|  | Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, Up To 9 Seats |
| Since Citi launched a 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue, this is a great time to book Virgin Atlantic Upper Class - and there’s award space on a bunch of routes. This transfer bonus is especially useful on west coast routes!
Just keep in mind that Virgin’s newer Upper Class products are only on the Airbus A350-900 and A330-900neo. I’ll flag the routes that h ave flights on these aircraft.
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|  | Straight To The Points
Routes: ATL, BOS, JFK, IAD LAS, LAX, MCO, MIA, SEA, SFO, YYZ - LHR ATL, JFK, MCO - MAN
Operating airline: Air France-KLM
Class of service: Business class Dates: August 2024 - June 2025 Seats available: 2 (up to 9) Cabin layout: 1-2-1 (A350, A330-900neo); 1-1-1 (A333, B789) Book with (per person, one-way): Air France-KLM Flying Blue: BOS: 65,000 miles JFK: 69,000 miles YYZ: 71,000 miles IAD: 73,000 miles ATL: 84,000 miles MCO: 87,000 miles MIA: 88,000 miles SEA: 96,000 miles LAS: 104,000 miles SFO: 107,000 miles LAX: 109,000 miles JFK-MAN: 67,000 miles MCO-MAN: 85,000 miles ATL-MAN: 91,000 miles
Delta SkyMiles: 195,000 miles Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: Standard: ATL, BOS, JFK, IAD, MCO, MIA, YYZ: 47,500 points LAX, LAS, SEA, SFO: 67,500 points
Peak: ATL, BOS, JFK, IAD, MCO, MIA, YYZ: 57,500 points LAX, LAS, SEA, SFO: 77,500 points
Taxes/fees to/from LHR (per person, one-way):
Air France-KLM Flying Blue: From US: ~$228 From LHR: ~$587
Delta SkyMiles From US: $5.60 From LHR: ~$560
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club From US: ~$1,028 From LHR: ~$839
On journeys starting from LHR, you will be on the hook for the Air Passenger Duty (APD) fee of £185 (~US$238). It doesn't matter which airline program you use to book, this will be the included.
Bank transfer partners:
Air France-KLM: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Delta: Amex, Marriott Virgin: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
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|  | | BOS-LHR A330-900neo, B789 August: 3-8, 11, 12, 19-21, 23, 24 September: 2 October: 5, 12, 19, 20, 23, 26, 28 November: N/A December: 9, 15, 16, 23, 24, 30 January: 6, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, 28 February: 1, 3, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 March: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31 April: 1, 2, 5-7, 14, 20, 21, 26-28 May: 3, 5, 12, 26 LHR-BOS August: 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 12-15, 19, 26, 31 September: 11 October: 9, 17, 20, 22, 23, 26, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9, 13-16, 20, 23, 25-27, 29 December: 5, 7, 10-12, 14, 16, 17, 19-21, 23-26, 28 January: 6-11, 13-15, 18, 20, 22, 23, 28, 29, 31 February: 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20, 24-27 March: 1, 3-8, 10-15, 18-21, 24, 26, 27, 29 April: 3, 4, 8-13, 15-18, 20, 23, 25-27, 29, 30 May: 2, 3, 5-8, 12-15, 19-24, 29-31 June: 2, 3, 6, 8, 10-12, 14, 18-21, 23, 24
JFK-LHR B789, A350, A330-900neo August: 5-7, 9, 10, 12, 21-26 September: N/A October: 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 26, 27 November: 13 December: 28-30 January: 6, 8, 11-13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29 February: 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22 March: 2, 3, 8-12, 14-19, 21-26, 28-31 April: 5, 7, 28 May: 3, 5, 10, 12, 19 LHR-JFK August: 3, 5, 6, 9, 12-15, 22, 23, 26-31 September: 3, 4, 6, 9-12, 14, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27 October: 2-4, 8-11, 14-18, 21-26, 28-31 November: 1, 2, 4-9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18-20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29 December: 3, 7-26, 28, 30, 31 January: 1-16, 18-25, 27-31 February: 1, 3, 5-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24, 27, 28 March: 1-6, 8-22, 24-28, 30 April: 1-30 May: 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 23-31 June: 1-5, 8-11, 13-15, 19-24
