Rate Virgin America Elevate
Dec 1, 2012 | 9:16 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott BonVoy Titanium Elite, Marriott LT Plat.
Posts: 1,793
I thought it would be interesting to bring this thread back up now that we've had some time to get use to the new Status tiers.
I for one am curious to see if the program is going as well as you had hoped. I will have to admit that I like the bonus miles and haven't had a complaint yet about not being able to get the seats I wanted when booking my flights.
In fact just two days ago I booked SFO-PHL and MCS/E were wide open. I has some speculations that at least the express seat would be filled with elites now that a few more have been added to the tiers lately.
I for one am curious to see if the program is going as well as you had hoped. I will have to admit that I like the bonus miles and haven't had a complaint yet about not being able to get the seats I wanted when booking my flights.
In fact just two days ago I booked SFO-PHL and MCS/E were wide open. I has some speculations that at least the express seat would be filled with elites now that a few more have been added to the tiers lately.
Dec 1, 2012 | 11:03 am
#17
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: AS-100K, AA-Plat 7 Mil, UA-Plat 2 Mil, BA - Silv., KLM/AF- Plat, Bonvoy-Plat.
Posts: 824
Just got matched to Elevate Gold. Never set foot on a Virgin America flight before and I'm starting to regret having made a reservation this month. Seems my wife will have to pay $20 if she wants to sit with me in the MC Xpress seats. Also the agent said I should divide the record if I wanted to have a better chance at getting an upgrade. Seems Virgin prefers Elite members to travel alone.
Dec 1, 2012 | 11:57 am
#18
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott BonVoy Titanium Elite, Marriott LT Plat.
Posts: 1,793
@MileTex,
Yeah! It's just a matter of time before they start to extend coverage for at least one companion on the same ticket. ^
Bustir seems rather odd that if a flyer is in say, MC and upgrades to MCS or even F, everyone on the reservation gets the upgrade!
Yeah! It's just a matter of time before they start to extend coverage for at least one companion on the same ticket. ^
Bustir seems rather odd that if a flyer is in say, MC and upgrades to MCS or even F, everyone on the reservation gets the upgrade!
Dec 2, 2012 | 5:36 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2012
Programs: DL PM; VX Gold
Posts: 1
Just got matched to Elevate Gold. Never set foot on a Virgin America flight before and I'm starting to regret having made a reservation this month. Seems my wife will have to pay $20 if she wants to sit with me in the MC Xpress seats. Also the agent said I should divide the record if I wanted to have a better chance at getting an upgrade. Seems Virgin prefers Elite members to travel alone.
I'm hoping priority security, at least, applies to everyone on the PNR.
Dec 2, 2012 | 6:59 pm
#20
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP; Marriott BonVoy Titanium Elite, Marriott LT Plat.
Posts: 1,793
I'm not sure about MCS or even MCE having that perk when it comes to security check point. I looked on the website for that info and didn't find it (yet). I'm also looking for confirmation that MCE passengers aren't charged for drinks and meals too. I thought I read somewhere that they had that same perk as MCS passenger. Anyone know the answers?
Thanks.
Thanks.