upgrade with virgin

**tawny** · 01-03-2008, 15:47

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.

**stuart** · 01-03-2008, 16:41

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.

**domster** · 01-03-2008, 17:41

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.

wrpac00 · 01-03-2008, 21:09

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.
[/quote]

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.