ajlee7

I have 41K Virgin miles. Can I use these miles for a US Air flight?

kudzu

Appears so, as US Airways is still listed as a Partner Airline on the Virgin-Atlantic website.

ajlee7

Hi Thanks. I should have phrased it this way....

Has anyone converted VA miles into a US Air flight and if so, how is it done?

Thanks.

kinglobjaw

Under Spend Miles I see this. It seems that you will have to call VA's FlyingClub Help Line:

SPEND MILES


Long haul flights over 750 miles: Within adjacent 48 United States and Alaska


Economy Class mileage* 25,000 miles
Business Class mileage* n/a
First Class mileage* 50,000 miles

Adjacent 48 United States and Alaska to Canada


Economy Class mileage* 25,000 miles
Business Class mileage* n/a
First Class mileage* 50,000 miles

Adjacent 48 United States, Alaska and Canada to Mexico


Economy Class mileage* 30,000 miles
Business Class mileage* n/a
First Class mileage* 55,000 miles

Adjacent 48 United States, Alaska and Canada to Central America


Economy Class mileage* 35,000 miles
Business Class mileage* n/a
First Class mileage* 70,000 miles

Additional information


Rewards shown are examples only.

To make a reservation, please contact your Flying Club helpline.

Blackout dates may apply.

Seats are subject to availability.

A minimum of 7 days notice is required to secure a reservation.

You can visit US Airways website at www.usairways.com

Terms & Conditions apply (below).

AZ Travels the World

The word "converted" is potentially confusing things. Are you asking whether you can convert, as in transfer, miles from your Virgin account into a US Airways account? Or, do you want to redeem Virgin miles for a ticket on a US Airways flight?

They're two very different things. Transferring the miles from one account to the other, while it may be possible, would result in a poor conversion rate, so you'd end up with many fewer miles once they reached a US account.

If you want to use Virgin miles to book a US flight, the best way to do it would be to call Virgin and tell them you'd like to redeem your miles for a ticket on US Airways. They'll handle it for you. If you want to know more about their process and how it works before you call, it's probably best to ask your questions in the Virgin Atlantic forum, as FlyerTalk members there may have had experience doing it. US members, using US miles, likely wouldn't.

ByrdluvsAWACO

Why would you waste 41k VS miles on a US flight?

SS255

That's exactly what I was going to ask!!!

kinglobjaw

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows CE; PPC; 240x320))

Well, for starters we do not know what is her planned route. could be a domestic flight in F that only US operates nonstop...

to AZTr... the OP is trying to use Virgin miles for award travel on US/HP.

ByrdluvsAWACO

I guess it's a personal value thing, as I wouldn't trade 41k VS for any domestic US flight.

ajlee7

Hi Guys, I meant REDEEM. My VA miles are going to expire in Aug but I guess I can buy something to extend the expiry date.

AZ Travels the World

If your issue is purely keeping the miles alive, I'd come up with an alternative to burning 25K on a US ticket. Do you have an AMEX card (with Membership Rewards or Starwood Preferred Guest, for example), or some other card, with a mileage transfer option? If not, perhaps you get one and then transfer the minimum number of miles in order to have a qualifying activity to re-set the clock on your miles. If you get on it now, you'll have time to handle it before your August expiration date. You might check the credit card forums for more details.

oopsz

You can also redeem for flights on continental.

ByrdluvsAWACO

I would just buy 1000 miles to keep the 41k alive. You should just find ways to earm more VS miles and eventually redeem them with VS. I'm not sure about your travel patterns, but I earn 1000 miles per stay with Hilton. Over the past three years, I've earned enough for two UC TATL flights.

Buy Virgin Miles

That's still a waste.