SkyMiles can also be used to book award
flights on partners Virgin Atlantic or Virgin Australia.
Not exact matches
These include flying
on Virgin Atlantic
flights, flying with
partner airlines, staying at
partner hotels, and much more.
Here's what you need to look for when booking an award
flight to Australia
on either Delta or their
partner Virgin Australia.
Do: Delta doesn't charge a fuel surcharge
on most
partner flights (when the
flight originates from the U.S.), such as
on Air France,
Virgin Atlantic,
Virgin Australia, and China Airlines.
Booking awards with
Virgin Australia can be very easy or require a phone call, depending
on which
partners you are trying to book
flights with.
Here's what you need to look for when booking an award
flight to Australia
on either Delta or their
partner Virgin Australia.
Similar to airlines previously mentioned, these awards can not be booked
on flights operated by
Virgin Australia's other
partners.
Elite Miles can only earned when flying Singapore Airlines / SilkAir; any Star Alliance
partner airline;
Virgin Atlantic - operated
flights on non-transatlantic routes;
Virgin Australia codeshare
flights within Australia, trans - Tasman and between Australia and the Pacific Islands; and Vistara codeshare
flights within India.
Book a
flight with one of
Virgin America's
partner airlines and earn points based
on the type of fare and distance.
Delta Air Lines devalued their
partner awards overnight without notice,
Virgin Atlantic devalued their award chart for
flights on Delta, and Etihad cut one of their coolest perks for premium cabin passengers: chauffeur service.
While Singapore Airlines has one award chart for all Star Alliance
partners, it has a separate one for
flights on Virgin Atlantic.
While
Virgin Atlantic charges half of the miles required for a round - trip award
on its own
flights, the award rates will vary if you book a
flight on one of their
partners.
Virgin is not the best use of rewards points — adding heavy fuel surcharges to
flights across the Atlantic — but you may be able to find good values
on domestic
flights with some of
Virgin's airline
partners.
While you can do an online search for
Virgin Atlantic
flights on their own site, searching
partners for awards space isn't so simple.
Delta SkyMiles can be used to book award
flights on Delta, any of their SkyTeam
partners, or individual airline
partners such as
Virgin Atlantic or
Virgin Australia.
Hot Tip: Transfer your
Virgin America Elevate points to Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan at a 1:3 ratio to redeem for
flights on Alaska's
partners.
HawaiianMiles has close relationships with all of the
Virgin Airlines, including better rates
on Virgin Atlantic and
Virgin America
flights than you'll get with the airlines themselves, and a new bond with American Airlines, after severing ties with longtime
partner Delta.
You can redeem
Virgin Atlantic miles
on Flying Club
partner airlines for domestic
flights on qualifying airlines.
The shake up sees Delta change the aircraft it operates
on three of its routes to the UK as well as relinquishing one of its New York — London
flights to its
partner Virgin Atlantic.
The country's top - ranked frequent flier program — In 2018, Alaska Mileage Plan will become the sole loyalty program for both airlines, offering guests more rewards, an expansive global
partner network and the only major airline loyalty program that still rewards a mile flown with a mile earned
on Alaska and
Virgin America
flights.
Transferring Starpoints to Elevate to use for
Virgin America
flights isn't a good idea at all...... but transferring them to use
on Virgin Australia (a
Virgin Elevate
partner) is a whole other matter.
For example, seats
on a standard non-stop one - way
flight from Los Angeles to London in July can be found for 35,000 miles and $ 5.60
on their
partner,
Virgin Atlantic.
Only
flights on Alaska Airline and
Virgin America will qualify, so no
partners.
Keep in mind that you can redeem your Elevate points for
flights or upgrades
on Virgin America as well as
partners like Hawaiian Airlines (to Hawaii or Asia), Singapore Airlines or
Virgin Atlantic.
Flying Club miles are best redeemed for
flights with the carrier's 19
partner airlines because surcharges will be far less than
on Virgin Atlantic.
EMIRATES /
VIRGIN AMERICA BECOME LOYALTY PARTNERS... Members of Emirates and Virgin America's frequent flyer programs can earn and burn their miles on each other's fl
VIRGIN AMERICA BECOME LOYALTY
PARTNERS... Members of Emirates and
Virgin America's frequent flyer programs can earn and burn their miles on each other's fl
Virgin America's frequent flyer programs can earn and burn their miles
on each other's
flights.
To find available award space, search for available
flights on the
partner airline's website and then call
Virgin Atlantic to book.
