Originally Posted by
RealityBites
No status in either program at this point in time, but will be VA Gold after reaching Dublin, and VA Platinum after the return flight.
We were ticketed in N (I think) on Etihad 607 tickets but were offered a chance to participate in the upgrade auction anyway. The base bid was about halfway up the scale and I bid a bit over that.
Context is everything. You should say that when writing a new post.