VA Complimentary Upgrades

[aus_flyer]

Well I do. If there are 8 seats available for 'anytime' awards, but none for standard awards, even for a WP, then that amounts to scalping. Compounded by the instant upgrade flights being cough timing. Masking it behind smart-sounding terms like "yield management" doesn't make the experience seem any more rational for the WP trying to use a published benefit. It'd be nice if VA treated these certificates as an earned reward for pax loyalty and not a liability that requires lottery-winning luck or a love of red-eye flights to redeem.

Worth noting that Qantas doesn’t offer award/upgrade seats on every domestic flight. Plenty of flights (particularly in peak times) never have U class availability.

 

[AirAdl]

I ve used all 4
Fiji
Darwin
Perth
Perth
With out any hassle
Has anyone got a complimentary upgrade

 

[PERLHR]

I ve used all 4
Fiji
Darwin
Perth
Perth
With out any hassle
Has anyone got a complimentary upgrade

I've tried for the likes of PER to SYD or MEL or BNE. No chance. They would rather keep on sale a staggering 1,300 dollars (conservative..and can go up to to 1,800 dollars one way option opens, or wait for bids which can be also quite high by the end of the process. Good enough for VA , but not so good for Plats who are struggling to find any benefit in staying with VA at the moment.