If you have booked with a Travel Agent please contact them directly for assistance.
If you have booked with a Travel Agent please contact them directly for assistance.
Status Extension
We will be extending the status of all our Silver and Gold Flying Club members by 6 months, so that your status is protected during this difficult period. For example, this means that if your original membership year was due to expire on 30 April 2020, the new expiry date will be 31 October 2020.
This means you will now have 18 months to earn the tier points you need to maintain your current status or achieve new status: 400 tier points need to be earned during the 18 month Extended Membership Year for Silver status to be maintained for another 12 months and 1000 tier points need to be earned during the 18 month Extended Membership Year for Gold status to be maintained for another 12 months.
We will not be sending out new membership cards for this extension period, but your Extended Membership Year will be viewable online in your Flying Club account. Additionally, your digital membership card can be viewed and printed online or downloaded via the Virgin Atlantic app.
For Gold members whose account renews automatically every year the Extended Membership Year will not be applicable. The normal renewal benefits will be awarded at the end of the 12 month membership year instead of the Extended Membership Year.
Your account will be updated on our internal systems by Friday 20 March 202
Voucher extension
We will be extending the validity of any current companion, upgrade or Clubhouse vouchers that our members might have, in order to give you more time to use these.
Members who have earned companion rewards, Clubhouse access or upgrades through the Virgin Atlantic Reward and Reward+ Credit Card, or the Virgin Atlantic World Elite Mastercard will have the validity of the voucher extended by 12 months e.g. if the voucher expires on 15 May 2020, the new expiry date will be 15 November 2020.
Gold members who have earned a companion reward for renewing Gold status, Clubhouse passes for the 1500 tier point reward or the 2000 tier point upgrade reward will have these rewards extended by six months e.g. if the voucher expires on 15 May 2020, the new expiry date will be 15 November 2020.
Please note that replacement vouchers will not be issued but your rewards will still be valid.
This applies to all vouchers which are valid as of 13 March 2020
Your account will be updated on our internal systems by Friday 20 March 2020
We urge our customers to refer to official sources of travel and medical advice. They are the most up to date and accurate ways of finding out information about travel restrictions/guidance and Covid-19-related medical advice.
PHE – Covid-19 Guidance from GOV.UK
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
World Health Organization (WHO) – COVID-19 Disease Outbreak https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Travel Advice
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
NHS Advice
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/index.html
We are following, and often exceeding, the latest official advice from public health authorities relating to Covid-19 in all the destinations we fly to.
We have robust procedures for dealing with any suspected communicable disease on board. These are in place to protect all of our customers and crew.
We’re also taking extra steps at this time to ensure a healthy environment onboard when you travel with us. You can read more on Cleaning and sanitising our planes here
Any advice to self-isolate should be given formally by a Government Health Authority (eg Public Health England) or NHS 111 (in the UK). If you've been told to self-isolate by one of these organisations then you should have evidence of some sort (for example a letter or email from a GP). However, we'll use our judgement if you tell us you do not have formal documentation and our policy covers this.
In the UK, call NHS 111 to obtain up to date advice and information or visit the website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/common-questions/.
Yes – please refer to section 14 in Conditions of Carriage. Note, the obligation on the customer is not limited to stated conditions.
We have an internal passenger clearance service; all cases come through either the Contact Centre or Special Assistance.
They will need to contact Special Assistance either by email special.assistance@fly.virgin.com or call: From the UK: 0344 481 4455, Outside the UK: +44 344 481 4455, From the US: 1 888 747 7474.
Anyone with medical conditions that may be affected by long haul flight should inform Special Assistance whether corporate or not – we would advise the passenger to contact Special Assistance directly.
Our Special Assistance team will obtain your consent required under GPDR. All cases are managed through Microsoft Dynamics which has strictly governed access.
Nothing is more important to us and our partner airlines around the world than the safety of our customers and crew. We are working closely to ensure your comfort and well-being, whenever you fly with us.
Our partners are working diligently with their respective government agencies, national and international health and aviation authorities, to monitor the latest health and travel advice, sharing regular updates on their websites as this situation evolves. For further information please refer to Delta, Air France, KLM help pages.