I’ve known it to happen.My experience is that the minimum offer does not decrease closer to the date of departure.
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I got an email today regarding a MEL-SYD flight this Wednesday:
“Virgin Australia is delighted to inform you that your booking is eligible for discounted upgrade rates with Upgrade Me Premium Bid. This means that the minimum bid amount for your flight below has been reduced for a limited time.”
The minimum bid is now $100 compared to $120 on the return leg. First time I’ve received such a discounted though, so either this is a new practice or it just doesn’t happen very often.
I can't help but notice the sad irony of how the (7 day from departure) window of Biz reward availability that seemed to be a new normal - has all but disappeared. Almost to the day that one keen poster here published their observation of it's existence....
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