You redeem them in the same way you spend Flying Club miles you earn elsewhere, by choosing from a huge variety of rewards
on offer from
Virgin Atlantic, including
flights with
Virgin Atlantic and
partner airlines, hotel stays, car rentals, etc..
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, loyalty program of Singapore Airlines, is a program that allows you to book Singapore Airlines
flights, Star Alliance
flights and codeshare agreement (KrisFlyer miles used to fly
on an
Virgin Atlantic
flight)
partner flights.
News that
Virgin Australia is to stop operating
on the Sydney — Abu Dhabi route from early 2017 with the airline's
partner, Etihad, picking up the 3 weekly
flights that
Virgin Australia is dropping.
The qualifying
flight can not be a codeshare
flight on a
partner, but must be
on Alaska Airlines or
Virgin America metal and taken before October 1, 2017.
You can also use your points to book
flights on any of
Virgin Americans
partners at very low redemption rates, though all
partner flights must be booked by phone and many carry high fees and surcharges, unlike
Virgin America
flights.
Also, keep in mind that you can use Delta miles to book
flights on partner airlines like
Virgin Atlantic,
Virgin Australia, Air France and many more.
Just make sure you're booking a
flight on Delta as the mileage requirement jumps to 85,000 miles to book with
partner airlines such as Air France, Alitalia, KLM and
Virgin Atlantic.
And SkyMiles members can now use miles to book
partner Virgin Atlantic's premium economy cabin
on flights from the U.S. to the U.K., either by phone through Delta reservations or through delta.com.
Delta Air Lines has updated its rules for snagging a better seat, including changes for Starwood Preferred Guest elites, passengers
on international
flights equipped with the airline's new Delta Premium Select cabins, and travelers
on transatlantic
partner Virgin Atlantic.
Virgin Australia has kicked off a promotion offering double or triple Velocity Frequent Flyer points
on flights to Abu Dhabi, and onwards to other Etihad destinations,
on either
Virgin Australia aircraft, or
flights of its
partner Etihad AIrways.
The bonus miles will be offered
on Etihad Airways operated
flights and codeshare
flights operated by Etihad Airways
Partners (EAP) or
Virgin Australia (EY
flight number).
I'm trying to see if the Amex Platinum will get me into the
Virgin Atlantic lounges if I'm flying
on a
Virgin flight, since
Virgin and Delta are
partnered.
Today I read
on Virgin Atlantic site this statement: «Transfer Miles is available for all members who have previously earned miles
on a
Virgin Atlantic
flight, or with one of our Flying Club
Partners» Of course I have never flown
on this airline before, any idea what this means for future transfers?
@Stephen — They do but unfortunately they rarely release award space
on the
flight to the ThankYou
partners like Singapore Krisflyer or
Virgin Atlantic.
Offer is valid
on reservations that include a minimum of one
flight on Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Island Air, Bahamasair, Aeromexico,
Virgin Australia Airlines,
Virgin Atlantic, China Southern, WestJet and / or their codeshare
partners; reservations that include only
flights on other airlines do not qualify.
Points may be earned for eligible travel
on regular scheduled Any Domestic and Any International
flights marketed by
Virgin Australia and Airline
Partners.
Overall, this partnership is good news because
Virgin Atlantic is a transfer
partner of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, so there are now more options to book Delta
flights without having SkyMiles (though
partners like
Virgin Atlantic only get access to low - level awards, meaning availability can be slim
on certain routes).
Other than a few good
partner redemptions, I think that
Virgin Atlantic miles are best thought of as a great way to save money
on Virgin Atlantic
flights.
French Polynesia because they
partner with both airlines flying from the mainland US to Tahiti (Air Tahiti Nui and Air France) and Australia because they
partner with
Virgin Australia,
Virgin Australia has the best award availability to Australia especially
on the Los Angeles — Brisbane route, because those seats are even available at Delta.com now, and because they've stopped charging fuel surcharges for those
flights as well.
Does this change include
partner flights on virgin australia and
virgin atlantic?
A fourth terrific
partner redemption using SkyMiles is
on Virgin Australia
flights down under.
They have increased the
partner awards charges
on Delta to $ 500 to match the
Virgin flight charges.
Offer is valid
on reservations that include a minimum of one
flight on Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Bahamasair, Aeromexico,
Virgin Australia International,
Virgin Atlantic, China Southern, WestJet and / or their codeshare
partners; reservations that include The hotel discount is based
on the standard room charges of each of the participating hotels in Mexico, the Dominican Republic or Jamaica.