{"id":112036,"date":"2024-07-16T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club-temporarily-loses-access-to-air-france-and-klm-award-seats-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T18:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:15:47","slug":"virgin-atlantic-flying-club-temporarily-loses-access-to-air-france-and-klm-award-seats-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club-temporarily-loses-access-to-air-france-and-klm-award-seats-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Atlantic Flying Club temporarily loses access to Air France and KLM award seats &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Mobiledoc\">\n<p>In what is hopefully a temporary glitch, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/great-value-virgin-atlantic-flying-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgin Atlantic&#8217;s Flying Club<\/a> program cannot currently access award seats operated by Air France or KLM in any class.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, flights operated by these two SkyTeam partner airlines were a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/deals\/buy-virgin-points-promo\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">great use of Virgin points<\/a>, with business-class flights to cross the Atlantic priced from as low as 47,500 miles without the eye-watering carrier-imposed surcharges the Flying Club program levies on flights operated by Virgin Atlantic and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/virgin-flying-club-delta-one-surcharge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">now Delta Air Lines.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/reviews\/air-france-new-business-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Private suites and high-tech touches: What it&#8217;s like flying Air France&#8217;s new business class<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When viewing the <a href=\"https:\/\/flywith.virginatlantic.com\/gb\/en\/partner-airlines\/skyteam\/air-france.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Air France or KLM page<\/a> on the Flying Club website, a warning banner shows a disclaimer that the seats are unavailable online and through the Flying Club call center.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-1853040249 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:43.556975505857295%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-16-at-12.48.44.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-1853040249 figcaption\">VIRGINATLANTIC.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Searching for cash flights operated by Air France or KLM on Virgin&#8217;s website returns an error, though codeshare flights operated by these airlines with &#8220;VS&#8221; flight numbers are available to book.<\/p>\n<p>TPG spoke with Flying Club hoping to obtain further information about the reason for the outage and perhaps a specific date the seats are expected to return.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__qYzYT&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__i_qm0&#10;      \"><picture class=\"EmailSignUp_graphic__zgpFm\"><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__C8FWb\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Virgin Atlantic was only able to tell us the same as the disclaimer on the website:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Due to a system issue, customers are currently unable to book Air France\/KLM seats with their Virgin Points. We&#8217;d like to sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused and our teams are working hard to fix this issue. We expect bookings to be available again at the start of August.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/reviews\/klm-premium-economy-ams-ord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is KLM premium economy worth it on the 787 Dreamliner?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We hope this restriction is temporary and the award seats will return in a few weeks, as the Flying Club program promised. We will keep you updated as and when the glitch is solved.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, if you want to book Air France-KLM flights, Flying Blue is a transfer partner of every major credit card rewards program, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/redeeming-american-express-membership-rewards-maximum-value\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">American Express Membership Rewards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/bilt-rewards-guide\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bilt Rewards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/redeeming-capital-one-miles-maximum-value\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Capital One,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/redeeming-chase-ultimate-rewards-maximum-value\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Ultimate Rewards<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/citi-transfer-partners\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Citi ThankYou Rewards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/wells-fargo-rewards-program\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wells Fargo Rewards<\/a>. Plus, with <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/deals\/flying-blue-special-promo-rewards\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flying Blue&#8217;s monthly Promo Rewards<\/a> deals, you can find economy flights from major U.S. cities to Europe for just 15,000 miles.<\/p>\n<p><b>Related reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Editorial disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are the author\u2019s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/virgin-atlantic-flying-club-no-air-france-klm-seats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In what is hopefully a temporary glitch, Virgin Atlantic&#8217;s Flying Club program cannot currently access award seats operated by Air France or KLM in any class. Previously, flights operated by these two SkyTeam partner airlines were a great use of Virgin points, with business-class flights to cross the Atlantic priced from as low as 47,500 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":112037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-112036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}