NEWS: Exclusive – Virgin Atlantic reveal post Skyteam lounge plans – Turning left for less

Virgin Atlantic recently revealed their intentions to join Skyteam alliance on early 2023. I have been speculating that there may not be capacity in their fantastic Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow for all Skyteam elite members and business class passengers without overcrowding it. Currently, the lounge has been pretty busy when I have visited, and a substantial increase could affect the experience negatively.Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse HeathrowI caught up with the Virgin team on their press trip this week to find out whether they were concerned about overcrowding in the lounge when they join Skyteam. It was good to see that Virgin has already calculated that although there are not that many Skyteam airlines in T3, the frequency of some of the airlines such as Air France and KLM could lead to the lounge being too busy. While those flights only have a small business class section, there could be multiple status passengers on one flight – only Flying Blue Platinum members can use the Heathrow Clubhouse currently. Add in the extra Skyteam airlines and the KLM/Air France business class and it could be enough to make the difference.Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse HeathrowWhen Virgin Atlantic originally launched Upper Class, it was seen as
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