £999 | £549 | £299 | |
| Barbados | £999 | £599 | £349 | |
| Glasgow | Orlando | £999 | £699 | £329 |
| Belfast | Orlando | £999 | £599 | £319 |
You can find availability and book here
Reward seat sale 50% off
Members of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club programme can bag a bargain with 50% off reward flight bookings on the Virgin Atlantic network. To make their points go 50% further, members must book between 23-30 November, travelling between 23 November 2020 and 20 October 2021.
If you don’t have quite enough points for your desired trip, there’s also 50% bonus points when you buy 5,000 Virgin Points of more on purchases made between 23-30 November. Members can buy up to 100,000 points each calendar year.
Here are some examples prices for off peak:
| Route | Cabin | Normal return price (Virgin Points) | 50% return price (Virgin Points) |
| London Heathrow or Manchester to Barbados | Economy Classic | 20,000 | 10,000 |
| Premium | 35,000 | 17,500 | |
| Upper | 115,000 | 57,500 | |
| London to New York JFK | Economy Classic | 20,000 | 10,000 |
| Premium | 35,000 | 17,500 | |
| Upper | 95,000 | 47,500 | |
| London to Las Vegas | Economy Classic | 30,000 | 15,000 |
| Premium | 55,000 | 27,500 | |
| Upper | 135,000 | 67,500 | |
| London Heathrow – Delhi | Premium | 35,000 | 17,500 |
| Upper | 75,000 | 37,500 | |
| London Heathrow – Tel Aviv | Economy | 18,000 | 9,000 |
| Premium | 32,000 | 16,000 |
You can find availability and book here.
St Vincent and The Grenadines goes on sale
Virgin Atlantic’s latest route, the Caribbean Island of St Vincent and The Grenadines will go on sale this Tuesday 24th November. Flights will begin on 23rd June 2021 and will fly twice weekly on Wednesdays and Sundays operating on the airline’s A330-300 aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 48 Premium and 185 Economy Delight, Classic and Light seats. Flights to St Vincent will start at £349 in Economy, £599 in Premium and £999 in Upper Class.
You can find availability and book here.
Anyone know why Atlanta incurs a 300GBP premium over other North American destinations ?
Swiss also have some fantastic deals at the moment , for couples, from Amsterdam. AMS-BKK Bus 2000 euros RTN per couple. AMS-BKK Bus outward and RTN in First for 3000 euros per couple. For even more luxury fly from Rome in Bus with Swiss to BKK and RTN in Bus with Singapore Airlines to Singapore and then fly their First Class Suite back to Zurich and then Bus back to Rome with Swiss. .Price 3200 euros per couple.
Thanks Ian. Haven’t had a chance to delve into those yet.
Depending when their sale ends, you mention travel to be completed by 31st Dec. 2021, but Virgin are only bookable up till mid October 2021 at present!!!