VA Plat experience on Virgin Atlantic flights

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Hi folks

I am at Platinum level with Virgin Australia's Velocity program and am looking at flying with Virgin Atlantic through to London next month.

For those of you who have flown with Virgin Atlantic, what has been your experience with recognition of your Velocity frequent flyer status? I'm talking the lot: priority check-in, luggage allowances, operational upgrades, seat selection, in-flight service, ability to use Velocity points for upgrades, etc. From other discussions on here the experience for top level Velocity members on Singapore Airlines has been pretty dreadful and the experience with Air NZ has been first rate.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi folks

I am at Platinum level with Virgin Australia's Velocity program and am looking at flying with Virgin Atlantic through to London next month.

For those of you who have flown with Virgin Atlantic, what has been your experience with recognition of your Velocity frequent flyer status? I'm talking the lot: priority check-in, luggage allowances, operational upgrades, seat selection, in-flight service, ability to use Velocity points for upgrades, etc. From other discussions on here the experience for top level Velocity members on Singapore Airlines has been pretty dreadful and the experience with Air NZ has been first rate.

Thanks in advance.

Unless you were particularly attached to flying Atlantic, I'd be looking at the Etihad arrangement. Flew them last year to the UK and back and got great treatment, full bonus points and SC earn plus lounges, priority check in etc. I do like HKG as a transit point, but Abu Dhabi is pretty decent IMO, although I know some members of this forum would disagree. Etihad also has a couple of possible arrival times at LHR whereas with Atlantic I'm pretty sure it's that awful 5.50am landing.

Just my two cents!
 
Thanks. But my aim is to book in Premium Economy and in terms of bang for buck, VS seems to beat the others. I am Platinum with QF too, but their PE seats are too expensive between Aust and LHR, while BA and CX have got pretty ordinary PE products.

Unfortunately Etihad doesn't have PE at all.
 
Anecdotal reports here seem to indicate a preference for ODUs with VS.
 
Thanks. But my aim is to book in Premium Economy and in terms of bang for buck, VS seems to beat the others. I am Platinum with QF too, but their PE seats are too expensive between Aust and LHR, while BA and CX have got pretty ordinary PE products.

Unfortunately Etihad doesn't have PE at all.

Got it! There are some good mixed fares available through a TA which book you into Y+ from SYD to AUH on Virgin metal then onwards in Y on Etihad. Unfortunately not available every day and not exactly what you're after I guess but definitely good for points and SC's.
 
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I flew VS to HK in Premium Economy as VA Platinum and found the lounge experience great, but some other parts average. No express pass or lounge pass (had to use Platinum card at Koru lounge) at check–in at Sydney. Upgrade offered but at $3,000 a seat it would've been cheaper to take the offer up earlier online ($900 a seat).

In–flight it was a little better than VA Premium Economy International food–wise but average seats (no USB port and only empower adapters) and IFE.
 
Same as alanzeino for me - almost no recognition as a Platinum apart from NZ Koru lounge access.

PE was pretty good for the price though.
 
Was lucky both ways on a Y+ SYD-HKG trip at the gate. The ClubHouse at HKG rates highly for a non-home lounge.
 
Flew VS LHR-HKG-LHR last June in Upper class. Being a VA Platinum didn't count for anything.

Booked a VS return flight to LHR for next May in PE and upgraded to Upper Class for 27,500 flying miles each way, not a bad deal.
 
A mate of mine recently flew SYD-LHR return in VS (PE and Y) as a VA Platinum. There was no recognition of Plat except for priority checkin etc and lounge access at all 3 airports (he did mention that the LHR clubhouse is pretty awesome!)
 
Not long haul, but I've been using VS UK domestic services "Little Red" as a VA Plat since they started flying in April. On board there is no status recognition at all, but it's a single cabin service and the staff are all very friendly.

Groundside at LHR T1, MAN, and EDI you get the full treatment: Priority Checkin. Fasttrack Security, Lounge (albeit Servisair lounges) access, and Priority Boarding. It has been a long few months as the VS staff grew more familiar with the little grey VA card, but I wouldn't be without it now.
 
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