Originally posted by sandersonmHi "M", and welcome to the site [y]:D
Got a Virgin CC award of a companion ticket this summer, was considering booking it in next few months for a flight in Nov 2006 and upgrading to UC using 20,000 miles/person/sector for;
a) PE to MCO, upgrading both to UC (S Class = £887)
b) PE to St Lucia, upgrading both to UC (S Class = £1041)
Big question is whats the best value PE fare I can buy and then upgrade to UC? Does The cheaper K class allow companion ticket + upgrades?
OK, on the K-class front, unfortunately not - companion tickets need an S class or above. (as you've got quotes for, I see [y] )
The other little "sting in the tail" with your plan is that you're not able to upgrade a companion fare, I'm afraid. You can upgrade the S using miles, but the companion fare will be stuck in the class that it was originally booked within (U for PE). If your intention was to upgrade both tickets to Upper, I'm afraid you're likely to be disappointed...