LHR Velocity Gold / Platinum no longer have access to Virgin Clubhouse

[Bagpuss]

Being redirected to Club Aspire Lounge

Lounge Access Changes for Delta and SkyTeam Elites at Heathrow

Access to Virgin Atlantic's Clubhouse at its hub airport of London Heathrow (LHR) has become more restrictive for Delta and SkyTeam elites.

upgradedpoints.com

 

[anat0l]

Yep, same thing reported by Points Hacks a few days ago, which is more geared towards Velocity members:

Velocity members lose Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse access at London Heathrow

Virgin Atlantic's best lounge just got even more exclusive, with many frequent flyers now barred from entering the London Clubhouse.

www.pointhacks.com.au

Seems the reason was to reduce crowding.

 

[henrus]

I'm really confused why all the blog type websites are only picking this up now, I pointed it out about a month and a half ago plus it's actually been enforced for much longer:

VA2.0 International Partners

Just discovered if you make a booking on Delta to an Australian destination, excluding Sydney they will sell a Virgin Australia ticket, with a VA flight number so you should get Virgin Australia status credits etc. Odd that they have have very few REX flights available considering they are...

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au