Virgin Atlantic Cashback Offers & Discounts

With the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, you can earn miles based on how far you are flying, your ticket type and your membership tier.

These miles can then be spent on reward flights, upgrades and more. There are three tiers - Red, Silver and Gold - which you can move through by earning tier points with every flight you take with Virgin Atlantic or selected partner airlines.

As well as being able to use your miles to save on future flights, you can gain access to No.1 Lounges, save on airport parking and Virgin holidays, take advantage of premium check in, take extra luggage and freshen up with a shower or spa treatment in their Heathrow Revivals lounge.

If you are going on a special holiday, there are various ways in which you can upgrade your Virgin Atlantic Airways seat.

If you have booked a flight, you are able to upgrade your seat online via the My Booking link. If you are a Flying Club member, meanwhile, you can use your miles to upgrade your cabin. The number of miles you will need will depend on the destination you are travelling to.

You will find a handy table on the Virgin Atlantic website which will show you the number of miles you will need to spend for a round trip to upgrade the seat you have purchased to one in Premium Economy or Upper Class during their standard season.

Alternatively, you can bid for a cabin upgrade using Your Bid - their online upgrade auction. Just tell them how much you are willing to pay for an upgrade and, if accepted, they will contact you by email. You can make changes to your bid, or cancel it if you change your mind, right up until two days before your flight - as long as it has been accepted.

You can check in for all Virgin Atlantic flights online and it opens 24 hours before the scheduled departure, closing 70 minutes before.

During the check-in process, you will be able to view and change seats or upgrade your seat, as well as add baggage, add Advanced Passenger Information or issue your boarding pass.

Their mobile app, which you can download from the App Store or Google Play, allows you to check in on the go, while you can, of course, check in when you get to the airport.

Their check in desks close an hour before departure, while some airports also have automated check in kiosks. If you checked in online but were unable to print your boarding pass, you will be able to print one off at their automated kiosks or ask a member of staff to do so at their bag drop desks.

Connect to inflight Wi-Fi on Virgin Atlantic at 10,000 feet and above. On 787 aircraft, choose Wi-Fi Light for £4.99 and get 40MB of data or Wi-Fi Max for £14.99 and receive 150MB of data. On A330, A340 and 747 aircraft, you can use the Messaging Pass for £2.99, although this is just for messaging services, while there is no data cap on Wi-Fi Light or Wi-Fi Max.

Virgin Atlantic is the UK’s second largest long haul airline and has come a long way since Richard Branson announced in 1984 that he would begin operating a high-quality, value for money airline within three months. He stuck to his word and by the end of the decade, Virgin had flown more than a million passengers.

There are various ways you can upgrade your seat. If you have booked a flight, you can do so online up to three days before departure, while if you are a Flying Club member, you can use your miles to upgrade your cabin. Finally, you can bid for a cabin upgrade using Your Bid, Virgin’s online upgrade auction.

Virgin Atlantic offer at-seat power in Upper Class, Premium Economy and some Economy cabins, meaning you can use your gadgets throughout your flight. Depending on the aircraft you are flying on, there are three different power options - USB, AC power and EmPower. If you know which aircraft you are flying on, you can go online to see which options are available in your cabin.

The Virgin Atlantic fleet consists of various aircraft, including Boeing 747-400, Boeing 787-9, Airbus A340-600 and Airbus A330-300 planes. All of their Boeing 747 fleet which fly out of Gatwick, Manchester and Glasgow have been given a complete refit, at a cost of more than £50 million.

Economy passengers can take one 23kg (up to 90cm x 75cm x 43cm) check in bag, although this increases to two on flights from the UK to India or Lagos. Premium Economy passengers can take two 23kg bags (three on flights from the UK to India), Upper Class passengers are allowed three items weighing 32kg and infants are permitted one 23kg bag plus a pushchair and car seat.