Earning VA Status Credits with SQ flights (with upgrades)

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ManHa

Member since 08 May 2018

Total posts 9

I'm keen to know whether you can still earn VA status credits on SQ flights when you book an SQ flight and then use miles to upgrade to a higher class cabin? I'm aware that previously when i booked SQ flights and paid using SQ miles, that I wasn't legible for VA SCs.... Is upgrades the same deal or would I still qualify as long as the base fare was bought using non-SQ reward points?


jaredw

Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards

Member since 13 Jan 2014

Total posts 59

If the base fare was a revenue fair, You will earn status credits based on your original fare bucket.


ap_spd

Member since 12 Jul 2013

Total posts 28

It may be a glitch and I hope it works for you as well, when I was called by SQ to check if I wanted to upgrade to J for 999$ I was given full business SC for Virgin Australia... 120SC vs 20 I was initially to earn

ManHa

Member since 08 May 2018

Total posts 9

If the base fare was a revenue fair, You will earn status credits based on your original fare bucket.


Thanks - That is, as long as I'm paying for the base fare - I should get VA SCs. If I choose to upgrade- its a cabin upgrade and not a ticket upgrade hence no change to the base fare.


I'm asking because previously, I've paid the base fare using points and couldn't get VA SCs - instead, I got Kris Flyer instead.

sonnykt

Member since 13 Mar 2018

Total posts 8

If you pay for the base fare and redeem KF miles for cabin upgrade, you will get Velocity points and SCs of the base fare.

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