V-Flyer

Hey,

Quite interested in trying Virgin America.. has anyone had any luck booking an itinerary for VS and VX on the same ticket? Expedia and Google Flights aren't giving me any results at all. I don't really want to chance having them on separate tickets and missing a connection, etc.

Any advice?

The VS call centre would be able to do it for you. Haven't done it myself on same ticket but have flown VX in US and it's about as impressive (and fun) as internal flying in US gets.

Yes a few times, as mswadley says the VS call centre can easily book these for you. My main advice would be to check the flights on the VX site beforehand so you know what you are telling the agent to book and also keep an eye out for any sales, as well as which fare codes these sales pertain to - if VX First is your preferred cabin, for some reason the First fare codes are in the J category as opposed to A and F as they used to be... some of the VS staff aren't aware of the change so it may seem like there is no F availability or they may quote some massively inflated J fares when the cheaper I fare is available.

When checking in for your return, also just be advised not to listen to any of the VX ground staff BS that they cannot check your bags through to final destination on the VS connection. They can and if you do run into any difficulty ask to speak with the check-in manager, show them that you are on one ticket and ask them to check your bags all the way through - I sadly ran into this issue at LAS last month.

When your flight is over, you will also need to call up the VS FC line to have the TPs and miles credited. For some reason when booking VX connections through VS they don't automatically credit to your account, similar to reward upgrades.

Sounds like a lot of hassle, but I do love flying VX

Happy planning

Thanks very much Joey!

So just to check - the cheaper First codes are 'I' ?

VX First falls into J,D and I ... 'I' fares are their super saver ones that I have only seen once since the change. 'D' is the normal discounted fare with the 'J' being the fully published.

To be honest, three fare codes for only 8 seats per flight is a bit of overkill in my view so I wouldn't be surprised if the 'I' fare is reserved for the times they have to fare match a competitor's promotion.

Sounds good to me. I'll keep an eye out