Virgin Atlantic has launched their winter sale with discounts available in all classes. 

While the sale runs until the 31st January 2019, availability on key routes and dates is likely to thin out so I wouldn’t hang around.

Here are the headline prices:

Economy deals

London

New York – from £279
Miami – from £279
Boston – from £279
Los Angeles – from £289
Las Vegas – from £299
San Francisco – from £289
Barbados – from £372
Antigua – from £339
Hong Kong – from £415
Johannesburg – from £449

Manchester

Boston – from £279
Orlando – from £369
New York – from £279

Premium Economy Deals

London

New York – from £782
Boston – from £724
Miami – from £783
Las Vegas – from £770
Washington – from £782
Los Angeles – from £795
Delhi – from £710
Barbados – £707
Johannesburg – from £899
Shanghai – from £715

Upper Class

New York – from £2,123
Boston – from £2,098
Orlando – from £2476
San Francisco – from £2,538
Antigua – from £1,945
Barbados – from £2,099
Johannesburg – from £1,799
Delhi – from £2,108
Hong Kong – from £3,199

Manchester

Boston – from £2,092
New York – from £2,092
Atlanta – from £2,430

Visit the dedicated sale page to view a full list of pricing by destination.

How to book

The official Virgin Atlantic sale page is here.

There are some fairly lengthy advance purchase requirements that apply to certain destinations, particularly flights to the US. These vary by cabin:

Economy

All US departing London and Manchester – 28 days advance purchase required (excluding Manchester to Orlando with an advance purchase of 50 days).
All flights to other destinations, there is no advance purchase required (excluding London to Johannesburg with a 7 day advance purchase).

Premium Economy

All US departing London and Manchester – 28 days advance purchase required;
All flights to other destinations, there is no advance purchase required.

Upper Class

All US departing London and Manchester – 90 days advance purchase required;
All flights to other destinations, there is no advance purchase required (excluding London to Johannesburg with a 14 day advance purchase).

In true Virgin sale fashion, there’s also a myriad of different ‘travel between’ dates. There are far too many combinations to list here – you can see a full list on this page.

Book by 31st January 2019

Verdict

After comparing pricing to last year’s winter sale it looks like the strongest deals are the economy/premium economy ones. Los Angeles or San Fransisco at under £300 both look very appealing. Shanghai at £715 in premium economy also stands out as particularly strong – especially if you can then upgrade with Avios to Club World.

I’m surprised at the lack of decent Upper Class sale offers to be honest. Almost across the board, there seems to have been a hefty hike in pricing over last year. The standout offer is Johannesburg at £1,799 which looks an excellent deal if you can find suitable dates.

The Virgin Atlantic winter sale homepage is here

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