for everyone who loves to fly
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for everyone who loves to fly
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UK China Flying Club Red Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd The Office, Manor Royal Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9NU Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Suite 221 No 12 Zhong Shan Dong Yi Road Shanghai 200002 USA India UK 08701 61 60 59 USA 1 800 365 9500 South Africa (011) 340 3535 Nigeria 234 1 320 2755 Hong Kong (852) 2532 6060 China (8621) 5353 4600 India (011) 5150 1300-05 Caribbean 1 800 744 7477 Japan (03) 3499 8811 Australia 1300 727 340 Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd 747 Belden Avenue Norwalk, CT 06850 South Africa Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Building C, 50 Sixth Road Hyde Park PO Box 411934 Craighall 2024 Nigeria Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Ark Towers, 5th Floor Block A, Plot 17 Ligali Ayorinde Street Victoria Island Hong Kong Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd 8/F Alexandra House 16-20 Chater Road Central Hong Kong Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd 8th Floor DLF Centre Parliament Street New Delhi 110001 Flying Club Silver Caribbean Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Ground Floor Parravicino Office Complex Hastings, Christchurch Barbados Japan Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Alliance 4th Floor 5-2-1 Minami Aoyama Minato-Ku, Tokyo 107-0062 Australia Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd Level 4, 7 Macquarie Place Sydney, NSW, 2000 ...keep in touch www.virgin.com/flyingclub Correct as of December 2004. UK 0845 074 5678 USA 1 800 752 6859 South Africa (011) 340 3535 Nigeria 234 1 320 2755 Hong Kong (852) 2532 6060 China (8621) 5353 4600 India (011) 5150 1300-05 Caribbean 1 800 744 7477 Japan (03) 3499 8811 Australia 1300 727 340 Flying Club Gold UK 0800 072 1234 USA 1 800 898 7577 South Africa (011) 340 3535 Nigeria 234 1 461 2755 Hong Kong (852) 2532 6060 China (8621) 5353 4600 India (011) 5150 1300-05 Caribbean 1 800 744 7477 Japan (03) 3499 8818 Australia 1300 727 340 for everyone who loves to fly... Welcome to Flying Club 03 ...and fly and fly again Contents 04 Flying Club Red 06 Flying Club Silver 08 Flying Club Gold 10 Flying Club Gold continued 12 Tier points 14 Get a buzz out of flying 16 Earning miles 18 Spending miles 20 Rewards 22 Partner companies 26 Credit and charge card partners 28 Miles Plus Money and Miles More Friends 30 Upper Class 32 Premium Economy and Economy 34 Save time online Isn’t flying incredible? Just how does something as huge as an aircraft float so effortlessly through the clouds? It’s amazing, and we never cease to be excited as our planes soar up into the blue of the sky. That’s what Flying Club is about – taking the whole exciting experience of flying and making it even more special. The more you fly, the more benefits you’ll receive and the more miles you’ll earn. And when there are rewards you can take ranging from companion tickets to safaris or even a balloon flight, it’s no wonder that Flying Club members are such a diverse bunch. However, there is one thing we have in common – we all love to fly. See for yourself at www.virgin.com/flyingclub 04 Flying Club Red You’re now a VIP (Very Important Passenger) Benefits Access to earnings and offers Earn and spend miles on all qualifying Virgin Atlantic flights. Earn and spend miles with our partners. Your membership and your miles never expire, provided you complete one earning or spending activity every three years. Exclusive offers from Virgin Atlantic and our partners. Discounts and offers from other Virgin Group companies, including up to 10% off Virgin Holidays. 5% off BCP Airport Parking at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Call 0870 013 4799 and mention your Flying Club membership number. Regular news updates. Your questions answered by a dedicated Flying Club helpline. Access to your Flying Club account, and all its benefits online, including: • Miles Plus Money* • Miles More Friends*. (See page 28 for full details of offers.) For more details on the benefits of Flying Club Red please go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub * Not available in all regions. red means go Forget what you’ve always been told about the colour red, because in Flying Club it doesn’t stand for stop, it stands for go. Go and earn miles, miles you can spend on some great rewards. Just look at all the benefits you’ll