Consolidated "Using HA miles for Virgin award flights" thread
Feb 12, 2005, 2:22 pm
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Consolidated "Using HA miles for Virgin award flights" thread
The Virgin Atlantic Upper Class award for 80,000 Hawaiian Air miles seems like an exceptional value. Has anybody ever redeemd the award? and how was availability?
Feb 13, 2005, 10:26 am
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Absolutely. Ineed, I think the 100,000 Delta miles required (used to be 80k) are still a terrific deal. I think the VS UC Suite product is about as good as commercial air travel could possibly get.
Feb 13, 2005, 7:28 pm
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Originally Posted by TraveltheWorld
The Virgin Atlantic Upper Class award for 80,000 Hawaiian Air miles seems like an exceptional value. Has anybody ever redeemd the award? and how was availability?
Feb 13, 2005, 8:41 pm
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The key to overseas mileage awards in persistence. You might want to download the Availabilty Tool application -- with it, you can check whether the award you desire is available, without the hassles of dealing with a partner award desk human. Just make it a daily (three minute) routine to check.
Also, if an award opens up in one direction, grab it if you've got at least a month to work with before departure. Book any date possible for the other portion, and work on changing the other half later. Yes, you'll probably have a change fee, but I think it's worth it.
Also, if an award opens up in one direction, grab it if you've got at least a month to work with before departure. Book any date possible for the other portion, and work on changing the other half later. Yes, you'll probably have a change fee, but I think it's worth it.
Feb 17, 2005, 6:03 pm
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Originally Posted by TraveltheWorld
The Virgin Atlantic Upper Class award for 80,000 Hawaiian Air miles seems like an exceptional value. Has anybody ever redeemd the award? and how was availability?
Edit: It might have been @ 100,000 before, but I read it wrong. In any case, 100,000 miles are required.
Last edited by TraveltheWorld; Feb 17, 2005 at 7:42 pm
Jan 21, 2009, 11:14 am
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Virgin awards with HA miles.
Has anyone redeemed HA miles for awards on Virgin? What is availability like for Premium Economy or Upper Class seats to London and destinations beyond (such as JNB)? Any information would be appreciated!
Feb 14, 2009, 3:17 am
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Hi MisterAviator,
I do not have any HA miles but assuming HA miles award availability on VS is the same as for Virgin miles, some hints;
(1) Upper Class LAS-LGW ( Gatwick not Heathrow) availability is very tight ( lots of demand and only 14 upper class seats per aircraft). Availability form LAX & SFO to LHR is generally a lot better ( but I would book well in advance). South African routes are also popular but given the current climate, more seats may be available.
Not sure on Premium Economy but I think there is better availability ( but it is a very long flight via London to South Africa)
Good luck in finding something.
Regards
TBS
I do not have any HA miles but assuming HA miles award availability on VS is the same as for Virgin miles, some hints;
(1) Upper Class LAS-LGW ( Gatwick not Heathrow) availability is very tight ( lots of demand and only 14 upper class seats per aircraft). Availability form LAX & SFO to LHR is generally a lot better ( but I would book well in advance). South African routes are also popular but given the current climate, more seats may be available.
Not sure on Premium Economy but I think there is better availability ( but it is a very long flight via London to South Africa)
Good luck in finding something.
Regards
TBS
Feb 15, 2009, 2:16 pm
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TBS,
Thanks for the reply! You are definitely correct that award availability (as showing on the VS website) from LAS is virtually nonexistent. SFO and LAX seem to be much better. I'd still love to hear from anyone who has gone through the process of booking with Hawaiian miles, just to get an idea of how everything worked out. Thanks!
-MisterAviator
Thanks for the reply! You are definitely correct that award availability (as showing on the VS website) from LAS is virtually nonexistent. SFO and LAX seem to be much better. I'd still love to hear from anyone who has gone through the process of booking with Hawaiian miles, just to get an idea of how everything worked out. Thanks!
-MisterAviator
Feb 15, 2009, 2:22 pm
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TBS,
Thanks for the reply! You are definitely correct that award availability (as showing on the VS website) from LAS is virtually nonexistent. SFO and LAX seem to be much better. I'd still love to hear from anyone who has gone through the process of booking with Hawaiian miles, just to get an idea of how everything worked out. Thanks!
-MisterAviator
Thanks for the reply! You are definitely correct that award availability (as showing on the VS website) from LAS is virtually nonexistent. SFO and LAX seem to be much better. I'd still love to hear from anyone who has gone through the process of booking with Hawaiian miles, just to get an idea of how everything worked out. Thanks!
-MisterAviator
Sep 1, 2009, 11:03 pm
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Using HA miles to get a Virgin
Aloha everyone,
I've been thinking about using some of my HA miles to get a flight to London on Virgin Airways and was wondering how easy or difficult this will be. If you've managed to do this, can you share your experience---how far in advance did you have to ticket? Was just a single call to HA or did you have to talk to Virgin too? All advice is welcome!
Aloha
K
I've been thinking about using some of my HA miles to get a flight to London on Virgin Airways and was wondering how easy or difficult this will be. If you've managed to do this, can you share your experience---how far in advance did you have to ticket? Was just a single call to HA or did you have to talk to Virgin too? All advice is welcome!
Aloha
K
Sep 1, 2009, 11:47 pm
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A small, moderatorly note: there were three threads on this topic. I merged them together tonight for one-stop shopping 