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Upgrade PE(K) to UC?

Posted:
28 Sep 2008, 19:39
by greyt
I am off to Dubai on Wednesday and have K class ticket booked. I was too late to get a sensibly priced Z fare.
Expertflyer is showing J7 and Z5 availability for the flight.
What are the chances and predicted cost of being able to upgrade for miles or cash?

Posted:
28 Sep 2008, 20:02
by mitchja
For miles, it's the difference in price between a K and the next fare up plus a £50 change fee. You could then upgrade with 20,000 miles if there is any G availability (which there is for the VS400 on Oct 1st)
You won't be able to upgrade to an S fare now though, with less than 7 days before departure. You'd have to go for a full W fare which wont be cheap.
For cash, again you would only be able to pay to upgrade to a full J fare.
All I can suggest is you ask at LHR as there might be some special upgrade prices on the day depending on how busy your flight is.
Regards

Posted:
28 Sep 2008, 21:34
by greyt
Thanks,
I have had another thought. Not sure of my chances but will talk to Virgin in the morning :-
I have 26000 miles. I can purchase 14,000 miles for £255 and then get a reward flight UC to DXB. The question is what are the chances of Virgin transferring the taxes and surcharges from my K ticket to a reward ticket


Posted:
29 Sep 2008, 08:50
by Neil
So you mean you would 'buy' a new G ticket? Obviously you will not be able to get a refund on your actual ticket cost for your K fare but you can get back any taxes if you cancel. You will however have to pay the taxes for your G a the time of booking and then claim the other back.
Neil

Posted:
29 Sep 2008, 10:24
by mitchja
You also can't cancel just one leg of a K fare as that would leave you with a one-way K fare coming home which you can't do.
Regards

Posted:
29 Sep 2008, 22:05
by greyt
Oh well, £1212 to upgrade to a W class ticket and then 20,000 miles to upgrade to UC......
Agent was going to call me back regarding using a new reward ticket for the outbound leg but never did call .....

Posted:
29 Sep 2008, 22:17
by HighFlyer
Ouch!
I'd ask on the day at the airport whether you can do a miles or cash upgrade. The answer still might be no, but it doesnt hurt to ask and if the J cabin is still that empty they might be happy to take your miles.
Thanks,
Sarah