November 4, 2022
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Video alert! TPG UK reviews all cabins on Virgin Atlantic’s brand new Airbus A330-900neo
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Last week we flew on Virgin Atlantic’s brand new A330-900neo for first commercial flight. Following TPG UK fashion, we compared all three classes on this journey from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) arrive Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).
We were looking forward to climbing on board A330-900neo since June 2019, when Virgin Atlantic first revealed that it has ordered 14 brand new planes. According to Virgin, the A330-900neo is 11% more fuel and carbon efficient – not to mention, much quieter – than the A330-300s they are replacing. In addition, the airline has also improved each class of seats to really bring something very interesting.
Nicky Kelvin Selected a seat in Premium Class, special guest Sam Salter fly in premium economy and Liam Spencer tried the new economy class seat in the back of the plane.
Watch the full video below:
TPG has booked seats in each cabin with the following rates:
- Upper class: 57,500 Virgin points plus £624 ($696) in taxes and fees.
- Premium Economy Class: 27,500 Virgin points plus £374 ($417) in taxes and fees.
- Economy: 20,000 Virgin points plus £218 ($243) in taxes and fees.
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Editor’s Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the author’s own, not those of any bank, credit card company, airline or hotel chain and has not been reviewed, approved or endorsed by any of these entities.
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-
Introductory offer
Earn 150,000 points
120,000 points
-
Annual fee
$695
-
Recommended credit
670-850
Good, excellent
Why we choose it
It’s hard to find a card that competes with the mile-long list of benefits that come with the Amex Business Platinum. While it’s certainly not a card for the average consumer, a business owner with a lot of expenses – especially travel related – will find this card extremely valuable. This card is similar to the consumer version that Amex offers, but with more business-oriented perks around statement credits and income ratios more in line with business owners.
Advantages
- Up to $100 credit towards Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fees every four to five years
- Up to $400 annual credit on eligible US Dell purchases (subscription required)
- Gold status at Marriott and Hilton hotels (registration required)
- Access to the Premium Hotels & Resorts and Hotel Collection program
- Extended warranty protection
- International Aviation Program and Yacht Privilege Program
Defect
- High annual fee
- Having trouble meeting the $15,000 welcome offer for smaller businesses
- Limited premium categories beyond travel
- The Points Guy Exclusive Offer: Earn 150,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $15,000 on qualifying purchases with your Business Platinum® Card within the first 3 months of your Card Membership.
- Get 5X Membership Rewards® points on prepaid flights and hotels on amextravel.com and 1X points for every dollar you spend on qualifying purchases.
- Earn 1.5x points (that’s an extra half point per dollar) on qualifying purchases at US hardware & building materials suppliers, electronics retailers, and hardware suppliers software & cloud systems and shipping providers, as well as for purchases of $5,000 or more everywhere else, up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year .
- Receive over $1,000 in annual statement credits for managing business purchases, including select purchases made with Dell Technologies, Indeed, Adobe, and service providers US wireless service.
- $200 Airline Fee Credit: Get a statement credit of up to $200 per calendar year for checked baggage fees, wait-day tickets, etc. at a selected airline.
- $189 CLEAR® Credit: Use your Card and get up to $189 back each year on becoming your CLEAR® member. CLEAR® is present at more than 50 US airports and stadiums.
- American Express Global Lounge Collection® can provide an airport exit. With over 1,400 airport lounges across 140 countries and growing, you have more lounge location options than any other credit card on the market as of September 2021.
- Annual fee $695.
- Terms apply.
