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Virgin Upper Class To London For 4

In light of the Capital One 20% transfer bonus to Flying Blue, I thought it would be a good time to share a bunch of Virgin Atlantic Upper Class award space.

Please note that the award rate varies based on your departure airport.

If you want to visit somewhere else in Europe, you can use London as an easy jumping off point as cheap flights to places such as Paris, Berlin, Rome, Dublin, etc. You can even take a train to Paris.

Now, let's get into the details.

Straight To The Points

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DEPARTURE AIRPORTS

Atlanta (ATL)

Boston (BOS)

New York (JFK)

ARRIVAL AIRPORTS

London (LHR)

OPERATING AIRLINE

Virgin Atlantic

CLASS OF TRAVEL

Business

CABIN LAYOUT

1-2-1 (A350, A330-900neo)

1-1-1 (A333, B789)

SEATS AVAILABLE

DATE RANGE

January - May 2024

Book With

Premium only

Choose from one of the following award programs if you need to transfer points.

PROGRAM	POINTS	TRANSFER PARTNERS
Air France-KLM Flying Club	BOS: 71,000 miles JFK: 75,000 miles ATL: 91,500 miles MIA/TPA: 96,500 miles LAX: 112,000 miles SFO: 117,000 miles	Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
Delta SkyMiles	One-way: 195,000 miles Round-trip: 250,000 miles	Amex, Marriott
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club	Standard: 47,500 points Peak: 57,500 points Standard (LAX/SFO): 67,500 points Peak (LAX/SFO): 77,500 points	Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott

*These programs do not pass on surcharges

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Taxes & Fees

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Approximate taxes, fees and any surcharges applied to your award ticket.

DEPARTING	TAXES & FEES
Delta SkyMiles (From US)	$5.60
Delta SkyMiles (From LHR)	~$934
Air France-KLM Flying Blue (From US)	~$210-305
Air France-KLM Flying Blue (From LHR)	~$548
Virgin (From US)	~$877
Virgin (From LHR)	~$804

Flight Experience

Virgin Atlantic has a reputation for being a fun airline with friendly crews and an amazing lounge at London Heathrow. For the best inflight experience, try to find a date with award space on Virgin's A350-1000 or A330-900neo.

The A350 has a 1-2-1 cabin layout but, unlike reverse herringbone cabin arrangement, the 2 middle seats face away from each other and toward the window seats. Their A330-900neo has a staggered 1-2-1 layout.

The A330neo will also have two Retreat Suites which have a bit more space, including an ottoman that allows your traveling companion to dine with you. You can book one of the two Retreat Suites for £200 one-way.

The A330-300 and Boeing 787-9 cabins are arranged in a 1-1-1 layout. Row A will provide the most privacy as Rows G and K are angled toward each other.

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Available Dates

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A comprehensive list of dates with award space availability when this alert was sent.

Always check for available award space before transferring points.

ATL LHR

Jan	1-10, 12, 18-22, 28
Feb	2-6, 10-17, 22, 27
Mar	4, 12, 18, 25
Apr	1, 9-14, 17, 23

LHR ATL

Jan	1, 2, 8, 14-16, 21-23, 28-31
Feb	5, 6, 11-13, 18, 19, 27
Mar	6-10, 12-18, 22, 26
Apr	1, 8-11, 15, 18, 21

BOS LHR

Jan	4,7, 12-17, 22, 26
Feb	1, 4, 12-28
Mar	6-10, 12-18, 22, 26
Apr	1, 8-11, 15, 18, 21
May	4-7, 16, 18, 24-26

LHR BOS

Jan	4, 5, 7-31
Feb	1, 2, 4-24, 27-29
Mar	1, 5-8, 12-15, 19-21
Apr	4, 10-16, 19-22, 27-29
May	16, 22-28

JFK LHR

Jan	12-18, 22, 27
Feb	1-5, 7, 10, 12-18, 25
Mar	5, 8-11, 15-21, 27
Apr	2-29
May	2-10, 13-21, 25, 28

LHR JFK

Jan	1-25, 28, 30
Feb	4-7, 12-19, 22-27
Mar	6, 10-19, 24, 29
Apr	1-12, 18, 22, 25-28
May	5, 12-19, 25, 28

Best Ways To Book

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Most of the time, there are multiple options to book an award ticket. We have ranked the best options to optimize your points and miles.

Delta: Terrible Award Rate, Reasonable Taxes/Fees

Delta is the counter to Virgin. They have an awful award rate at 195,000 miles one-way but they don't pass on surcharges. If you're flying from LAX and have SkyMiles, you might prefer this to using Flying Blue.

Keep in mind that transferring Amex points to Delta will require you to pay the small excise fee of $0.0006 per point with a max of $99 per transfer.

Flying Blue: Best Award Rate + Cash Combo

Flying Blue presents the best option for booking for a few reasons: Award rates, Reduced carrier-imposed surcharges, Capital One 20% transfer bonus

Virgin Atlantic: Best Award Rate, Insane Surcharges Ruin It

Personally, I wouldn't bother with this one since the surcharges are so steep. If you need to be in Europe on a specific date and have Virgin points lying around, it might be worth it. But, I would look into booking a premium economy cash ticket and then upgrading with points first.

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How To Book

Follow these simple steps to search for available dates and book your award ticket!

The fastest way to search is on Virgin's site.

Select origin/destination
Select one-way or round-trip
Select date(s)
Select number of passengers
Select Advanced search
Show Price in Points
Show Fares For: Upper Class
Click the arrow to search
To expand 7-day view to 30 days, select Price Calendar
To find Delta flights, Filter for Direct
Select a flight
Click Continue
Choose seats
Select review and pay
Log into your account to complete booking

Once you find space, you can run a search with Air France (or KLM) or Delta to confirm they see the space and book from there.

Final Thoughts

I've enjoyed my Upper Class flights on the A350 and A330neo but I'd give the edge to the A350 unless you pay extra for the front row of the A330neo.

Whether you visit London or jump off from their, this is a fun way to fly.

Happy booking!

Virgin Upper Class To London For 4

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Available Dates

ATL LHR

LHR ATL

BOS LHR

LHR BOS

JFK LHR

LHR JFK

Best Ways To Book

Delta: Terrible Award Rate, Reasonable Taxes/Fees

Flying Blue: Best Award Rate + Cash Combo

Virgin Atlantic: Best Award Rate, Insane Surcharges Ruin It

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