I love VS miles
Jan 20, 2013, 6:53 am
#31
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: 14.66m NbW of PHL
Programs: HH Diamond
Posts: 848
Just a final note on this, my miles have now credited, and with the current TP/miles offer, and being gold, I got 13,086 for the original W booking (4901x2 + 3284 100% base), so with the upgrade I still made over 3k points 
Jan 21, 2013, 2:24 pm
#32
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 632
If you had had 20,000 miles available, you could have just bought the one-way Y (B class, I think? $1325) and upgraded (same additional YQ + 20k miles) into the same UC seat. You gain 3TPs and 6916 miles, so net cost of around 13,000 miles and $1500.
Conclusion: I think you've paid $600 for <12000 miles and 1 TP.
Just another way of looking at it... (all intended to be friendly)
Jan 23, 2013, 8:43 am
#34
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: 14.66m NbW of PHL
Programs: HH Diamond
Posts: 848
I'm just trying to understand this, out of interest. I thought you bought a one-way W (having gone out on a one-way G to BOS)? So as a gold-card holder you would earn 8662 miles, wouldn't you? So if the cost was $1936 (I think that's right), presumably you paid a little extra YQ ($185?) + 10k miles to get to UC? You gain 4 TPs and 8662 miles, so net cost of around 1300 miles and $2100.
If you had had 20,000 miles available, you could have just bought the one-way Y (B class, I think? $1325) and upgraded (same additional YQ + 20k miles) into the same UC seat. You gain 3TPs and 6916 miles, so net cost of around 13,000 miles and $1500.
Conclusion: I think you've paid $600 for <12000 miles and 1 TP.
Just another way of looking at it... (all intended to be friendly)
If you had had 20,000 miles available, you could have just bought the one-way Y (B class, I think? $1325) and upgraded (same additional YQ + 20k miles) into the same UC seat. You gain 3TPs and 6916 miles, so net cost of around 13,000 miles and $1500.
Conclusion: I think you've paid $600 for <12000 miles and 1 TP.
Just another way of looking at it... (all intended to be friendly)
Pasted from FC account:
15 Jan 2013 Airport Upgrade BOS-LHR Prem.Econ.to Upper Cls -10000
15 Jan 2013 Virgin Atlantic, BOS-LHR Premium Economy 4901 4
15 Jan 2013 Global Cabin Support Offer. Bonus miles and tier points 4901 4
15 Jan 2013 Gold Membership 100% Miles Flown Bonus in Premium Economy. 3284 0
Your prices are right, I paid $1936 + a little extra at the airport (roughly $100 from memory) for the upgrade surcharges. Hmmm, you might be right about originally buying the Y seat, but I had no idea about upgrading at the airport before this, and was happy enough in PE (I like the big purple seats).
No offence or anything taken btw! Always happy to go through calculations as hopefully will help people in future
Last edited by jeffers; Jan 23, 2013 at 8:52 am
Jan 23, 2013, 8:44 am
#35
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Jan 23, 2013, 11:07 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 632
Err, confused now
Pasted from FC account:
15 Jan 2013 Airport Upgrade BOS-LHR Prem.Econ.to Upper Cls -10000
15 Jan 2013 Virgin Atlantic, BOS-LHR Premium Economy 4901 4
15 Jan 2013 Global Cabin Support Offer. Bonus miles and tier points 4901 4
15 Jan 2013 Gold Membership 100% Miles Flown Bonus in Premium Economy. 3284 0
Pasted from FC account:
15 Jan 2013 Airport Upgrade BOS-LHR Prem.Econ.to Upper Cls -10000
15 Jan 2013 Virgin Atlantic, BOS-LHR Premium Economy 4901 4
15 Jan 2013 Global Cabin Support Offer. Bonus miles and tier points 4901 4
15 Jan 2013 Gold Membership 100% Miles Flown Bonus in Premium Economy. 3284 0
DOH I am sorry, I did all my calculations assuming you flew back from NYC, not BOS. Also I hadn't realised you benefitted from the bonus miles/TP offer (thought that had finished) -- sorry. It does make sense now.