get as a Flying Club Red member, and remember, this is only the first tier – there are lots more where these come from. Flying Club Silver 07 Benefits All the benefits of Flying Club Red, plus: Use Premium Economy Check In on every flight, regardless of your class of travel. Free membership of Global Assistance, our 24 hour emergency travel and event ticketing facility, with services ranging from assistance with lost passports to restaurant reservations. Please see the back of your membership card for contact information or visit our website for full regional details. There’s more: 10% off BCP Airport Parking at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Just call 0870 013 4799 and mention your Flying Club membership number. Four complimentary First Class upgrade vouchers for London Heathrow and Gatwick Express trains (two of each). 20% discount on gate rates for long stay airport car parking with Parking Express at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Your questions answered by a dedicated Flying Club Silver helpline. For more details on the benefits of Flying Club Silver please go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub hi ho silver Silver is a sign of refinement and distinction, which is why, when you get to the level of Flying Club Silver, you can look forward to something a little extra on top of all the benefits of Flying Club Red. From avoiding the queues by using Premium Economy Check In on all your flights, to upgrades on London Heathrow and Gatwick Express trains, Silver membership makes you feel even more special. Flying Club Gold 09 No more queues for you You and one guest can use Upper Class Check In on every Virgin Atlantic flight, regardless of your class of travel. Benefits All the benefits of Flying Club Red and Silver, plus: You and one guest are invited to make full use of Virgin Atlantic Clubhouses* around the world, when flying with Virgin Atlantic in any class. Relax and refresh yourself in Virgin Atlantic’s Revivals lounge when flying into London Heathrow on a ‘VS’ prefixed ticket, regardless of your class of travel. Take the Fast Track through Immigration and Security with one guest when departing from London Heathrow and London Gatwick on a Virgin Atlantic flight in any class. And that’s not all – you’ll find yet more Gold benefits over the page... * Lounge facilities vary at destinations. Ten complimentary First Class upgrade vouchers for London Heathrow and Gatwick Express trains (five of each). that golden feeling Flying Club Gold has almost endless benefits. So, take a deep breath, because here they are, in full 24 carat glory. 10 Flying Club Gold fly free and the Gold benefits just keep coming... And, as if all that wasn’t enough Receive a complimentary companion ticket for Virgin Atlantic flights when you renew your Gold membership*. Just call your Flying Club helpline to book. Extra benefits when you fly Extra ways to earn Earn an extra 25% of base flown mileage across all classes of travel (see page 17 for details). A Supplementary Silver Account for someone aged 18 or over sharing your home address. They get the benefits of Silver membership, while you can spend miles from their account to get rewards more quickly. Open a Family Account, which allows three members of your household aged between 2 and 17 to earn miles on qualifying Virgin Atlantic flights. Miles which will go straight into your account. An invitation to the bmi business lounge at London Heathrow International Gate 14, when travelling with bmi, regardless of ticket type. 30% discount on gate rates for long stay airport car parking with Parking Express at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Please call 0871 222 0222. 15% off BCP Airport Parking at London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Just call 0870 013 4799 and mention your Flying Club membership number. A guaranteed Economy seat on any Virgin Atlantic flight, provided a full fare flight is booked at least three days before departure. Complimentary membership of Global Assistance – our 24 hour travel guide, advice bureau and personal assistance service for everything from hotel reservations to replacing lost travellers cheques. Please see the back of your Flying Club membership card for contact information or visit our website for full regional details. Invitations to special events. Exclusive benefits when you fly with Singapore Airlines and many of our other partner airlines. For more details on the benefits of Flying Club Gold please go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub * Valid for 12 months from the date that it was awarded. Tickets subject to availability. See full Terms & Conditions. 