Virgin codeshare , need to upgrade LHR to BNE

[shamatam]

By my calculation you will need ~203000 velocity to transfer to kris to get 150000 KF accounting for the 1.35:1 transfer rate. You then need your velocity account linked to your KrisFlyer (go into your velocity portal and find the tab “link to partner airlines” or some such)...set that up and then you go to transfer to partner airlines and enter the points Amount you wish to transfer.. it’s pretty immediate from memory between leaving velocity and showing up in KF (minutes???) you then either book online with KF through their website or you can phone and book... given the complexities with this one I wonder if it might be better to phone.

On a seperate note I am not sure but technically I think Singapore could revoke pts/status credits for her flights over as essentially the cash ticket is being voided... whether they would or not don’t know... if they have already been put through it wouldn’t be a drama and they may not in any case but it could be a grey zone.

Finally mate I commiserate with you and feel she is being a bit unfair but this is probably not my place to comment (too late).

Thanks @PhilandJosh .
Had already checked the mySQupgrade option and nothing could be done there.

Have resigned myself to spending 200k points.
Pity about the extra 45k points for Advantage but I won't take the chance of WaitListing and then missing out.
Also, as every day passes I take the chance of a business seat not being available.

Am prepared to lose the status credits (70) and points (approx.5k) from the economy ticket.

Yes, I know it's a poor use of points but the event is/was significant.
My wife, 2 siblings and a cousin went to the UK to help celebrate their Aunty's 90th birthday.
It was and still is an emotional trip as the Aunty is the twin sister of their deceased mother.

Mike

 

[shamatam]

Velocity account linked to KrisFlyer account.
Velocity points transferred to Krisflyer.
Business reward ticket purchased (150k KF points plus $400) with my KrisFlyer login and my details then passenger information changed to my wife's details.
She's happy, I now need another credit card that comes with 100k points

Thanks everyone,
Mike

 

[PhilandJosh]

Velocity account linked to KrisFlyer account.
Velocity points transferred to Krisflyer.
Business reward ticket purchased (150k KF points plus $400) with my KrisFlyer login and my details then passenger information changed to my wife's details.
She's happy, I now need another credit card that comes with 100k points

Thanks everyone,
Mike

Good job . Virgin money high flyer 40k/mth for 3m... just watch the eligible spend criteria... no rates or other government payments among some other more minor exclusions https://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/content/Specials/CreditCards/virgin-money-specials/

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Just briefly reading through this thread and have a couple comments.

Now that you have booked the flight back in business class - same flight I presume as the economy one? - you will need to cancel the economy flight home. Otherwise SQ can cancel any duplicate bookings. And they don't always give you the choice of which one they will cancel (they could cancel the business or the economy).

If you cancel the economy class flight, the airline *may* attempt to do a fare reprice (ie a single one way fare BNE-LHR). This would be fairly mean, but they can do it. Alternatively if they are just being nice (and normal) you might get some departure taxes back on the cancelled fare.

As to the earlier discussion, had you bought a BNE-SIN return, your wife would have been permitted to take your seat for the entire duration of the SIN-BNE flight. On boarding you would have simply informed the crew that you are doing a swap with your partner. No need to be seated in your original seat for take-off and landing.

 

[shamatam]

Just briefly reading through this thread and have a couple comments.

Now that you have booked the flight back in business class - same flight I presume as the economy one? - you will need to cancel the economy flight home. Otherwise SQ can cancel any duplicate bookings. And they don't always give you the choice of which one they will cancel (they could cancel the business or the economy).

If you cancel the economy class flight, the airline *may* attempt to do a fare reprice (ie a single one way fare BNE-LHR). This would be fairly mean, but they can do it. Alternatively if they are just being nice (and normal) you might get some departure taxes back on the cancelled fare.

As to the earlier discussion, had you bought a BNE-SIN return, your wife would have been permitted to take your seat for the entire duration of the SIN-BNE flight. On boarding you would have simply informed the crew that you are doing a swap with your partner. No need to be seated in your original seat for take-off and landing.

Oh dear, I though the job was done.

I know in the past, when I have requested to move to a different seat, I've been told to wait until after takeoff and resume original seat before landing. Would have also thought for safety reasons they would prefer passengers in their allocated seats.

It's the original economy ticket that now seems to need some action.
Do I get the travel agent to cancel the ticket or just call Singapore airlines ?
I assume I'll find the phone number in the Contact Us list.

Mike

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Oh dear, I though the job was done.

I know in the past, when I have requested to move to a different seat, I've been told to wait until after takeoff and resume original seat before landing. Would have also thought for safety reasons they would prefer passengers in their allocated seats.

It's the original economy ticket that now seems to need some action.
Do I get the travel agent to cancel the ticket or just call Singapore airlines ?
I assume I'll find the phone number in the Contact Us list.

Mike

Oh, that’s easy then, just call the travel agent and get them to do it

Moving seats as an individual can be a safety issue in terms of weight and balance, so it’s not uncommmon to be asked to wait until after takeoff to move.

Where two passengers are changing seats it makes no difference safety wise. If you are swapping classes of service, waiting until after takeoff may mean the request is refused. So better to do it right from the starts.

 

[shamatam]

Oh, that’s easy then, just call the travel agent and get them to do it

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Family member that organised the trip will be calling the Qld travel agent tomorrow to cancel the ticket.

Mike