V-Flyer

Hi I remember talking to a friend a while back whose brother worked for Virgin, he seemed to get lots of upgrades / free flights, anyone know the exact benefits?

See here at virginatlantic.com

Mat

Originally posted by jimbob247
Hi I remember talking to a friend a while back whose brother worked for Virgin, he seemed to get lots of upgrades / free flights, anyone know the exact benefits?

Some benefits cabin crew
7 Free flights a year (After 6 month probation period)
Good chance of upgrade on these flights
Money off other Virgin products

Space available to "J" is dependant on job grade/length of service. For the 7 free flights, staff must still pay the tax, so hardly free AND they are standby flights (i.e no seats available you aren't getting on!!).

Originally posted by Denzil
For the 7 free flights, staff must still pay the tax, so hardly free AND they are standby flights (i.e no seats available you aren't getting on!!).

I saw this at MIA when I was checking in, staff were asking for seats but the supervisor kept telling them there weren't any.

A few years ago just before New Years Eve when I was flying to SFO in J there where actually more staff than non-staff. Nearly every name of the meal list which was stuck on the galley wall had 'staff' next to it. J was full BTW.

Regards

Originally posted by Denzil
Space available to "J" is dependant on job grade/length of service. For the 7 free flights, staff must still pay the tax, so hardly free AND they are standby flights (i.e no seats available you aren't getting on!!).

Yes, staff do pay taxes but not as much as a commercial passenger would. We only pay the Government fees and partial fuel surcharge. A commercial passenger would pay around £135 in taxes/fees to the USA, staff pay only £55 as the airport operators dont charge us the airport fees and passenger service charge.

As for upgrades, all staff regardless of grade/lenth of service get unlimited upgrades to W for them and their family. J upgrades are given according to grade and service length.

Even if you use your 7 free flights, we get ZED fares for great fares. A return ZED fare to NYC is £50 plus the lower tax amount! Staff and their families/friends can get as many ZED fares a year as you like. Standby is fine, if you check the loads beforehand you can book onto flights which are not too busy. Obviously things can change but I have never had a problem. Plus, if you want a confirmed seat we get Mates Plus fares which can be about £100 to NYC.

Plus Gordon Browns extra tax in Feb!!!!!

Originally posted by Denzil
Plus Gordon Browns extra tax in Feb!!!!!

Yeah, it works out about a 35% increase for us! Cheers for that Gordon!!