12 Tier points 13 up, up and away Now that you know what each membership tier of Flying Club has to offer, you might be wondering exactly how you get from one to the next. When you fly with us or our partner airlines, alongside your miles you earn tier points. If you earn a certain number within a complete 13 month membership period† you’ll move up a tier, or retain your tier status if you’re already a Silver or Gold member. To move up the tiers: Red > Silver Silver > Gold 15 tier points 40 tier points To retain your tier status: Totting up tier points between London and New York: Silver Gold Fly Economy 10 tier points 30 tier points Virgin Atlantic London Heathrow to Sydney with a Hong Kong stopover 5 3 2 Tier points will be earned per sector Flight over 2,000 miles Singapore Airlines Economy Class Business Class 1 3 2 5 First Class All Nippon Airways 5 Economy Class Business Class First Class All other partner Economy Class Business Class First Class Upper Class Premium Economy 5 3 Economy 2 Sector 2 Hong Kong – Sydney 5 7 Premium Economy Economy 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 5 London Heathrow to Sydney direct Advance to Silver Advance to Silver 6 tier points 12 tier points 18 tier points After your 1st round trip After your 2nd round trip After your 3rd round trip 10 tier points 20 tier points 30 tier points After your 1st round trip After your 2nd round After your trip – enough to take 3rd round trip you straight to Silver 0 1 1 1 2 2 40 tier points Advance to Gold After your 4th round trip Please note: The table above is an example of tier points earned over a 13 month membership period. Upper Class Premium Economy 8 5 Economy 3 * Please visit www.virgin.com/flyingclub for a full partner airline listing. †E.g. 01 Jan 04 – 31 Jan 05. After your 4th round trip Fly Upper Class Upper Class airlines* 16 tier points After your 3rd round trip ▲ Flight under 2,000 miles 12 tier points After your 2nd round trip Fly Premium Economy Sector 1 London Heathrow – Hong Kong Partner Airlines 8 tier points After your 1st round trip ▲ Upper Class Premium Economy Economy 4 tier points ▲ Tier points earned per one way flight: To view the number of tier points you’ve earned and how close you are to moving up a tier or retaining your status, you can use our tier point calculator online. Simply go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub and log in to your account. get a buzz out of flying... 16 Earning miles 17 ...miles and miles and miles As a Flying Club member, when you fly with us (on a qualifying flight) you may think you’re just sitting in your seat travelling through the air, but you’d be wrong. You’re also earning Flying Club miles. And that goes for flying with our partner airlines, too, or spending the night in a bed at a partner hotel, for that matter. How many miles? Did you know that it’s 3,458 miles from London to New York? That makes it 6,916 there and back. And that’s how many miles you’d earn for a qualifying Economy round trip flight to the Big Apple – 100% of the miles you fly (base flown mileage). On full fare Economy flights (Y, B and L class), that rises to 125%, then to 150% on Premium Economy flights and 200% (13,832 miles!) on Upper Class flights. There’s more – Gold members can look forward to earning an extra 25% of the base flown mileage on top of the class mileage detailed opposite. Miles earned per round trip with Virgin Atlantic To/from London (Booking Class) Economy (M,Q,V,X,N*) Economy (Y, B, L) Premium Economy (W,S,K,H) Upper Class (J,D,Z) 100% Base flown mileage +25%=125% +50%=150% +100%=200% Antigua Bahamas Barbados Boston 8,174 8,688 8,420 6,534 10,218 10,860 10,526 8,168 12,262 13,032 12,630 9,802 16,348 17,376 16,840 13,068 Cape Town Cuba 12,038 9,324 15,048 11,656 18,058 13,986 24,076 18,648 Delhi Grenada Hong Kong 8,338 8,710 11,940 10,424 10,888 14,925 12,508 13,066 17,910 16,676 17,420 23,880 Johannesburg 11,280 14,100 16,920 22,560 Lagos Las Vegas Los Angeles 6,230 10,448 10,884 7,788 13,060 13,606 9,346 15,672 16,326 12,460 20,896 21,768 8,860 6,916 11,076 8,646 13,290 10,374 17,720 13,832 Orlando 8,672 Orlando (to/from Manchester) 8,448 Port Harcourt 6,510 St Lucia 8,456 San Francisco 10,716 10,840 10,560 8,138 10,570 13,396 13,008 12,672 9,766 12,684 16,074 17,344 n/a 13,020 16,912 21,432 Shanghai Sydney Tobago 11,438 21,110 8,746 14,298 26,387 10,934 17,157 31,665 13,120 22,876 42,220 17,492 Tokyo