Economy to PE upgrade voucher - Can I upgrade to Biz?
Jul 22, 2019, 4:27 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Economy to PE upgrade voucher - Can I upgrade to Biz?
Hi, through my UK Virgin credit card, I received a voucher allowing me to upgrade an economy booking to PE.
Is there a way I can use this to bump to Business? If not on the way out, perhaps at JFK for the return to LHR?
Is there a way I can use this to bump to Business? If not on the way out, perhaps at JFK for the return to LHR?
Jul 22, 2019, 8:22 am
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Nope. You can't further upgrade the ticket using miles. You might be able to upgrade using cash at the airport.
The chances of PE award space being there, but then the cabin becoming so overbooked that VS needs to op-up... slim.
The chances of PE award space being there, but then the cabin becoming so overbooked that VS needs to op-up... slim.
Jul 25, 2019, 1:01 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2016
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We’ve had this before when we’ve booked economy air miles and then got the reward upgrade to premium and then decided we want to fly upper. Basically you hand back your upgrade and then upgrade from economy miles to upper miles. We did it one way once so we still had the reward in premium on one leg.
To answer your last question I was in a premium upgrade coming back from LA a few years ago and asked at the airport to upgrade to upper using miles and they said yes, so it is (or was) possible. I tried in Vegas once and they basically laughed at me politely and from that route it was almost impossible so I guess it all depends on the route.
To answer your last question I was in a premium upgrade coming back from LA a few years ago and asked at the airport to upgrade to upper using miles and they said yes, so it is (or was) possible. I tried in Vegas once and they basically laughed at me politely and from that route it was almost impossible so I guess it all depends on the route.
Jul 25, 2019, 6:04 pm
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Thanks. I spoke to Virgin C.S. today and they pretty much said the same thing - turn up to the airport and ask. If there's availability and no-ones taking it, they might as well take some points for it....the proof is in the pudding. It's the red-eye from JFK - LHR mid-week so hopefully have some chance I guess....