IAD-LHR B789 August: 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17/21, 23-25 September: 2, 4, 23 October: N/A November: 5, 10, 12, 16, 18, 19 December: 16, 18, 23, 24, 28-30 January: 7, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 31 February: 1-3, 5, 9-12, 15, 17, 18, 22-26 March: 12-5, 9, 10-12, 15-19, 23-25, 29-31 April: 5, 14, 17 LHR-IAD August: 4, 6, 8, 9, 16, 22-24, 26-30 September: 1-3, 5, 13 October: 2, 15, 16, 30, 31 November: 1, 5-8, 11-15, 17, 19-22, 25-28 December: 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12-14, 16-18, 20, 23-26 January: 1, 6-10, 13-16, 18,21-25, 28 February: 1-3, 5-7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17-20, 23-28 March: 1-8, 10-15, 17, 19-21, 24-28, 31 April: 1-4, 7-9, 11, 14-17, 18, 21-26, 30 May: 1, 7, 8, 21, 27, 28 June: 4, 5, 10-12, 18, 19, 25
ATL-LHR A350 August: 4, 5 September: N/A October: 7, 14, 15, 19, 22, 26-28 November: 4, 14, 17, 30 December: 6, ,13, 23, 28, 29 January: 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22-27, 30 February: 1, 3, 13, 15, 17 March: 1, 4, 8 April: 12 May: 3, 5, 10, 19, 27 LHR-ATL August: 2, 16 September: 5, 6, 9, 12, 19, 20, 24 October: N/A November: 19, 20, 24 December: 10-12 January: 9, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30 February: 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13
MCO-LHR A330-900neo, A330-300 August: 2, 5, 6, 8/10, 12 September: 8 October: 28, 29 November: 5, 16, 18, 24, 25 December: 8 January: 12, 14, 18/22, 25, 27, 31 February: 3, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17-19, 24-26 March: 2, 3, 10, 11, 17, 19, 20, 24, 27 March: 4, 6, 19 April: 17 May: 27 June: 5 LHR-MCO August: 26, 27 September: 2, 14, 23, 24, 28, 29 October: 28, 29, 31 November: 2, 5, 14, 15, 20-22, 25 December: 4, 5 January: 30 February: 2, 20, 26 March: 2, 4-7, 11-14, 18, 20, 21
MIA-LHR A330-900neo, B789 August: 3, 5, 7-12, 19, 25 September: 16, 22, 23, 25, 28-30 October: 5-7, 10, 12-14, 20, 21, 27, 28 November: N/A December: 11, 18, 21, 23, 29 January: 19, 20, 27 February: 16, 17 June: 2, 9, 23 LHR-MIA August: 2, 17, 18, 20, 21-24, 28-31 September: 1, 2, 5, 10-12, 17 October: N/A November: 4, 8, 20, 25-27 December: 3, 31 January: 21, 22, 29, 30 February: 4, 24, 26, 27 March: 12, 14 April: N/A May: 9, 12, 16, 23, 26, 28, 30 June: 2-4, 6, 9-13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24 |
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| SEA-LHR B789 October: 14, 23, 27-30 November: 5, 6, 11-13, 18-20, 27 December: 2, 4, 9, 11, 22-24, 26, 28-31 January: 1, 4, 6-8, 11-15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29 February: 2-5, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26 March: 2-4, 9-11, 16, 17, 23, 25 April: 7, 8 LHR-SEA August: 7, 13 September: N/A October: N/A November: 6, 7, 13, 20, 21, 26-28 December: 3-5, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19, 22, 24 January: 8, 9, 15m, 21, 22, 29, 30 February: 4-6, 10-13, 17-20, 24, 26, 27 March: 4-6, 10-13, 18-20, 25-27 April: 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 29, 30 May: 1, 8
LAS-LHR B789 August: 1, 3, 4 December: 24 January: 14 LHR-LAS November: 8 December: 16, 22-24, 30
SFO-LHR A350 August: 4, 5, 12, 17 September: N/A October: 13, 14, 15, 19-22, 26 November: N/A December: 30, 31 January: 1, 8, 11, 13, 21, 27 LHR-SFO August: 22, 23, 27-31 September: 24 November: 20, 27, 28 December: 5, 11, 17-19, 24, 26 January: 16, 18 February: 5, 12, 26 April: 2, 9, 16, 23 May: 7, 10, 14, 17, 21 31 June: 2, 4, 6-8, 11
LAX-LHR A350, B789 August: 4, 11 September: N/A October: 22, 28 November: N/A December: 30, 31 January: 7, 13, 18, 20, 21 February: 11, 17, 18, 24 March: 24 LHR-LAX August: 30 April: 28-30 May: 1-31 June: 1-7, 9, 13, 14, 19
