VA long haul upgrades using points - question.

[justcallmeryan]

I thought someone might have had this experience. I am VA platinum and last year bought a very cheap fare to the US (formerly V-Saver) and attempted to use my points to upgrade to Y+ only to be told that I was in the wrong fare bucket to do so *d'oh*. My bad here, I should have read the t & c's.

Now I am booking a paid Y+ fare with the hope of using my points to get into J. I am reading the t & c's about upgrades carefully this time and came across the following:

'18.3.2 Flight Upgrades may be requested only on international long haul flights marketed and operated by Virgin Australia, with a Virgin Australia flight number (VA).'

The reason I am asking is I found a nice Y+ fare to SAN (understanding that the LAX - SAN segment will be in Y) on expedia, that is sold as a Delta ticket, operated on VA. I am expecting that this means that I will not be able to upgrade, as the fare was not sold by VA. Would you guys assume that is correct? No chance in getting a response from VA at the moment with all the Sabre business, so thought I would ask here. If it was a super discount fare I would not expect to be able to upgrade, but given that it is a Y+ fare I thought there might be a chance?

Any insights are appreciated.

 

[serfty]

Marketed = Flight Number on ticket

Operated = Carrier's Metal.

So you need a VA flight number on VA metal ...

 

[justcallmeryan]

Marketed = Flight Number on ticket

Operated = Carrier's Metal.

So you need a VA flight number on VA metal ...

That's what I thought. Bummer. One last question for you sir - what if I bought the Y+ ticket, flying on VA metal, on expedia? The flight number would be VA1/2 but not having been purchased through them?

 

[serfty]

It's what's on the ticket and who own the seat you fly in - it does not matter this this case how the ticket is procured,