As previously reported, Virgin Atlantic will start to fly to Tel Aviv on 9/25.
Tickets are now available for sale.
Virgin will operate the London-Tel Aviv flight on an A330-300 with 31 lie-flat aisle access “upper class” business seats in a 1-1-1 configuration, 38 premium economy seats in a 2-3-2 configuration, and 185 economy seats in a 2-4-2 configuration.
You can fly on Virgin Atlantic to London from Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, NYC/JFK, NYC/EWR, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC/IAD and connect from London to Tel Aviv.
You can transfer miles from AMEX, Chase, Citibank, or Marriott to Virgin Atlantic, though they do collect fuel surcharges on award tickets for their own flights. However there are often transfer bonuses from AMEX and Citibank to Virgin Atlantic and they Virgin Atlantic also has award sales that may make this a worthwhile redemption, so stay tuned for those.
You can also transfer miles from AMEX or Marriott to Delta to book travel on Virgin Atlantic with no fuel surcharges.
See this post for credit cards that can transfer miles to Delta or Virgin Atlantic.
For now, availability is excellent in all classes of service. You can search for availability on VirginAtlantic.com or Delta.com.
On Delta.com, just search for the VS flights via LHR. In business class, that’s far superior to connecting in Europe on Delta’s other partners, which don’t have lie-flat seats from Europe to Tel Aviv.
Here are the rates you’ll pay using Virgin or Delta miles between JFK and Tel Aviv:
Using Virgin Atlantic miles to fly from JFK to Tel Aviv round-trip on Virgin Atlantic:
Economy: 38K miles plus $517.94.
Premium Economy: 67K miles plus $547.94.
Business: 151K miles plus $1,253.94.
Using Virgin Atlantic miles to fly from Tel Aviv to JFK round-trip on Virgin Atlantic:
Economy: 38K miles plus $461.94.
Premium Economy: 67K miles plus $557.94.
Business: 151K miles plus $547.94.
Delta charges the same rates for one-way and round-trip.
Using Virgin Atlantic miles to fly from JFK to Tel Aviv one-way on Virgin Atlantic:
Economy: 19K miles plus $240.
Premium Economy: 33.5K miles plus $255.
Business: 75.5K miles plus $608.
Using Delta miles to fly from JFK to Tel Aviv one-way on Virgin Atlantic:
Economy: 42.5K miles plus $36.40.
Business: 85K miles plus $36.40
Using Virgin Atlantic miles to fly from Tel Aviv to JFK one-way on Virgin Atlantic:
Economy: 19K miles plus $249.94.
Premium Economy: 33.5K miles plus $297.94.
Business: 75.5K miles plus $292.94.
Using Delta miles to fly from Tel Aviv to JFK one-way on Virgin Atlantic:
Economy: 42.5K miles plus $74.34
Business: 85K miles plus $74.34
Will you use your miles to book travel to Israel on Virgin Atlantic?
HT: Moses F.
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They also fly from EWR.
That’s what the post says.
True, but where you write the rates it only says JFK.
I also didn’t write the rates for any of the other cities.
Dan, shapsam is right – please do not discriminate against NJ, we are very sensitive when not being put on the same level as NY. 🙂
yes but it’s not preferred route because the stopover in Heathrow Airport will be to long then to fly from JFK then stopover 1 1/2 hours till the flight to tel aviv
how are the cash fares, maybe some great hybird miles rates
I also was wondering why EWR was left out?
Wasn’t left out – but when searching on VS you have to put JFK/EWR as NYC won’t work
If there is availability on VA but don’t show up on delta’s site. Would it still be bookable over the phone with delta?
YMMV.
I’m sure you’ve mentioned in the past, but what does YMMV stand for? Thanks!
Your mileage may vary
It says in title 75k? Also what are the taxes. & fees r/t jfk-tlv
Read the post.
if Virgin Atlantic has award space using Delta miles why can you just use Delta miles on Delta flights dont partners have the saw award space?
Hence why I wrote the rates for Delta and Virgin miles.
