Virgin Australia UpgradeMe pricing and success

[MooTime]

For PER-ADL VA716 on 19 March I just got outbid email at $65 (for 2x pax). I’m upgrading from a Reward Economy booking for 2, as platinum (so already have free economy X seating).

It reckoned highest bid was $94, bumped mine to $101.

Not sure how to check how many seats are available in Business though. If I go to book a business seat on same flight it says “2 left at this price”, but obviously could be more left at higher prices!

Continue with booking till you get to choose your seats. That's a fair indication.

Otherwise seats maps offer another avenue to check.

 

[serfty]

Continue with booking till you get to choose your seats. That's a fair indication.

Otherwise seats maps offer another avenue to check.

J2 - all other fare buckets are zero.

@Talorc - you could ask the question on the dedicated thread for such:

Thread 'Flight Availability/Loadings & Upgrade Probability Help Desk'

Sep 2, 2010

PLEASE INCLUDE DATE, FLIGHT NUMBER, ORIGIN & DESTINATION IN ALL REQUESTS

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>>>> ADDED BY ADMIN (6 Sept 2010) <<<<

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Background to this thread
We have noticed an increase in the posting of questions about seat availability on specific flights. These are all valid questions and we all appreciate the efforts our members go to to provide answers.

The only drawback is that our forums can become "cluttered" with specific questions about availability on specific flights. This tends to reduce the overall usability of our site.
We have therefore created...

• Sprucegoose
• flight upgrades
• Replies: 8,815
• Forum: AFF Help Desk

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[Stevo.1702]

Success this morning CBR - BNE. Min bid was $65 and I placed $70. 3 seats empty.

As a lofty velocity Red member on an employer paid reward seat(!) the early morning lounge access, short snooze and quick escape with hand luggage only was a great start to the day.

 

[Rebus]

VA871 MEL - SYD last week. I bid $65 against a minimum bid of $55. Received confirmation that bid was successful around 12hrs from making it.

 

[Talorc]

J2 - all other fare buckets are zero.

@Talorc - you could ask the question on the dedicated thread for such:

Thread 'Flight Availability/Loadings & Upgrade Probability Help Desk'

Sep 2, 2010

PLEASE INCLUDE DATE, FLIGHT NUMBER, ORIGIN & DESTINATION IN ALL REQUESTS

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>>>> ADDED BY ADMIN (6 Sept 2010) <<<<

---

Background to this thread
We have noticed an increase in the posting of questions about seat availability on specific flights. These are all valid questions and we all appreciate the efforts our members go to to provide answers.

The only drawback is that our forums can become "cluttered" with specific questions about availability on specific flights. This tends to reduce the overall usability of our site.
We have therefore created...

• Sprucegoose
• flight upgrades
• Replies: 8,815
• Forum: AFF Help Desk

• 

Thank you all, and for the link to the help desk thread. I figured it out on expert flyer as well and can see J2.

I wonder if the little icons on the plus grade systems indicate how much interest there is in the bidding process

 

[Talorc]

Thank you all, and for the link to the help desk thread. I figured it out on expert flyer as well and can see J2.

I wonder if the little icons on the plus grade systems indicate how much interest there is in the bidding process

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Whoever bid ~$275 for the seat(s) really wants them and can have them haha

 

[kerfuffle]

Bid the minimum of $55 for VA931 SYD-BNE today and was unsuccessful

 

[lychees]

MEL-BNE today, $80 successful

 

[ben95]

Currently bidding and waitlisted for upgrade for MEL-DPS in a few days and it’s showing Y0 and J0 so I think I can declare upgrade unsuccessful.

The afternoon flight and the flurry of JQ flight still had plenty of availability, so wondering what’s the deal with this AM VA flight that made it so popular.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

VA871 MEL - SYD last week. I bid $65 against a minimum bid of $55. Received confirmation that bid was successful around 12hrs from making it.

As a general observation - not specifically your case - this is really somewhere VA could do better.

Confirming upgrade bids so far in advance means limited options in the event of IRROPS for paid J class pax.

When my flight went tech the earliest they could offer me was a flight 4 hours later (so 8 or 9 flights later on the SYD-MEL route).

Upgrades should be processed at the earliest maybe 60 mins prior, or even at the gate just before boarding starts.