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Old 9 Nov 20, 04:06 PM  
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We have also booked upper class for next August out of Manchester. My question is, what are all the actual perks you get?

I know the lounge and fast track security, own check inn, are there any others.

Also on the point of the lounge do you have to pre register to have access or do you just show your boarding pass.

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The lounge isn't open at the moment and I will be gutted if we can't get to use it. For us it is such a lovely way to start the holiday. If they don't start using T2 again then apparently there is no lounge for UC and when I spoke to Virgin they had no clue what they would be doing.
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Old 9 Nov 20, 04:17 PM  
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Originally Posted by Matty 75 View Post
I know the lounge and fast track security, own check inn, are there any others.
Priority baggage return, which TBH can be hit and miss. Pre selection of main course a couple of days before flight.

Originally Posted by Matty 75 View Post
Also on the point of the lounge do you have to pre register to have access or do you just show your boarding pass.

many thanks
No need to do anything, you get an invite at check in.
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Well we’ve done it, taken the plunge & have booked virgin upper class for us three both ways for next years trip ... LHR to MCO - how will we ever fly economy again after that !?!?

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We booked upper class both ways for sept. Looking forward to first left turns
We paid £650 each with a total of 70,000 miles and 2 companion rewards

It's the 330 200 so we choose seats 3a and 5a so we have a view out of the window


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We booked upper class both ways for sept. Looking forward to first left turns
We paid £650 each with a total of 70,000 miles and 2 companion rewards

It's the 330 200 so we choose seats 3a and 5a so we have a view out of the window

Think you’ve booked good seats, it’s nice to have the whole cabin to choose from! 👍🏻

We’ve booked row 5 on the outbound and row 3 inbound. There are 4 of us so the teens are going in the windows and myself and DH are in the “love” seats. 😂

Hopefully the new lounge will be open at Manchester when we go but if not we will be ok with the one that’s available. 🤞🏼

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I know the lounge and fast track security, own check inn, are there any others.
At Manchester, you do not get Fastrack security with Upper Class - you get the Priority Lane, which is completely different.

Fastrack is a paid-for service that costs £5 per person - and is fast. Virgin won't pay this fee (even at whatever discounted rate Manchester Airport would doubtless offer them).

The Priority Lane is where any special assistance passenger / families with infants get sent for security to give them a bit more time. It can be anything but fast - to the extent that the normal security lines are often faster. (e.g. if a passenger is using their own wheelchair, then the chair has to be extensively screened, which takes time).

I am sure that Manchester Airport will be itching to get T2X (the new bit) open when passenger numbers permit. Given yesterdays news re: vaccine, this should hopefully be next year. There is a new Virgin Clubhouse waiting in T2X for Upper Class passengers. You can only hope that Virgin will go the whole way and pay for proper Fastrack for UC passengers when the Clubhouse is up and running to give the proper experience their website goes on about. Time will tell.
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