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Old Dec 16, 2016 | 6:27 am
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Originally Posted by ssoonngg123
Virgin Atlantic used to offer lap child awards with miles: 1,500 Miles for Upper Class, 750 miles for Premium Economy, and 200 miles for Economy.

However, today when I called in to add my daughter to my reservation, I was quoted 10% of the adult fare INSTEAD OF 1,500 miles, which is around 800 USD from ATL to LHR. Shocked!

Could any other member confirm this?
VS seems to have gone with the DL approach to further fleece customers attempting to use miles for leisure travel.
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