r/virginatlantic

Hi, this is my first time flying Virgin Upper class, and it was booked with points. The plane is the Boeing 787 (I think) and I have read row A seats are better because they don’t share the aisle with row G passengers. However every row A seat is showing as allocated, not just unavailable, with no row G or K being allocated, even though the flight is for the end of June 2027. This is either a bizarre coincidence but I’m thinking / hoping that these are being held by the airline and will be released nearer the time? Does anybody know if this is the case, and when I should be looking to choose these seats? Thanks

Hi! I’m new to virgin miles, and am hoping for some help when booking a flight from the west coast to Amsterdam using points. At the moment I’m not seeing any in upper class (flight operated by delta). Does anyone know when/if delta releases upper class award seats?

On VS103 to Atlanta. In Premium Select cabin people have been on phone calls and not using headphones. It is as annoying and disruptive as you would think. Why does anyone think it acceptable for all of us to listen both sides of their conversation. Grrrr!
The cabin staff don’t respond to complaints from other passengers.

Thank you @delta for banning this on your flights. Your partners need to do the same thing.

I will be actively avoiding VIrgin Atlantic when booking on Delta app going forward.

Hi all,

I’m really considering a career change, I was cabin crew many moons ago for a different airline and now work in an office environment. I’ve always dreamt of working for Virgin and it still calls to me.

I’ve done my research but I feel there is a lot of lacking information on a realistic take home pay from Virgin Atlantic. I worked in public service for 6 years when I left where salaries are posted online for every level so I find it a very different experience when people aren’t willing to disclose. Maybe this is asked by the airline when posting on social media.

But with a realistic roster (which I gauge is about 5-6 trips a month) how much are you likely to take home monthly and how much are you likely to get in allowances?
Is it over £2k? Is it closer to 2.5k? Or am I way off?

Thanks in advance.

I am a Virgin Gold member and take about 20 US-bound Virgin flights a year. For the first time, there are no Direct flights to Vegas at the end of September, so I have to fly BA. Are they cutting back on flights?

First time this has happened in 7 years, and I'm wondering if it's time to switch allegiance.

Hey, so we recently booked an economy flight with VA with points and cash. We later upgraded to premium economy over the phone also using points and cash. I was thinking of asking them about upgrades to UC at check in or maybe a few days before our trip. Does anyone have any experience with the LHR to BOS route and how much it may have cost them? Trying to figure out how much convincing my husband may need 😅

Hello, first time flying with Virgin Atlantic next month, and I am wondering if there is an option to upgrade at check-in (just like KLM and AC do). If so, I would imagine is subject to availability. Has anyone done this, and if so, in your experience what was the cost? I am currently booked in economy. Thanks.

Hi everyone!

I’m going from MAN-JFK next year and have already purchased my flights (probably early but wanted it out the way) and have picked my current seat in Premium Economy (24A), but I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on seat selection for someone who’ll be travelling on their own. It’s my first time organising a trip on my own so I just picked the first one that was available without paying for another upgrade so if anyone has any recommendations for seat selection it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I had economy seat on Virgin that I purchased with points. I had tried to upgrade previously but they told me my seat was not upgradable so when they offered a big, I accepted the minimum. it's a long flight from JFK to LHR and I figured it would be worth $60 for the extra legroom. so now I'm flying economy delight on Virgin.... for whatever that's worth.

Woke up to see that Virgin charged the money I had bid for upper, 4 hours later I get an email to say my refund request was being processed. Flight is on Sunday, really confused why they would charge the money and then cancel, 4 seats still available in upper and the bid was for 3. Anyone experienced this and then still managed to get the upgrade?

We're a family flying to JAX via JFK from Europe, and there is a reasonable chance that my JFK-JAX flight operated by Delta but booked through Virgin Atlantic, will be cancelled because of thunderstorms. What are our options at that point, other than sitting around hoping to be placed on a flight the next day?

Hi, first time flyer here and just looking for some guidance/potential reassurance!

We're looking to fly from LHR to LAX via economy classic.

I'm 6ft4, how comfortable would it be in terms of leg room? Just wondering if anyone has some experience and can share.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Just wanted to say thanks for all the responses, been super helpful!!!

Been looking into and looks like it's an extra £180 to upgrade to Delight

We're in there!

Hi all first time flying with virgin Atlantic. Is there TSA agents or similar at Amsterdam to check us before going to the US or is it done at US? I flew to the US a few months ago and it was with Aer Lingus - they checked us at the Dublin layover.

Is it a similar setup here too?

Thank you for your help in advance

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My husband and I have treated ourselves to upper for our London to Cape Town flight in November for our honeymoon. I know with upper you get access to the lounge in Heathrow so wanted to know if there are any tips for making the most out of the experience.

Should have been flying on an A350 with Starlink wifi and was happy about that, and now plane has changed.