Virgin Atlantic - Bid for Upgrade (Master thread)
Nov 21, 2022, 8:12 pm
#17
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 2,379
Dec 7, 2022, 7:40 am
#19
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 253
VS 12 (BOS to LHR) Booked Premium Econ on Miles/points
Bid $500 on low end of scale/needle for UC/Business. Flight is about 6 hours and 40 minutes
Expert Flyer showed only a few (very low) number of empty Business seats
Bid accepted about 47 hours prior to flight
Bid $500 on low end of scale/needle for UC/Business. Flight is about 6 hours and 40 minutes
Expert Flyer showed only a few (very low) number of empty Business seats
Bid accepted about 47 hours prior to flight
Dec 7, 2022, 9:55 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 56
Slightly related I was about to make a bid for PE but it will be cheaper to use miles I already have with VS. Problem is the first two rows are blocked off (seat is unavailable for selection) and the only seats I can pick are two middle seats. Any idea when VS "releases" the first two rows of PE or is this an unusual thing? I wonder if they are being held of bids.. For reference $2860 is the lowest acceptable bid for upper class right now! Flight departs in a couple of weeks right after Christmas.
Dec 8, 2022, 4:18 am
#21
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: BA Gold-Virgin Gold-Delta MM-Hilton Diamond-Hyatt Globalist-Marriott Gold-IHG Plat Amb-Accor Nobody
Posts: 259
Were you charged any additional surcharges/fees aside from the $550 bid amount? I am considering bidding for an upgrade myself, but the website says additional surcharges might be charged but the site doesn't indicate how much those surcharges would be when entering my bid.
Also, when you upgraded with miles were you charged additional surcharges?
Also, when you upgraded with miles were you charged additional surcharges?
Dec 8, 2022, 12:00 pm
#22
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 13
Slightly related I was about to make a bid for PE but it will be cheaper to use miles I already have with VS. Problem is the first two rows are blocked off (seat is unavailable for selection) and the only seats I can pick are two middle seats. Any idea when VS "releases" the first two rows of PE or is this an unusual thing? I wonder if they are being held of bids.. For reference $2860 is the lowest acceptable bid for upper class right now! Flight departs in a couple of weeks right after Christmas.
https://www.headforpoints.com/2022/0...onomy-seating/
Dec 16, 2022, 9:53 am
#23
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: JAX/St Augustine, FL
Programs: Delta Plat, Southwest RR, HHonors Diamond, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 533
Suggestions for bidding on upgrades for two pax, when booked separately (one cash on Delta and one on points thru Virgin)? Both are currently booked in Premium. June/July 2023 MCO>LHR>MCO if it makes a difference
Mar 5, 2023, 4:39 pm
#25
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 37
How long before the flight does VS usually release the upgrade offers or bid for upgrade? I have a flight in July first week and am looking for upgrade from Eco classic to either delight or PE or even possibly UC. The seats are blocked off as of now and bid for upgrade says this is not currently available.
Apr 17, 2023, 10:43 am
#26
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 223
How long before the flight does VS usually release the upgrade offers or bid for upgrade? I have a flight in July first week and am looking for upgrade from Eco classic to either delight or PE or even possibly UC. The seats are blocked off as of now and bid for upgrade says this is not currently available.
Apr 17, 2023, 10:52 am
#27
Moderator, Virgin Atlantic
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: www.V-Flyer.com
Programs: VS Red, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium - earned out of our own pocket!.
Posts: 2,397
I SUSPECT that VS are suffering a lot of IT issues right now.
The entry to SkyTeam has hardly been seamless, and I have read of lots of relatively minor issues with other aspects of their IT.
We can only hope that the issues are resolved soon, but who knows?
Nick
The entry to SkyTeam has hardly been seamless, and I have read of lots of relatively minor issues with other aspects of their IT.
We can only hope that the issues are resolved soon, but who knows?
Nick
Apr 21, 2023, 2:22 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2023
Posts: 15
Apr 21, 2023, 8:07 am
#29
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 37
Apr 21, 2023, 8:50 am
#30
Moderator, Virgin Atlantic
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: www.V-Flyer.com
Programs: VS Red, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium - earned out of our own pocket!.
Posts: 2,397
Details here - https://www.virginatlantic.com/cn/en.../your-bid.html
Nick