Virgin Atlantic Airline Merges With Skyteam Alliance

Virgin Atlantic has formally joined the SkyTeam Alliance, making it the first and only UK member airline of the alliance.

The airline’s membership will enhance the alliance’s transatlantic network and services to and from Heathrow and Manchester airports.

Virgin Atlantic customers will benefit from a consistent, seamless customer experience across 1,000 global destinations in over 170 countries.

Flying Club members will have more opportunities to earn Virgin Points and Tier Points across all member airlines and will be able to redeem hard-earned points on SkyTeam member airlines. Alongside joint venture partners Delta and Air France-KLM, these include Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Europa, China Airlines, China Eastern, Czech Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, ITA Airways, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, MEA, Saudia, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines, and XiamenAir.

Virgin Atlantic is co-located at London Heathrow’s Terminal 3, alongside Delta and existing SkyTeam members Aeromexico and China Eastern, providing customers with smooth airside transits and the most convenient connection times possible.