Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Flying Club is the frequent flyer program of Virgin Atlantic, which joined the SkyTeam alliance on March 2, 2023. Membership costs nothing, and the program’s currency, Virgin Points, never expires.
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Rules and facts
- Miles expiry
- No expiryVirgin Points never expire. Source 1
- Earning model
- Based on distance flownPoints follow a share of the miles flown. The share rises with the booking class and the tier, and in Economy Classic (L, U, M) Red earns 100 percent of the distance. A flight earns points only if it was paid for in money. Source 2, Source 3
- Award pricing
- Dynamic pricingThe points price follows demand, route, cabin and date; the cheapest reward seats start at 6,000 Virgin Points one-way. Source 4
- Surcharges
- Surcharges are passed onTaxes, fees and carrier charges are payable on top on reward flights and are shown before booking. Source 4
- Reference value
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Earning by country
Switzerland
Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
Germany
Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
Austria
Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Airports
- Switzerland: Not specified
- Germany: Not specified
- Austria: Not specified
- Program currency
- Virgin Points
Sources
- virginatlantic.com/flying-club (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- virginatlantic.com/flying-club/earn-points/earning-calculator (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- virginatlantic.com/flying-club/membership-tiers (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- virginatlantic.com/flying-club/spend-points/reward-seats (retrieved October 18, 2026)
What Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is
We do not convert amounts in pounds or US dollars into CHF or EUR.
Earning points: how a frequent flyer program works at Virgin Atlantic
You are credited a percentage of the distance flown, and the booking class and the tier decide which one. The rate rises with the tier. The table shows the share of the distance credited as Virgin Points.
| Fare (booking classes) | Red | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Class (J, C, D) | 500 percent | 650 percent | 800 percent |
| Economy Classic (L, U, M) | 100 percent | 130 percent | 160 percent |
| Economy Light (T) | 25 percent | 33 percent | 40 percent |
Economy Light therefore earns the least of these fares.
There is a catch: flights earn Virgin Points only if they were paid for in money. If points are missing after a flight, you can claim them up to six months after the flight date.
Redeeming Virgin Points for reward flights
There is no fixed price: the price of a reward seat follows demand, just as with paid tickets. Points prices differ by route, cabin, travel date and demand. The cheapest reward seats, the Saver seats, start at 6,000 Virgin Points one-way.
The points pay for the flight price only. Taxes, fees and carrier charges come on top and are shown before you book.
Changes cost money too. Per person and change, the fee is GBP 70 for flights departing from the UK, and USD 100 or the local currency equivalent for flights departing outside the UK. Gold changes reward seats free of charge. The program gives no fees in CHF or EUR, and we state no value per point in cents because we lack a basis for it.
Tier Points and reaching status
Status depends on Tier Points, and reward flights earn them too. On Virgin Atlantic flights, Upper Class (booking classes J, C, D and I) earns 200 Tier Points per flight segment and Economy Light (booking class T) earns 25 Tier Points.
Silver needs 400 Tier Points and Gold needs 1,000 Tier Points. They must come together within 12 months to reach or keep a tier. If you do not requalify, you drop one tier and your Tier Points reset.
The membership year begins the day after you reach Silver or Gold and runs to the end of that calendar month, plus another 12 months. Red is the entry tier; the source states no threshold for it.
Benefits of Red, Silver and Gold
Bonus and airport service grow with each tier. We did not find a flight upgrade as a status benefit on the status pages.
Red
Red selects the Economy seat on Virgin Atlantic Holidays for free 7 days before travel, for everyone in the booking. After the first High Five there are 10 percent bonus Virgin Points on all future flights. Flying with Virgin Atlantic in five different years brings 12,000 Virgin Points. We state nothing on lounge access, baggage or priority services for Red.
Silver
Silver earns 30 percent bonus Virgin Points on flights with Virgin Atlantic and its SkyTeam partners. It also gets premium check-in for everyone in the booking in any cabin and priority baggage handling on Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM. One extra checked bag of up to 23 kg is allowed; at SkyTeam partners priority check-in, priority boarding and recognition as SkyTeam Elite apply as well.
Silver selects the Economy seat for free 7 days before travel, for everyone in the booking on Virgin Atlantic and Delta, and for the lead booker on Air France and KLM. Renewal brings 2,000 Virgin Points. The source names no lounge access for Silver.
Gold
Gold earns 60 percent bonus Virgin Points on flights with Virgin Atlantic and its SkyTeam partners. On your birthday there are 2,000 Virgin Points. Renewal brings one reward voucher, and reaching 2,000 Tier Points in the membership year brings two.
Gold may bring one guest into the Clubhouses and shared lounges, provided the guest is on the same flight as the member. At SkyTeam partners the same one-guest lounge access applies. Gold is also recognized there as SkyTeam Elite Plus and handles bags with priority.
For baggage, Gold may take one extra checked bag of up to 23 kg and one extra piece of hand luggage of up to 10 kg. At airports other than London Heathrow, Gold checks in at the Upper Class desk, for everyone in the booking and in any cabin; Heathrow has its own rule, which we do not reproduce here. Gold selects the Economy seat for free anytime before travel, for everyone in the booking on Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM. Gold can also give a supplementary Silver membership for 12 months to family or friends.
