Tokyo Sights (April 2014)
August 13, 2016
VS J japanese meal - REVIEW - Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse: Tokyo Narita
REVIEW – Virgin Atlantic : Upper Class – Tokyo to London
August 13, 2016
Tokyo Sights (April 2014)
August 13, 2016
VS J japanese meal - REVIEW - Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse: Tokyo Narita
REVIEW – Virgin Atlantic : Upper Class – Tokyo to London
August 13, 2016

REVIEW – Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse: Tokyo Narita

Virgin Atlantic (VS)

  • Location: Tokyo (NRT)
  • Class: Business
  • Access: Virgin Business class. Virgin Gold card holders
  • Date: April 2014


Reeling from the post-karaoke hangover, Kamara and I rushed to NRT for our morning flight. The taxi to Tokyo station kept getting stuck in traffic, this meant that upon arrival to the station we had to sprint to the Keisei skyliner.

Still, we did get the opportunity to top up the charge on all of our electronic devices whilst in the taxi:

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The skyliner is the usual NRT racket. You pay to reserve a seat and then also pay extra once you get off, otherwise you can’t get into the airport. Total cost is around $35 but it is considerably faster than taking one of the regular trains.

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The staff looked visibly relieved when we showed up to the Upper Class check-in. I think we must have been SEQ 200+

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VS flies out of the Skyteam terminal at NRT, which has fast track lane usable for all elites and J passengers.

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Thanks to this invitation, we were through security in a couple of minutes. We hot footed it to the Clubhouse and sat down just a minute or two before the VS901 boarding announcement.

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Virgin Clubhouse entrance – Tokyo Narita Airport

We were given some welcome drinks as soon as we sat down and were also offered menus:

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I ordered the eggs Benedict, which came with bacon rather than salmon. They were good but not a patch on the Conrad’s version.

The NRT clubhouse is only really there to serve VS901 so when the boarding announcement was made the place completely emptied out. This gave me a perfect opportunity to take some pictures.

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Conclusion


Overall this is a cool, small lounge. The place is very design and service focused, which you’d expect given that these are the two hallmarks of the VS experience. Next time I would show up a little earlier to enjoy a peaceful boarding process. This is not a lounge where you would want to arrive three hours early tough as the space is limited and the place can get very crowded in the lead up to the LHR flight.