Washington DC 12,440 7,344 15,550 9,180 18,660 11,016 24,880 14,688 9,170 11,462 13,756 18,340 % mileage earned Miami New York (JFK/Newark) Pay attention to this bit Some very important things to remember – ALWAYS quote your Flying Club membership number when booking and checking in for flights with Virgin Atlantic or one of our partners. Otherwise you won’t get the miles you’re expecting. All Flying Club miles and tier points must be claimed within six months of the activity date. And finally, remember to hold onto your ticket and boarding pass until your miles have been credited to your account. For a full list of how you can earn Flying Club miles and claim missing miles from Virgin Atlantic flights, please log in to your account at www.virgin.com/flyingclub To/from Hong Kong Sydney Your earnings begin at a minimum of 100% of the miles you fly on any qualifying Economy flight. 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You can reward yourself with a flight to Virgin Atlantic destinations all over the world, from the Caribbean, Australia and America, to India, the Far East, Africa...or the UK, if you happen to live in any of the previously mentioned locations, as we know many of you do. 20 Rewards title of page here 21 ...when you’re having fun To give you a quick example – just 40,000 miles will get you an Economy reward flight to any of our US destinations. Companion flights Why fly alone when, by spending just 20,000 miles on a companion reward flight when you book a qualifying full adult fare, you can take someone with you. Just call your Flying Club helpline to book. Miles required for companion flights Economy Premium Economy Upper Class Miles required for Virgin Atlantic round trip reward flights 20,000 30,000 65,000 Economy Premium Economy Upper Class Antigua Bahamas 50,000 50,000 62,500 62,500 100,000 100,000 Barbados Boston Cape Town Cuba Delhi Grenada 50,000 40,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 62,500 50,000 62,500 62,500 62,500 62,500 100,000 80,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Hong Kong Johannesburg Lagos Las Vegas 50,000 50,000 40,000 40,000 62,500 62,500 50,000 62,500 100,000 100,000 80,000 80,000 Los Angeles Miami New York (JFK/Newark) 40,000 40,000 40,000 62,500 62,500 50,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 Orlando Port Harcourt St Lucia 40,000 40,000 50,000 62,500 50,000 62,500 80,000 80,000 100,000 San Francisco Shanghai 40,000 50,000 62,500 62,500 80,000 100,000 Sydney Tobago 90,000 50,000 112,500 62,500 180,000 100,000 Miles required for a chauffeur driven car To/from (one way) From/to (one way) Tokyo Washington DC 60,000 40,000 80,000 50,000 100,000 80,000 London Heathrow or London Gatwick USA airports South Africa London and Home Counties Please check when booking Please check when booking 10,000 10,000 10,000 40,000 50,000 80,000 Tokyo Narita (to airport only) Tokyo 23 districts and Chiba From outside the 23 districts From Saitama/Kanagawa 35,000 45,000 55,000 To/from Hong Kong Sydney Remember, to book your Virgin Atlantic reward flights, just go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub log in, and click on ‘Flights For Miles’. The above mileage is for a round trip. Upgrades Your miles can take you up a class when you fly, or even all the way from Economy to Upper Class. And you don’t even have to bribe anyone. Just call your Flying Club helpline when purchasing a qualifying full adult fare and ask to book an upgrade reward flight. Miles required for upgrades Economy to Premium Economy Premium Economy to Upper Class Economy to Upper Class The above mileage is for a round trip. Chauffeur driven car If you’re taking an Upper Class reward flight, or have used your miles to upgrade to Upper Class, let us whisk you to and from the airport (starting from as little as 10,000 miles). Again, you just need to call your Flying Club helpline to book or to find out more. The small print Please note that airport duties, passenger taxes and security charges are not included in a reward flight and must be paid by each traveller. Once you’ve booked your reward, you may only change the date of travel, subject to availability. Fees may apply. If cancelling more than seven days before travel we will credit 75% of the miles back, subject to a handling fee. Handling fees vary by region. Please check all Terms & Conditions at www.virgin.com/flyingclub before booking. 