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I paid $1,100 to upgrade my flight to upper class. It was great, but a few drawbacks made me hesitant to splurge again.
08.10.2024 - 10:49 / insider.com
Flying in a more luxurious class than economy was on my bucket list, but I couldn't afford it until I came across a deal to upgrade my flight from Manchester, England, to New York City earlier this year.
While looking at ticket prices, I noticed Virgin Atlantic, deemed one of the world's top 20 airlines, had a deal to fly upper class for $1,100.
The Virgin Atlantic upper-class tickets I've seen usually cost considerably more — I've seen them as pricey as $8,000 — so I snapped up the deal.
My original flight cost $865, with a premium-economy ticket from New York to Manchester and an economy ticket from Manchester to New York.
Here's what flying upper class on Virgin Atlantic was like.
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