Originally Posted by
nickohrn
If you have found round trip award availability on ANA F you should call Virgin Atlantic, put the awards on hold and ask them to price out the taxes and fees, and then transfer to VS. Once the transfer is complete you can call back and finalize your booking. I believe the hold is good for five days in most cases. If you're booking round trip and leaving from a hub that ANA operates out of, there is very little reason not to use VS miles, in my opinion.
I actually called today to book this and the ticket hold was 24 hours.