20,000 40,000 60,000 For full booking details and Terms & Conditions, please visit www.virgin.com/flyingclub or call your Flying Club helpline. Miles 22 Partner companies perfect partners You can earn and spend your miles with our partner companies. We would go into details, but... just look at how many there are over the page – it would take a telephone directory to list all the options. Partners 25 Hotels: Airlines: Air Jamaica Air New Zealand Air Seychelles1 ANA (All Nippon Airways) America West Airlines The Austrian Airlines Group bmi Caribbean Star Airlines Continental Airlines Delta Air Lines Frontier Airlines Gulf Air Hawaiian Airlines Malaysia Airlines SAS Singapore Airlines South African Airways Arai Mountain & Spa Bajan Services2 Blakes Hotel2 Elegant Hotels Group Gitcombe House1 The Hempel2 Hilton HHonors® Hyatt Hotels & Resorts®2 Le Meridien Hotels Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group2 Marco Polo Hotels2 Millennium & Copthorne Hotels2 Morgans Hotel Group2 Orient-Express Hotels Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts Red Carnation Hotels2 The Savoy Group2 Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts Starwood Hotels & Resorts Summit Hotels & Resorts2 Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Traders Hotels Twelve Apostles Virgin Group companies: Limited Edition by Virgin The Roof Gardens Virgin Active1,6 Virgin Balloons1 Virgin Bikes2,5 Virgin Books4 Virgin Cars2,5 Virgin Experience Days2 Virgin Holidays1,5 Virgin Vacations3 Virgin Vouchers1 The Virgin Wines Club5 Car rental: Avis Hertz Stoutes Cards: American Express®2 Diners Club®2,3 Virgin Credit Card2,5* Other partners: BAA WorldPoints2 Bombay Brasserie2 Cunard2 EurostarTM 1 FTD.com Nirvana Spa1 Parking Express1,4 Quilon Restaurant2 Sprint2,3 and many more local partners in all Virgin Atlantic destinations. 1. Spend only 2. Earn only 3. US only 4. Discount only 5. UK only 6. South Africa only * Issued by MBNA EBL. For a full list of partners, please visit www.virgin.com/flyingclub More small but very important print Bookings for partner reward flights cannot be accepted within seven days of travel. 14 days notice is required for partner rewards originating outside your country of residence. Once you’ve booked your reward, you may only change the date of travel, subject to availability. Fees may apply. If cancelling more than seven days before travel, we will credit 75% of the miles back, subject to a handling fee. Handling fees vary by region. Partner airlines may take 48 hours to confirm availability. Additional restrictions apply for some partners. Please check all Terms & Conditions before booking. For full partner Terms & Conditions please see www.virgin.com/flyingclub 26 Credit and charge card partners 27 plastic partners Now you can earn even when you’re spending. Every time you use your credit or charge card for a qualifying purchase, you can earn Flying Club miles to keep your account topped up. Just so long as it’s a Virgin Credit Card especially designed for Flying Club members, an American Express Card or the Diners Club Card. Miles earned on transactions with Virgin Credit Card* UK only Earning Additional information No annual fee 15.9% APR (variable) on card purchases. To apply for the non fee card call: 0800 056 5667 Quoting CU9A 2,000 bonus miles on first transaction. 1 Flying Club mile for every £1 spent. £80 annual fee 15.9% APR (variable) on card purchases (19.1% APR (variable), when including the annual fee). To apply for the fee paying card call: 0800 056 5667 Quoting CV7K 4,000 bonus miles on first transaction. 2 Flying Club miles for every £1 spent. Interest free period of up to 59 days on card purchases. Free travel accident insurance. Purchase protection included. Terms & Conditions apply to all insurances. Complimentary Virgin Atlantic companion flight with an annual spend of £15,000. Miles earned on transactions with an American Express Card UK Earning Additional information All charge card types Convert 1 Membership Rewards point into 1 Flying Club mile. 1 Membership Rewards point for every £1 spent. www.americanexpress.co.uk Gold Charge Card New card members receive 3,000 bonus miles on approval. £95 annual fee. 2 Membership Rewards points for every £1 spent directly with Virgin Atlantic. First year card membership fee waived. www.americanexpress.co.uk /virgingoldcardoffer US Convert 1 Membership Rewards All charge card types including the International point into 1 Flying Club mile. Dollar Card 1 Membership Rewards point for every $1 spent. (Terms & Conditions apply). www.virginmoney.com/flyingclub * The Virgin Credit Card is issued by MBNA Europe Bank Limited, Registered Office: Stansfield House, Chester