Gold benefits | Membership tiers

What you get as a Gold tier member...

As a Gold member you'll still get all the benefits of Red and Silver, plus all of this:

Free exit row seat options in Economy Classic

Upper Class Check In and priority boarding, regardless of the cabin you’re flying

Clubhouse access every time you fly with us or Delta Air Lines® for you and one guest

Earn Virgin Points and Tier Points with Virgin Atlantic Holidays

You'll earn 4 Virgin Points for every £ you spend with Virgin Holidays and 20 Tier Points for every £500, up to a maximum of 400 Tier Points per booking

Gold Reward Seats

When there are no reward seats available you can use your Gold Reward seat benefit to book revenue seats for double points (may be used for up to 8 sectors annually). Simply call the Gold priority line when you are ready to book (you can find the number in your Flying Club account page).

Earn 60% more points on every Virgin Atlantic flight you take

Anytime seat assignment for you and your companions in any cabin, including Economy Light

Take one extra piece of hand and hold luggage

Reenergise when you land at Heathrow with access to our Revivals lounge

Earning at least 1,000 Tier Points in a year will renew your Gold status

As an extra reward for staying Gold, you'll receive a companion ticket so you can treat your loved ones

And did you know...

As a Gold member, you can pool your points when you link up to nine other flyers to your household account, or nominate a lucky Flying Club member of your choice to enjoy Silver membership status. And if you’re having a little one we will cover any Tier Points that are outstanding to renew your Gold status from the date of when your parental/adoption leave starts. Just get in touch with us.

Staying Gold

Earning at least 1,000* Tier Points in a year will renew your Gold status, so as an extra reward for staying Gold, you'll be able to treat someone to a companion ticket. And if you’ve been a Gold member for ten consecutive years and earned 7,500 Tier Points on Virgin Atlantic flights in that time, you’ll be made a Gold member for life.

_{* From 1st April 2022 - 31st March 2023 800 Tier Points are required.}

What you'll get with our partner airlines

Gold tier Partner airline benefits

Travel on any Delta operated service in any cabin class and you’re welcome to enjoy:

Extra baggage (up to three pieces in Business Class)*
Priority check in
Priority baggage
Priority boarding
Relax in any Delta Sky Club so long as you have a transatlantic sector to or from the UK on the same day within the same itinerary. You can even take 1 guest with you as long as they are travelling on the same flight.
Relax in any Delta third party or SkyTeam lounge as long as you have a transatlantic sector to or from the UK on the same day within the same itinerary. You can even take 1 guest with you as long as they are travelling on the same flight
Complimentary access to Delta Comfort+ (based upon availability) at the gate prior to departure for all regions of travel
Flying Club members must show proof of membership to gain access to partner lounges

*Excludes flying to/from Key West airport with Delta.

Travel on any KLM operated service in any cabin class and you’re welcome to enjoy:

Priority check in, bag drop, security and priority boarding, regardless of the cabin you’re flying
Take one extra piece of hold luggage on top of the brand allowance, as well as priority baggage handling
Priority transfer desk
KLM lounge access or access to a partner lounge for you and one guest
Flying Club members must show proof of membership to gain access to partner lounges

Find out which airport lounges you can access

Travel on any Air France operated service in any cabin class and you’re welcome to enjoy:

Priority check in, bag drop, security and priority boarding, regardless of the cabin you’re flying
Take one extra piece of hold luggage on top of the brand allowance, as well as priority baggage handling
Priority transfer desk
Air France lounge access or access to a partner lounge for you and one guest
Flying Club members must show proof of membership to gain access to partner lounges

Find out which airport lounges you can access

When you travel on Codeshare flights operated by Air New Zealand, whichever cabin you fly you’re welcome to these extras:

An extra piece of baggage
Business Class check in
Relax in the Air New Zealand lounges Sydney, Rarotonga, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown
Priority baggage
Flying Club members must show proof of membership to gain access to partner lounges

Whichever cabin you fly with Singapore Airlines, you’re welcome to these extras:

An extra piece of hold luggage up to 20kg.
Business Class check in
Priority baggage
Priority boarding
Enjoy Singapore Airlines’ SilverKris Lounges in the following airports worldwide:
- Adelaide, Bangkok, Brisbane, Delhi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpar, London Heathrow, Manila, Melbourne, Perth, San Francisco, Sydney and Taipei
In Singapore, First/Business Class you’re are also invited to relax in the SilverKris Lounges in Terminal 1 and 2.
Economy Flying Club Gold travellers are invited to the KrisFlyer Gold Lounges in Terminals 2 and 3
Flying Club members must show proof of membership to gain access to partner lounges

Whichever cabin you fly with Virgin Australia, you’re welcome to these extras:

Priority check in
Priority boarding
Lounge access
Priority baggage
Flying Club members must show proof of their Gold Status to gain access to partner lounges
Lounge access for Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold members upon arrival when travelling domestically within Australia on Virgin Australia operated flights. 1 guest is permitted (inclusive of children)

You’ll find lounges in the domestic terminals in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Gold Coast*.

_{* Not all domestic airport lounges will be open due to changing government restrictions and operational requirements. Lounge operating hours may vary without notice}

How many points will you earn on Virgin Atlantic flights

If you're a Gold member, you'll receive the same number of points as a Red member plus a 60% bonus. So you just need to apply the ticket percentage to the base flown miles, and then add another 30%. This is what that might look like:

Economy
Premium Economy
Upper Class

Economy Light: 25%

Economy Classic: 50-150%

Economy Delight: 150%

Ticket type % of base flown miles	Gold bonus	Amount of points a Gold member will earn
Economy Light (T): 25%	60%	2,766
Economy Classic (O, N, X, Q, E): 50%	60%	5,531
Economy Classic (M, U, L): 100%	60%	11,062
Economy Classic (R, B, Y): 150%	60%	16,594
Economy Delight (V): 150%	60%	16,594

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