I dont think my question was clear why do all of your examples have one flying on VA metal? just use delta miles on delta flights
Because this post is about booking Virgin’s new flight.
Also, please find me a date with Delta business class on saver miles.
This is gonna be like BA… Wide open space because taxes are insane.
Nope. Read the post.
The post says its 38k plus $480 round trip taxes. That does sound mighty high to me. Especially when u can routinely find flight through russia etc for mid 500’s and no miles
You can use Delta miles and not pay the fuel surcharges.
You can’t do that with AA miles to fly on BA.
But with Delta its 85k Miles! Is this post about VA or DL? Its just to tell me that Delta has a partner that has availability? Seems pretty “click baiting” to me…
The point is for the unprecedented business class award space with Delta miles.
If VS points – Wil use as 2 one way’s as it’s a no brainer to pay more in taxes.
Best is DL points.
THe TLV-LHR_NYC is better timing as only 2n half hour stop then the otherway mostly 6hr stop.
Finally another FLAT BED Business ffrom EUROPE to TLV besides Swiss n BA.
Turkish Air and LOT both have “real” business class seats, as does El Al.
You are not limited to Swiss and BA.
There are direct flights JFK-TLV or ORD-JFK-TLV for 43k DL in October. Sure beats a stop in London.
The bigger deal is business award space using Delta miles.
Is it possible to connect from other cities, with a Delta domestic leg, and pay the same rates? For example, CLE-JFK-LHR-TLV?
Hi Dan,
Can you also post mileage rates for flight from London to TLV, all those options for the London folks?
Not being lazy here but you have a nice way to break it down and can always search it on the records when needed.
Thanks
What is deltas cancellation policy?
Can someone tell me how to use delta points with virgin atlantic? Do I need call up virgin Atlantic or something to book it?
“For now, availability is excellent in all classes of service. You can search for availability on VirginAtlantic.com or Delta.com.”
I can’t find any nonstop TLV-LHR space on Delta site. I’m not sure if I’m crazy or not.
What dates?
It’s married space. Compare TLV-LHR to TLV-NYC on 11/20, for example. Really annoying. Maybe Delta/VS agreement is only for flights touching US. I can’t really find VS space on Delta on other LHR flights not touching US.
ETA: it’s actually only available married, from what I can see. :-\ We need a good divorce lawyer.
Hey Dan, have you flown Virgin to London in business class before? How would you review it? Thanks! Love the site, cannot believe what you put up with so nicely in the comments.
It’s decent but not amazing. I’ll take lie flat all day, but compared to some of the other products it’s definitely in need of a refresh.
Please write pricing for flight from TLV to London and back.
Thanks
It’s also worth noting that VA has a better lap infant policy by charging 10% of the fare in points, while Delta charges 10% of the paid fare.
economy and premium economy has to be the best deal imo , because your buying back 59k points for 547 dollarsin premium and elal round trip premium economy is 126 plus whatever extras they charge, as opposed to business.. however even if it is 100 dollars cheaper then united and elal you still need to stopover that being said are there long options for stopovers in london that you could book on an award ticket?
Is there any way to transfer Hilton Points to Virgin Atlantic?
i got 3 roundtrip tickets 86k each way plus 36 in tax
bought miles came out to be 1950 round trip delta one with a stop in france
thanks so much dan was always waiting for a cheap business class ticket
hi dan is the kosher food on delta one business good?
two questions how do you book on delta.com a VS flight one one way Tlv-lax on VS ? and if done separately shows a full surcharge on delta.com?
If the search criteria is London-TLV, For flights from other cities do you just buy the first leg separately? Am in Los Angeles
No, search from LA.
it doesnt show that a flight on vs on on delta through other locations
Hi Dan, Forgive me for my ignorance. When you wrote above that you can convert Marriott to Delta and 1 way to TLV will be 42.5K, does that mean 42.5K Marriot points will equal 42.5K Delta points?
60K Marriott converts to 25K Delta.
42K AMEX converts to 42K Delta.
Now 170K on Delta One/First Class jfk to tlv
Is this promo still going on?