Business Park, Chester CH4 9QQ. Registered in England number 2783251. Written quotations available on request. Credit is available, subject to status, only to UK residents aged 18 or over. We will monitor or record some phone calls. South Africa All charge card types Convert 1 Membership Rewards point into 1 Flying Club mile. Gold Charge Card 1,000 Flying Club miles on approval. Supplementary Gold Charge Card 1,000 Flying Club miles on approval. Hong Kong All charge card types Miles earned on transactions with Diners Club Card US only Earning Additional information All card types Convert a minimum of 2,000 Club Reward Points into 1,000 Flying Club miles. Automatic enrolment into Club Rewards. 2 Club Reward Points for every $1 spent. www.clubrewards.dinersclubus.com 1 Membership Rewards point for every R5 spent. Convert 128 Membership Rewards points into 10 Flying Club miles. Minimum transaction – 12,800 Membership Rewards points and then only in multiples of 1,000. 1 Membership Rewards point for every HKD$1 spent. Convert 1 Membership Rewards point into 1 Flying Club mile. Must be converted in multiples of 1,000 Membership Rewards points. 1 Membership Rewards point for every ¥100 spent. Japan All charge card types If you like the sound of the latter, all you need to do is visit www.virgin.com/flyingclub log in to your account and wh ich m os tl ov es to fly is send your friend an ecard. All they have to do is enrol in Flying Club, and as soon as they take that qualifying flight, the bonus miles will appear in your account. Here’s what you’ll earn: Upper Class Premium Economy Economy 15,000 miles 7,500 miles 3,000 miles This offer is not available in all regions. Certain booking classes applicable. Mileage levels vary by region. For more information and full Terms & Conditions go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub at di st an ce or th e to fli es Ar ct ic th e th e Miles More Friends What is a friend? Someone who’ll stand by you through thick and thin. Who’ll laugh at your jokes and tell you when there’s something green stuck in your teeth. And someone who can earn you thousands of miles if they take a round trip Virgin Atlantic flight after you’ve introduced them to Flying Club. in wh ich e ar te rn e er Th d an Ar ct ic count on your friends n ee tw be 00 0,0 0 0 , 00 0,0 10 br ee ds To book Miles Plus Money fares online, please go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub and log in to your account. 0 ,00 00 0 , 00 0,0 20 , ing fly s d bir th en Please note: Miles Plus Money fares do not qualify for tier points and Flying Club miles. This offer is not available in all regions. Fares and tier points may vary. To find out more and for full Terms & Conditions call your Flying Club helpline or go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub g lin dd a ,w ing pp a l f ing m m i sw An ta rc tic ,a Miles 15,000 7,500 2,000 Oc ea n Upper Class Premium Economy Economy bi rd Simple – it means you can add Flying Club miles to your cash as part payment on fares to get some amazing prices on flights. Or Miles Plus Money for short. Savings on round trip flights Th e miles + money = savings on flights How many miles you need: e. tim of so m e Miles Plus Money At the risk of sounding like your old maths teacher, equations don’t have to be complicated. Just take a look at this one: ne yo an 14 ,0 00 make your money go further m ile s. 28 Miles Plus Money and Miles More Friends Upper Class 31 freedom From the moment your chauffeur driven car picks you up to take you to the airport, to the second you’re dropped off at your destination, flying Upper Class is all about enjoying the freedom to relax and fly in luxury. Getting there and back A chauffeur driven car takes you to and from the airport at both ends of your journey. And your chauffeur will check you in at Drive Thru Check In2. 1 Before your flight Wander into the Clubhouse3 before your flight, where you can have a drink, relax over a meal, listen to some music, get on with some work, or even get a quick haircut if you are flying out of London Heathrow or London Gatwick. Onboard You can settle back in your seat or mix and mingle at the onboard bar, choose to eat what you want, when you want from our Freedom menu and enjoy a relaxing massage4. Suite dreams Fly in the Upper Class Suite5 and, at the touch of a button your seat flips over to become the biggest fully flat bed of any airline’s business class. Before you bed down, you can choose what to watch or play on your 10.4" fully adjustable TV screen. There’s a huge range of on demand films, TV shows and games. Every Suite has direct aisle access, so the days of stepping over a neighbour are gone. And, if you’re feeling sociable, you can invite a friend to share a drink as your ottoman doubles as a seat for a guest. For the latest information on which routes offer the Upper Class Suite, and its continuing roll out across our fleet, please go to www.virgin.com/atlantic 1. Restrictions apply. 