So that we can offer your customers greater choice of international flights, we’ve entered into alliances with a number of airlines. These codeshare partnerships have been carefully chosen so that your customers have our commitment that we only work with airlines that can deliver the same high level of service that we do.

On codeshare services connecting with Virgin Atlantic flights, we are able to check both your customers and their baggage through to their final destination (where local customs regulations permit).

We work closely with our partners to enable us to offer your customers the shortest possible connections between our services.

Please note: Our codeshare partner’s rules may differ on matters such as [but not limited to] check-in times, baggage allowances and restrictions, refusal of carriage and denied boarding compensation. We recommend that your customers review such rules in advance of travel by contacting us and/or visiting our codeshare partner’s website.

Air China

Virgin Atlantic’s codeshare agreement with Air China enables Virgin Atlantic passengers to purchase Economy and Business Class flights between London Heathrow and Beijing, complementing Virgin Atlantic’s daily flights into Shanghai.

Passengers are also able to connect beyond Shanghai to Air China-operated services to Chengdu, Chongqing, Wenzhou and Beijing.

Air New Zealand

Our codeshare agreement with Air New Zealand offers flexibility, and choice for our customers on routings between UK and New Zealand and the Cook Islands in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class (where services permit). Both Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand offer highly complementary products and services and a seamless transfer experience for each other’s customers. Customers can book with Virgin Atlantic to travel on connecting journeys on the following Air New Zealand routes using the VS code:

Trans Pacific
LAX-RAR / RAR-AKL / SFO-AKL

South West Pacific
PVG-AKL

Domestic
AKL-WLG / AKL-CHC / AKL-ZQN

Priority Customer Handling

Flying Club Gold members will receive extra benefits when they travel on the codeshare flights operated by Air New Zealand in any cabin class.

• Priority baggage handling and an additional piece of luggage

• Use of Air New Zealand Business Class Check in counters

• Use of Air New Zealand lounges in Rarotonga, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown

Delta Air Lines

Our joint venture with Delta Air Lines lets your customers fly between the UK and US with Virgin Atlantic or Delta, and then onto hundreds of onward destinations in Delta’s network. Customers also enjoy good connections, with one ticket and their bags checked all the way through to their final destination. Plus they can earn and spend Flying Club miles on any Delta flight, anywhere in the world. For more details please see dedicated Delta pages in the Knowledge Bank.

Priority Customer Handling

Flying Club Gold members will receive extra benefits when they travel on the codeshare flights operated by Delta Airlines in any cabin class.

• Priority check-in, boarding and baggage handling and extra baggage

• Use of any Delta Sky Club if on a transatlantic sector to or from the UK on the same day within the same itinerary

• Complimentary access to Delta Comfort+ – 72 hours before a flight on transatlantic routes, 24 hours before a flight on all other routes

Flybe

Virgin Atlantic and Flybe have extended their codeshare agreement to London Heathrow

Flybe flights from the UK and Europe connect customers onto Virgin Atlantic flights to the US, Asia, Africa and the Middle East via Manchester, Glasgow, Gatwick and Heathrow.  From LHR Flybe operates 4 times a day to Edinburgh and 3 times a day to Aberdeen under the Virgin Atlantic code share.

Jet Airways

For the latest information, please see VSbulletin 097.

VSbulletin 097 – UPDATE – Cancellation of Jet Airways flights – Further Information

Singapore Airlines

Our codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines enables Virgin Atlantic passengers to purchase tickets in Economy and Business class on Singapore Airlines services from both London Heathrow and Manchester to Singapore.

With immediate effect, Virgin Atlantic no longer has a codeshare agreement with Singapore Airlines to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

Priority Customer Handling

Gold Card Benefits:

• Priority Boarding, baggage handling and an additional piece of luggage

• Use of Singapore Airlines Business Class Check in

• Use of Silver Kris Lounges when traveling in Economy in Adelaide, Bangkok, Brisbane, Delhi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow, Manila, Melbourne, Perth, San Francisco, Sydney, and Taipei. In Singapore Economy Flying Club Gold travellers are invited to the KrisFlyer Gold Lounges in Terminal 2 and 3; First/Business Class travellers are also invited to the SilverKris Lounges in Terminal 1 and 2.

Virgin Australia

Our codeshare agreement with Virgin Australia allows passengers to connect via LAX to Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane and via HKG to Melbourne and Sydney; plus domestic onward connections: Adelaide, Cairns, Gold Coast, Hobart and Canberra. New codeshare points since 6 October 2018 are: Ayers Rock, Darwin, Launceston, Newcastle, Perth, Rockhampton, Townsville.

Priority Customer Handling

Flying Club Gold members will receive extra benefits when they travel on the code share flights operated by Virgin Australia in any cabin class.

• Priority boarding and baggage handling

• Use of Virgin Australia Business Class Check in

• Lounge access in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth