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Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

Virgin Points · Virgin Atlantic · UK
skyteamairlinehybrid chartHigh surcharges
Visit program
Baseline value
1.60¢/pt
Surcharges
High
Chart type
hybrid
Bookable partners
3
Sweet spots
2

How it works

Flying Club punches above its weight on partner sweet spots: ANA business between Japan and the US for ~90k round trip, Delta One transatlantic at reward-sale prices, and cheap ANA/Air France redemptions. A SkyTeam member since 2023, it's a transfer partner of all four major US banks plus Amex AU, making Virgin Points among the easiest to amass.

  • ANA business at ~90k round trip is the signature redemption — must be round trip, book by phone.
  • Watch for Reward Seat Sales that slash Delta One and Virgin's own transatlantic prices.
  • Transfers in from Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One and Bilt are 1:1 and near-instant.
  • Virgin-metal awards carry high fuel surcharges — partner metal is usually the better buy.

Sweet spots

2

Fly ANA business on Virgin Atlantic miles

Tokyo ↔ USA on ANA (round trip)
hard
Points
90,000
Taxes
$350
Cash value
$9,000
9.61¢/ptbusiness

Virgin Atlantic prices ANA business between Japan and the US west coast at ~90k miles round trip (95k to the east coast) — a long-standing partner sweet spot. Must be round trip and booked by phone; ANA business space is the limiter.

Delta One to the US via Flying Club

UK / Europe → USA on Delta (one way)
moderate
Points
50,000
Taxes
$250
Cash value
$4,500
8.50¢/ptbusiness

Flying Club regularly runs reduced 'Reward Seat Sale' pricing on Delta One transatlantic, with no fuel surcharges on Delta metal — far cheaper than Delta's own dynamic SkyMiles cost.

Book these airlines

Estimates only — award pricing, transfer ratios and surcharges change frequently. Always confirm live pricing and availability with the program before transferring points.