How to use Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Status Match for free frequent flyer benefits

Become a Flying Club Gold member instantly by declaring your status with one of the eligible airline loyalty programs. Interested passengers must also have booked a future flight with Virgin Atlantic or one of its codeshare partners in Premium or Upper Class and must not have previously held Flying Club status.

As members, passengers can earn Virgin Points through the Flying Club on Virgin Atlantic and its 27 partner airlines. Virgin Points never expire. Flying Club members earn Tier Points on reward flights and Virgin Atlantic Holiday bookings, helping them maintain their status and reap the rewards.

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Flying club

As a member of the Flying Club, you can earn points not only when travelling with Virgin Atlantic or its partners, but also on various ground activities such as routine shopping and hotel accommodation.

What are Tier Points?

Earn Tier Points when you fly with Virgin Atlantic or use our global network of partners in the air and on the ground. With three membership levels – Red, Silver and Gold – passengers can enjoy greater benefits.

Red Benefits

• Advanced Economy Boarding – board Economy Class first
• Earn Virgin Points when flying
• Points Plus Money on flights
• Redeem Virgin Points for award flights
• Access to a variety of partner brands
• Collect and spend your points with Virgin Red

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Silver Benefits

Silver members receive 30% more Virgin Points on all Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Atlantic Holidays bookings, free additional checked baggage, premium check-in, priority boarding and a host of other benefits including SkyTeam Elite recognition.

• Advanced seat reservation in economy cabins
• Collect and spend your points with Virgin Red

Gold Benefits

Gold members enjoy upper class check-in and private security at London Heathrow, access to Virgin Atlantic’s award-winning Clubhouses and Revivals Lounge, 60% more Virgin Points on all Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Atlantic Holidays bookings, and SkyTeam Elite+ recognition, extending passenger benefits on its partners to over 1,000 destinations.

• Additional baggage allowance, no matter in which cabin
• Gold Reward Seats – turn any seat into a Reward Seat at double the points price.
• Collect and redeem points with Virgin Red
• Receive a Companion Voucher when renewing Gold status by earning 1,000 Tier Points in one year.
• Get an upgrade voucher when you earn 2,000 Tier Points in a year

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London Heathrow Revival Lounge

• Freshly cooked to order complimentary breakfast. Includes full English breakfast.
• The dry cleaning service irons your clothes.
• Showers help you refresh and prepare for the day – with luxurious toiletries as an added pleasure.
• Luggage storage. Passengers can leave their hand luggage with the team. It will be kept safely until you are ready.
• Free WiFi throughout the building.

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Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse

Upper Class passengers can use Virgin Atlantic’s Clubhouses. Whether customers want to toast their journey with a cocktail or find a quiet place to work, Virgin Atlantic’s Clubhouses cater to every need. They offer stylish, tranquil spaces to relax before flights, away from the hustle and bustle of the main airport. Clubhouse access is available to all Upper Class customers and Flying Club Gold Card members. Currently, Virgin Atlantic has Clubhouses in London Heathrow (LHR), New York (JFK), Johannesburg (JNB), Boston (BOS), San Francisco (SFO) and Washington, DC (DCA).

Earn on flights

Passengers can use the calculator to work out how many points they will receive for their next flight. Flying is the fastest way to earn points, depending on the passenger’s cabin, ticket type and membership level. In conjunction with Virgin Red, members can top up their points balance when they spend points on their weekly purchase towards their next trip with Virgin Atlantic or partner airlines.

Virgo Red

With Virgin Red, members can convert their existing activity into Virgin Points in over 150 ways.

Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club offers a range of membership levels – Red, Silver and Gold – each with increasing benefits. Gold membership can be earned instantly by proving your status with an eligible frequent flyer program and making a future booking in Premium or Upper Class with Virgin Atlantic or a codeshare partner without prior Flying Club status. Membership benefits include earning Virgin Points on flights with Virgin Atlantic and its 27 partners, redeeming points for various services and the unique offers for each level, such as advanced boarding and additional baggage for Red, enhanced points earning and boarding priorities for Silver and exceptional bonuses such as Clubhouse access and companion vouchers for Gold.

Points earned never expire and Tier Points earned on award flights and Virgin Atlantic Holiday bookings help maintain status. In addition, partnerships with SkyTeam increase the value of Virgin Points and Flying Club benefits worldwide. At the same time, Virgin Red offers extensive opportunities to earn points outside of flying, increasing the overall value of Flying Club membership.