Upgrade PE(K) to UC?

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?

[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

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

[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

[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

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 .....

[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