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Hi All,
Wondering if any one can tell me what is a rough estimate in price of upgrading to PE when checking in at airport, assuming there are seats available.
Don't want to ask then be shocked at £400 but if its around £150 then we would be willing.
Cruella DeVilla
01-03-2008, 16:26
It's around the £219 mark one way from Manchester.
We recently paid £249 each to upgrade to PE on the way back to Gatwick from MCO. It was worth every penny as we'd just sold our villa[msncry] and needed cheering up.
Kim
Paula D-S
01-03-2008, 16:51
We paid £170.00 each back in 2006.
It was advertised as £250 from Heathrow - Miami Per person. We paid around this online when we bought the ticket. For the new seats on the Miami route I would say worth every penny, return leg we had was (in my view) not worth the upgrade.
It will also depend on when you are going as it tends to be very popular at peak times.
brendawilliams
01-03-2008, 22:39
If you do it at the airport the price can differ. UK to US is slight less than the other way around we found around - £210 out and £250 return. Sometimes it can be cheaper upgrading online, particularly if it is part of their special offers.
Katys Grandad
01-03-2008, 23:07
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by brendawilliams
If you do it at the airport the price can differ. UK to US is slight less than the other way around we found around - £210 out and £250 return. Sometimes it can be cheaper upgrading online, particularly if it is part of their special offers.
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I'm surprised by that because you have to pay £40 additional departure tax to the UK government. I'd have assumed it would be the other way around.
floridageoff
01-03-2008, 23:56
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by brendawilliams
If you do it at the airport the price can differ. UK to US is slight less than the other way around we found around - £210 out and £250 return. Sometimes it can be cheaper upgrading online, particularly if it is part of their special offers.
[/quote]When we did it, it was the other way round. Cheaper coming back.
Robert5988
02-03-2008, 01:48
I simply cannot believe those prices for PE!
For Upper Class it would be OK but PE?
brendawilliams
02-03-2008, 02:25
When going out in January we were quoted around the £210 mark and we thought we would prefer to have PE on our return so didn't take it up but surprised when we were quoted more coming back and even queried it at the Virgin desk.
jillizzy
02-03-2008, 03:01
We had two lots of friends come out to stay with us this week, both were quoted 149 to upgrade to PE from Manchester - one took up the offer.
Prices will always vary according to season though.
Jill