Status Credits on VX in First for paid upgrades?

[transcon777]

Hi AFFers.

So I know this has been answered in a round-a-bout manner previously but I just wanted to make sure. It seems like at least some AFFers have been there and done it before.

I booked and ticketed VX travel as follows:

JFK-SFO in Main Cabin (Y)
SFO-SJD in Main Cabin
SJD-SFO in Main Cabin
SFO-LAX in First Class

Now based on the earning table, I would earn 20SCs on S1, 15SCs on S2 & S3 and 40SCs on S4 totalling 90 SCs.

In the end (due to the fact I had 2 x 70lbs of baggage) I upgraded when using OLCI to the below:

JFK-SFO to First Class for US$299
SFO-SJD to Main Cabin Select (F was full) for US$69
SJD-SFO to First Class for US$139
SFO-LAX in First Class (remained as ticketed)

Now bearing in mind the luggage fees alone would be US$50 per sector and that the VX First product is great, especiallly for those 6 hour+ transcons from NYC I thought it was well worth the extra dollars.

My question is, has anyone recieved higher SCs based on the upgraded class of travel? If so this could be an extra 135 very good value of SCs and would tip me over to 1500 SCs with a comp partner Gold (unfortunately no partner mind you... yet anyway).

I'm sure that the policy is SCs are awarded based on what was originally ticketed but it seems partner SC awards and even DJ SC awarding has been all over the place lately (sometimes you get more, especially for comp PY upgrades on SYD/MEL for example, sometimes you get less).

So has anyone received the higher cabin's SCs? I noticed one chap got nothing at all when upgrading to MCS from LAX-IAD... not even based on the original Y ticket!

Over to you flyers...

PS. VX now wins all my US transcon business... this is what a domestic airline should be.

 

[notzac]

IME, you won't get anything for the upgrade to First - and depending on how the upgrade is processed, you may have to fight for the original points / SCs due! I think this happens because VX don't keep track of the original booking class when reissuing the booking; this may improve with their moving to a new res system (Sabre) - but who knows.

 

[airtraveladdict]

From my experience i got the SC and extra points on my upgraded class, not the original.

I was flying from London to JFK in Y class (economy), and when I got to the airport, I enquired about a On departure upgrade (ODU) with Virgin Atlantic and it was available, so i upgraded to Y+ (premium economy).

when i got back to australia, 4 weeks later the status credits and points showed up on my activity sheet as premium economy.

 

[notzac]

I was flying from London to JFK in Y class (economy), and when I got to the airport, I enquired about a On departure upgrade (ODU) with Virgin Atlantic and it was available, so i upgraded to Y+ (premium economy).

Virgin Atlantic and Virgin America are rather different beasts..

 

[transcon777]

Thanks for your advice guys, I'll let you know how I went once the SCs have been credited.

 

[jjsyd]

I upgraded from Main Cabin to First on a flight from LAX-IAD earlier this year and getting points for Main Cabin was a chore! When VX process the upgrade the booking code changes to G which isn't eligible for miles. I emailed Velocity a month after the flight with the boarding pass ect and then I saw an entry for 0 miles and status credits. In the end a call to Virgin America who gave me the info on the booking codes for the reservation followed by assistance from the Virgin Australia rep and a call to the Gold desk I ended up with the points for Main Cabin. Shame, I would have thoguht that I'd get the First Class status credits and points but I was just happy to finally have something for it!

Even with the run around, it's still very much worth paying the extra on VX... made the 6hr flight to IAD a breeze especially after 13hrs in DL Y from SYD!