2. Available at London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Johannesburg. 3. Lounge facilities vary at destinations. 4. Available on flights to or from London Heathrow. 5. For operational reasons we cannot guarantee that aircraft will not change without prior notice. Some aircraft may not be fitted with the Upper Class Suite. 32 Premium Economy and Economy space Flying Premium Economy allows you space to think, to stretch out and to be yourself. Dedicated to you DIY Check In1 lets you avoid the queues by checking in online from 24 to 2 hours prior to departure. If you decide not to DIY you can still skip the queues at the airport with our dedicated Check In. Alternatively, when you get to the airport simply check yourself in at one of our DIY Check In Kiosks2, before dropping off your bags. Once settled in your dedicated cabin, you can celebrate the start of your journey with a complimentary glass of champagne, then sit back and enjoy the flight in your bigger and wider seat, including headrest, legrest and a seat pitch of 38". fun As soon as you sit down in Economy you’ll find your amenity kit containing all the bits and bobs so useful on a flight – like eyeshades, earplugs, toothbrush and a pen and pad. Enjoy every minute Take advantage of DIY Check In1 to get onboard swiftly and start enjoying the entertainment available on your personal seatback TV. 1. Available to all destinations except Nigeria and when travelling to the UK from Delhi and the Caribbean. 2. Currently installed at London Heathrow, and being rolled out at destination airports around the world. 3. Flights originating from the UK. You get up to 20 channels of award winning entertainment, including films, documentaries, comedy and kids programmes, as well as up to 14 audio channels. Plus rolling out across the Virgin Atlantic fleet is our newest system called v:port which has the latest in audio and video on demand, allowing you to stop, start, fast forward and rewind all the action. Kids get a free K-iD pack3, filled with goodies; from puzzles and magazines to a baseball cap, and there’s plenty of inflight entertainment to keep them amused. Free ice cream during the films, and complimentary drinks throughout the journey make for a fun filled flight. 34 Save time online save time online Why spend time on the phone to your Flying Club helpline when you can get so much done online at your leisure? You can do all the following on the Virgin Atlantic website: Check in online between 24 and 2 hours before your flight with DIY Check In1. See what entertainment you’ll have inflight. Get inflight health tips. Check the estimated arrival and departure times of Virgin Atlantic flights. Manage your Virgin Atlantic flight bookings, view and amend your seat assignment and meal preferences2. Book hotel stays with our partner hotels2. Purchase travel insurance3. Order foreign currency3. Prebook airport parking3. Find up to date guides on what to see and do at all of our destinations. Check the visa requirements for your destination. To start saving time straight away, just go to www.virgin.com/atlantic And, if you register your Flying Club account online, you can also: Keep track of your account – view your account balance, membership level, tier points, recent transactions and manage your Flying Club contact and communication preferences. Claim missing miles from Virgin Atlantic flights or from car rental with Hertz or Avis within the past six months. Keep up with the latest news, offers, competitions and member updates. Book Virgin Atlantic flights online and get a £5 discount per person (UK only)4. Pay part cash, part miles and get great deals on Virgin Atlantic flights with Miles Plus Money. Earn up to 15,000 bonus miles by introducing your friends to Flying Club with Miles More Friends. To register your Flying Club online account, please go to www.virgin.com/flyingclub click ‘Register Online’ and then follow the instructions. 1. Available to all destinations except Nigeria and when travelling to the UK from Delhi and the Caribbean. 2. Certain restrictions apply. 3. UK only. 4. Subject to change. spend time on life