Virgin Atlantic (VS) Flying Club points redemptions on ANA (NH) - Master thread
Dec 22, 2022, 1:00 pm
#181
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Dec 22, 2022, 4:40 pm
#182
Join Date: Jun 2018
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Dec 24, 2022, 5:45 am
#183
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 67
So it looks like the First reward seat I have got from LRH to HND next May 16th is no use to me now, so I think I will cancel it and get my points back etc.
Not sure how it might happen, but might it be of use to someone here?
Should I liaise with you to let you know exactly when I cancel, so you can try and nab it soon as after I have done this?
BTW - I have NO idea if my cancelling it puts it back into the "pool" straight away, or if it will would be available to you once cancelled, or if goes back to ANA and no one can try get it - but thought I would offer.
Not sure how it might happen, but might it be of use to someone here?
Should I liaise with you to let you know exactly when I cancel, so you can try and nab it soon as after I have done this?
BTW - I have NO idea if my cancelling it puts it back into the "pool" straight away, or if it will would be available to you once cancelled, or if goes back to ANA and no one can try get it - but thought I would offer.
Dec 24, 2022, 7:05 am
#184
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 940
So it looks like the First reward seat I have got from LRH to HND next May 16th is no use to me now, so I think I will cancel it and get my points back etc.
Not sure how it might happen, but might it be of use to someone here?
Should I liaise with you to let you know exactly when I cancel, so you can try and nab it soon as after I have done this?
BTW - I have NO idea if my cancelling it puts it back into the "pool" straight away, or if it will would be available to you once cancelled, or if goes back to ANA and no one can try get it - but thought I would offer.
Not sure how it might happen, but might it be of use to someone here?
Should I liaise with you to let you know exactly when I cancel, so you can try and nab it soon as after I have done this?
BTW - I have NO idea if my cancelling it puts it back into the "pool" straight away, or if it will would be available to you once cancelled, or if goes back to ANA and no one can try get it - but thought I would offer.
Dec 27, 2022, 3:48 am
#186
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 234
Reward seats during cherry blossom, am I mad?
I’ve got a milestone birthday in 2024 and this redemption in J or F to see cherry blossom is the bucket list birthday present to myself, but is it feasible? Has anyone bagged award seats over the peak period before?
Dec 27, 2022, 5:56 am
#187
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Booking through VS is probably tricky, as the award calendar opens later, and everyone wants awards for cherry blossom season.
Dec 28, 2022, 5:01 am
#188
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 67
not done it yet - I want to call ANA and see if can split the paid reservation into 2 different ones first, but failing that will give the seat up etc.
Dec 28, 2022, 11:27 am
#190
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Not sure which airline you usually fly or where home is, but for the Mrs. and I the $450ish in tax plus the VS points were well worth the experience flying ANA from LAX to Tokyo in J and back in F. I had a J flight on UA (Polaris) two weeks later and there simply isn't a comparison, not on the hard product and definitely not on the service.
Dec 29, 2022, 8:13 am
#191
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 33
I managed to get 2 F on mid march thru VS but I think I was very lucky. They might’ve added new routes back from pre-covid
Dec 31, 2022, 11:11 pm
#192
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Yep - managed to snag F redemptions on ORD-NRT for March 2020 (which obviously didn't happen) and 2023
Jan 3, 2023, 7:54 am
#193
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 67
Well, this is a development - ExpertFlyer alerted me to a reward seats, HND to LHR on May 30th this year - so nabbed it - so now have one out in first on 16th, and back on the 30th - now to see if can work out if can use them or will have to give them up, based on me having paid reservations at same time!
Jan 3, 2023, 8:34 am
#194
Join Date: Jan 2023
Posts: 1
Hello, I wondered whether anyone has successfully redeemed points to fly between South Korea and Japan recently? I was hoping to book Seoul to Osaka, but a Virgin operator told me they were unable to request availability from ANA for that particular route (and indeed any between the two countries, contrary to the online redemption chart, which seemed odd to me). In addition, the United website has lots of saver award availability through April and May and I was under the impression (perhaps mistakenly) that if a saver award ANA flight could be found on United then there would likely be availability through Virgin too.
Jan 3, 2023, 4:06 pm
#195
Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 27
I regularly check for F and J award flights usually every other day. I found a few first class coming out of ORD. It's making me leave from LAX to ORD and ORD to TYO. I don't know if a full layover is worth it but I know some people here are into that.