YYZ-LHR A330-900neo, A330-300 March: 31 April: 1, 6-8, 13, 15, 20, 21, 28 May: 3-5, 12, 19, 25 June: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 LHR-YYZ April: 25 May: 16, 30 June: 6
JFK-MAN A330-300 August: 2, 8-12, 17, 18, 23, 24 September: 2, 7, 18, 24, 25, 28-30 October: 1-3, 5-8, 13, 15, 20-23, 26, 27, 29, 30 November: 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24 December: 4, 11, 30, 31 January: 1, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 29, 31 February: 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 26 March: 2, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26 MAN-JFK January: 21, 23-25, 28, 30, 31 February: 1, 4, 6-8, 11, 13-15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28 March: 4-6, 11-21, 25-31 April: 10-21, 23, 24, 27-30 May: 1-23, 25-30 June: 1-8, 10-12, 14, 17-21, 24
ATL-MAN A330-300 August: 5-7, 11 September: 1, 8, 29 October: 6, 13 November: 7, 13, 27, 30 December: 10, 11, 14, 26 January: 9, 16-18, 21, 24, 25, 30, 31 February: 1, 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20-22, 25 March: 4, 5, 11-13, 18-20, 25-27, 30, 31 April: 3, 7, 9, 13, 24, 28 May: 4-6, 8, 11, 12, 17-19 June: 2, 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21-23 MAN-ATL November: 12,
MCO-MAN A350, A330-300 August: 11, 16, 24 December: 13, 16, 18, 19, 21-24, 26, 29, 30 January: 14-16, 18-20, 22-30 February: 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 19, 24, 27 March: 3, 5-7, 9, 10-12, 14, 17, 19, 23, 26, 30, 31 April: 6, 7, 9, 28 MAN-MCO August: 1, 2, 4, 7-9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18-22, 25, 27-30 September: 1, 4, 17-19, 25-27 October: 3-5, 11, 16, 31 November: 1-4, 6, 7, 9-20, 22-30 December: 2-7, 9-13, 15-17, 23, 24, 30, 31 January: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-31 February: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-11, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 21, 23-25, 27 March: 1, 3-14, 16-31 April: 1, 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29 May: 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 27 |
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|  | 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 pay extra to book these seats.
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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Flying Blue: Great Rates, Free Stopover, More Award Space
Flying Blue's award rates for Virgin Atlantic Upper Class vary by route and start at 65,000 miles from Boston. Given the surcharges, Flying Blue is almost always a better option than using Virgin points.
Here’s how many Citi points you’ll need for each route. BOS: 52,000 points JFK: 55,200 points YYZ 56,800 points IAD: 58,400 points ATL: 67,200 points MCO: 69,600 points MIA: 70,400 points SEA:76,800 points LAS: 83,200 points SFO: 85,600 points LAX: 87,200 points JFK-MAN: 53,600 points MCO-MAN: 68,000 points ATL-MAN: 72,800 points
The fact that you can transfer points from Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, and Citi make it easy to earn the miles necessary.
You can include a stopover on a one-way but you'll need to call to book. Connections on partners will generally increase the award rate. |
|  | Virgin Atlantic Upper Class for 2. |
| How To Book
Search with Air France: Select "Book with miles" Select "Log in" Sign into your account Enter your origin/destination Enter your travel date(s) Enter the number of passengers Enter the class of service Run the search Select your flights Click through to book
Transfers to Flying Blue are generally instant so you don't usually need to worry about award space vanishing. You can call to hold award space or book a stopover. The US number is 800-375-8723.
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