Frequent flyer program in Switzerland, Austria and Germany
We cannot document country-specific details for Switzerland, Austria and Germany. Neither earning paths through credit cards or partners nor airports with Virgin Atlantic or partner service appear on the country pages of the program that we checked. We deliberately state nothing on this.
Who Flying Club is not for
Miles & More alternatives and comparing frequent flyer programs
Which miles program is best depends on which airline you fly. Flying Club fits mainly if you travel with Virgin Atlantic or its SkyTeam partners, because the bonus for Silver and Gold applies there. If you fly mostly with the Lufthansa Group, look at Miles & More, and if you book with Delta, look at Delta SkyMiles. More programs are in the program archive.
Tier Comparison
| Benefits / Criteria | Red Tier 1 | Silver Tier 2 | Gold Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) |
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| Alliance tier | No alliance tier | SkyTeam Elite | SkyTeam Elite Plus |
| Lounge | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | Access to the Clubhouses and shared lounges with one guest; lounge access with one guest at SkyTeam partners. |
| Baggage | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | One extra checked bag of up to 23 kg; recognized as SkyTeam Elite. | One extra checked bag of up to 23 kg and one extra piece of hand luggage of up to 10 kg. |
| Priority | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | Premium check-in in any cabin, priority check-in and priority boarding, priority baggage handling on Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM. | Upper Class check-in at airports other than London Heathrow, priority baggage handling; recognized as SkyTeam Elite Plus. |
| Upgrades | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) |
| Mileage bonus | After the first High Five, every later flight carries a 10 percent points bonus; flying in five separate years pays 12,000 Virgin Points. | 30 percent bonus Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic and SkyTeam partners; 650 percent of the distance in Upper Class (J, C, D); 2,000 Virgin Points on renewal. | 60 percent bonus Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic and SkyTeam partners; 800 percent of the distance in Upper Class (J, C, D); 2,000 Virgin Points on your birthday; reward vouchers on renewal and at 2,000 Tier Points. |
| Seat selection | On Virgin Atlantic Holidays bookings, the whole party picks Economy seats at no charge from 7 days before departure. | Economy seats at no charge from 7 days before departure: the whole party on Virgin Atlantic and Delta, only the person who booked on Air France and KLM. | Economy seats at no charge at any time before departure, for the whole party, on Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM. |
| Guests | Not specified (checked October 18, 2026) | Premium check-in covers everyone in the booking. | A lounge guest who is on the same flight as the member; a second Silver membership that Gold can hand to family or friends for 12 months. |
Red Tier 1
Silver Tier 2
- Status points: 400 points (Custom period) The Tier Points must be earned within 12 months.
Gold Tier 3
- Status points: 1,000 points (Custom period) The Tier Points must be earned within 12 months.
Tiers in detail
Red
No alliance tier
Qualification
Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)Benefits
- Lounge
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Baggage
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Priority
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Upgrades
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Mileage bonus
- After the first High Five, every later flight carries a 10 percent points bonus; flying in five separate years pays 12,000 Virgin Points. Source: virginatlantic.com/flying-club/membership-tiers, virginatlantic.com/flying-club (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Seat selection
- On Virgin Atlantic Holidays bookings, the whole party picks Economy seats at no charge from 7 days before departure. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Guests
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
Silver
Qualification
- Status points: 400 points (Custom period) The Tier Points must be earned within 12 months. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
Benefits
- Lounge
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Baggage
- One extra checked bag of up to 23 kg; recognized as SkyTeam Elite. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Priority
- Premium check-in in any cabin, priority check-in and priority boarding, priority baggage handling on Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Upgrades
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Mileage bonus
- 30 percent bonus Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic and SkyTeam partners; 650 percent of the distance in Upper Class (J, C, D); 2,000 Virgin Points on renewal. Source: virginatlantic.com/flying-club/membership-tiers, virginatlantic.com/flying-club/earn-points/earning-calculator (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Seat selection
- Economy seats at no charge from 7 days before departure: the whole party on Virgin Atlantic and Delta, only the person who booked on Air France and KLM. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Guests
- Premium check-in covers everyone in the booking. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
Gold
Qualification
- Status points: 1,000 points (Custom period) The Tier Points must be earned within 12 months. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
Benefits
- Lounge
- Access to the Clubhouses and shared lounges with one guest; lounge access with one guest at SkyTeam partners. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Baggage
- One extra checked bag of up to 23 kg and one extra piece of hand luggage of up to 10 kg. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Priority
- Upper Class check-in at airports other than London Heathrow, priority baggage handling; recognized as SkyTeam Elite Plus. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Upgrades
- Not specified (checked October 18, 2026)
- Mileage bonus
- 60 percent bonus Virgin Points on Virgin Atlantic and SkyTeam partners; 800 percent of the distance in Upper Class (J, C, D); 2,000 Virgin Points on your birthday; reward vouchers on renewal and at 2,000 Tier Points. Source: virginatlantic.com/flying-club/membership-tiers, virginatlantic.com/flying-club/earn-points/earning-calculator (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Seat selection
- Economy seats at no charge at any time before departure, for the whole party, on Virgin Atlantic, Delta, Air France and KLM. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
- Guests
- A lounge guest who is on the same flight as the member; a second Silver membership that Gold can hand to family or friends for 12 months. Source: virginatlantic.com (retrieved October 18, 2026)
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