The results of pre-departure testing trials carried out by four of Heathrow’s transatlantic carriers – American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic – will be brought together by a study commissioned by the airport to demonstrate the effectiveness of pre-departure testing for passengers on international routes. The final…
Virgin Atlantic has knocked it out of the park with its Black Friday sale that I wrote about here. Now that the sale is live I have had a chance to go through some options. These are probably the best prices we are going to see for Hawaii and although…
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…
Although most sales don’t officially start until next week, there are already a number of fantastic deals emerging for Black Friday. With vaccines being rolled out very soon, it looks like a return to normal travel is likely to be on the cards next year, possibly from Spring. London to…
Virgin Atlantic Holidays launches guaranteed winter sun with new Escape Pass Virgin Atlantic Holidays has become the first UK tour operator to offer stress-free, guaranteed sunshine this winter with the brand-new Escape Pass. A key challenge for consumers during the pandemic has been the complexity of dynamic quarantine restrictions…
This is a review of my return journey from Barbados with Virgin Atlantic. You can read about my flight to Barbados with British Airways in Club World here. I flew back using Virgin Flying Club miles which cost 57,500 miles and around £270 taxes and charges Check-in I arrived…
I have been saying for a while now that Virgin Flying Club is shaping up to be a worthy alternative to BA Executive Club for UK residents and today’s announcement just cements my opinion. Virgin Red, the new Virgin rewards club launches today, Tuesday 10 November 2020, on an exclusive,…
New countries removed from travel corridors Denmark was removed from the travel corridor list yesterday. This was in addition to the Thursday usual announcement with Germany and Sweden being removed. Now the only countries you can travel to in Europe without quarantine (assuming you can legally travel in the first…
Virgin Atlantic has announce it will be launching the first flight from Europe to St Vincent with new services to the Caribbean island departing from London Heathrow. The twice-weekly service will launch in June 2021 and will operate on the airline’s A330-300 aircraft boasting 31 Upper Class, 48 Premium and…
Flights to Antigua and Grenada restart with Virgin Atlantic on Monday 26 October, with two flights a week planned for each island, joining the four weekly flights to Barbados and twice-weekly flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Both Antigua and Grenada are currently included in the FCO’s travel corridor list, allowing…
