gotta love virgin....in regards to the middle seat dilema i had

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so called them this morning to see if we could find a window seat, lovely lady found her a window seat no problems, then advised that J rewards seats had in fact opened up for the return leg (as she was advised reason she was by herself back there was because we were in J), offered to waive the fee to change her ticket from elevate to freedom, paid a fairly nominal upgrade amount to freedom and then was able to do a points upgrade to J on both legs home, winning! and thats her xmas present sorted lol..... virgin have always been amazing to deal with, especially after having to deal with qantas not so long ago.....
 
So, in the end, on the flight out from Aust, you got the upgrade (with points) for the daughter successfully?
its the flight home from la (well jfk actually but who knows what seats we will be blessed with on that one) the flight over she will still be in economy with window seat, she will certainly be thankful on the way home. had to pay to upgrade from an elevate fare to freedom, then done the 45k points upgrade.
 
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Ooooh, don't tell her! I'd just wander in to that delightful J cabin together and allow the magic to unfold......
im going to let the cat outta the bag just before boarding, its the later xmas eve flight so will be, heres your present, merry xmas!
 
Fantastic outcome for your 15yr! Pretty sure I was still travelling in the back of dads commodore to Canberra when I was 15 :)
shes a good kid and doesnt get much of anything, and we normally dont take them on holidays....but she the youngest and my velocity points account is healthy so figured it would be a nice treat, if she wants to continue to travel in luxury then best she work hard and make it happen for herself in the future.
 
Make sure shes pooling SCs and points to you :)
yes they all do lol, it'll have me at platinum by the time i get back, and im off to la again in feb 2020 BY MYSELF lol, thank the lord for points upgrades, and on the way there and back im going via a domestic connecting to bump up flight sectors and sc also so hopefully ill be close to holding it for another year once i finally get it
 
Are you planning on utilising the pre-departure Emirates Lounge at LAX? You can always tell her you paid for access.
 
its the flight home from la (well jfk actually but who knows what seats we will be blessed with on that one)
At a guess you are on a Delta operated flight. You may be able to select seating before you travel.
 
At a guess you are on a Delta operated flight. You may be able to select seating before you travel.
I found using the Delta app on my phone worked well in selecting seats but its been a year or so since Ive had to do it and things change. Worth trying though, if you have the Delta PNR
 
I found using the Delta app on my phone worked well in selecting seats but its been a year or so since Ive had to do it and things change. Worth trying though, if you have the Delta PNR
at this present time im unable to see or choose any seating on that delta flight from jfk to la, have been told no seating allocated till we get to the airport
 
I did a similar thing with my daughter returning from the AFL grand final for her birthday. Used my platinum J upgrade.
I didnt tell her and as we entered the cabin I pointed to her row 2 window seat. Her face was priceless.
 
Did similar with hubby when we went to Chengdu, but then it ruined us for Y travel so theres that to think about 😆
after flying J to LA last time (which was my first for long haul) i had to fly Y on china eastern to shanghai, definitely realise pretty quick how good it is up front.
 
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