The % rate depends on the exact route. SFO-BOS has one of the highest load factors and I've even paid the MC> MCS upgrade to get a decent seat.

SFO <> LAX depending on time of day it can 100% sure of an upgrade.

SFO < > SEA has been good for me as well. > 75%

You did not post the exact route, which could give us the ability to give you a more accurate answer.

Note, I'm merely a Silver for the 3rd year, soon to be Gold.

Specifically looking at the LAX - FLL red-eyes. Hopefully it's a high %, as I will be starting this route in a couple weeks.

Could the FAQ in this thread be upgraded into a wiki? quite a bit of it seems out of date after 7 years as a mere sticky.

how about it please, kind moderators?

KIND?! :mad:

;)

A seriously good idea; thanks for reporting this to the moderators. Now you're not dependent on one member to bear the burden of updating the original post; the community can spread the work of updating the information according to interests and areas of expertise. As the wiki says:

The old, pre-2011 posts have archived to a thread here, which can still be read.

Do let us know if the thread needs further pruning, or perhaps restoration of a particular post.

It's all yours.

JDiver
Senior Moderator

elevate points
 

Hi.

I have booked a reward flight with VX using my VS FC miles.

Q. Will I earn Elevate or FC miles/points from a reward flight?

Thanks

F Meal Times
 

Flying out of JFK in F at 8:15 PM. Is there a full meal service on this flight?

Yes, there will be a full dinner. This is a premium route, so you will have an option of either a salad with a protein, a protein entree or a veggie entree.

I'm thinking of flying SFO-HNL in F for the first time on VX.

Reading the FAQ's it looks like there might be a way to access the Virgin Atlantic lounge. But the HNL flight leaves at 8 a.m. Would the VS lounge be open then? And if so, does it really cost $40 to access, same as for Y pax?

It won't be possible to access the VS lounge at that time. The VS lounge's hours are dictated by the times of the VS flight(s), which tends to mean some variation of 1430-2030 (or broadly thereabouts; I'd need to check when, exactly, the times are). It's only open for that full time when both flights run, too.

Question about traveling with an ESA animal on a VX flight. I understand their regular pet policy is that no pets allowed in MCS or FC, but their Service Animal page a bit vague on where ESA animals are allowed to sit.

It's clear for a service animal: "Service animals are allowed to accompany qualified individuals with a disability in any seat", but the emotional support animal section of the page does not specify as clearly. It just says "Emotional support animals may accompany a guest with a disability on a flight. Virgin America requires documentation to substantiate the Guest's disability-related need for the animal to accompany them in the aircraft cabin"

Are guests with ESAs allowed to sit in MCS or FC? I understand MCS Exit Row may not be an option but what about the bulkhead MCS seats? Or what about row 2 of FC where it's not an exit row?

http://virginamerica.custhelp.com/ap...pets/related/1

Booking Singapore/Silk with Virgin Elevate Miles
 

Does anyone know if I can book a SQ flight operated by SilkAir with Virgin Elevate miles? Apologies if this has been answered but could not find any search results for "Silk".

Specifically, looking for two tickets from SIN to USM (Ko Samui) direct. On SQ, it would be 21,250 miles plus $120 in fees (operated by SilkAir).

On Virgin Elevate, it would be 7200 miles, plus $52, for SIN to BKK. Samui, however, is not an option to select here:

https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/el...apore-airlines

Flights from SIN to Samui look to be around $500-600 on SQ or Thai Airways (sometimes thru BKK).

Nope

Increase in upgrade fees for Gold?
 

VX Gold. I'm on tomorrow's flight 713, DAL-SFO. I called and asked about the availability of 24 hour advance First Upgrade. The agent confirmed that I had been upgraded to MCS, and that there were 6 available seats in First. When he told me the total, it came to $110. Did they increase the price? (I've always paid $70.) Any thoughts?

$110 is what I've paid for upgrades from MCS to F on all my DAL-SFO flights in 2016. Not sure when was the last time you paid $70?