Virgin Atlantic will NOT be joining the SkyTeam alliance

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• MilesFromBlighty says:

  31 Mar31 March 06:37

  This is a shame, I wanted to use the end of my AF/KLM miles for a Virgin ticket.

• onlysuites says:

  31 Mar31 March 11:23

  Virgin is not all that….. Stupidly high YQ’s. Tried a recent redemption on them and the YQ was $1000 for a two leg flight.

  • David Butcher says:

    31 Mar31 March 16:55

    Excuse my ignorance but what is a YQ????

    • Alan says:

      31 Mar31 March 16:57

      It’s the fuel surcharge that airlines add to bookings – it appears on receipts with a two-letter tax code of YQ. It’s a great wheeze for them with reward bookings as (apart from the US-based programmes) most still charge this in full on redemptions.

• World Traveller says:

  31 Mar31 March 15:13

  Virgin Atlantic’s priority is the trans-Atlantic joint venture with Delta – they want it to be a real success from the word go. There’s a lot to be done to achieve that – LHR-JFK is a real money maker so it’s only right they prioritise and get it right.

  Once the JV is bedded in, Virgin & Delta will have the chance to evaluate any possible benefits of joining an alliance. Maybe they’ll join SkyTeam, maybe they’ll opt for strategic partnerships with a number of different airlines like Emirates have done.

• J says:

  9 Apr9 April 15:27

  Well the new T2 at heathrow has just had a very (huge) virgin lounge built in it…. and from what i know the sky team airlines will be all going to this terminal .. so im betting they will be joining sky team when t2 opens…

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