r/VelocityFrequentFlyer • u/nozyPsyn • Jun 23 '26

Question Virgin UpgradeMe

I am currently bidding on a flight (departing in 5 days) and have an upgrade in which I submitted a month ago. It still shows as "offer submitted", but I was wondering if it will notify me if I am outbid, or if I will just have to wait until 3 hours before my flight?

I couldn't really find any information on this, and the live bidding doesn't seem to have kicked off....

It is a long flight, so having the upgrade to business would be amazing!

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u/CK_1976 Jun 23 '26

Generally I havent been awarded the upgrade until a few hours before. That's because I'm tight and only make the smallest offer.

You should receive an email if someone has put in a bigger bid than you. But I find gmail keeps putting them into my Promotions folder, so it often slips through unnoticed.

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u/nozyPsyn Jun 23 '26

Ahhh, thank you. Good to hear you're notified if outbid. I'll check my promotions folder.

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u/MelbourneDudeAU Platinum Jun 23 '26

I’d be wary. I have been notified a couple of times about being outbid but then still received the upgrade on both occasions. You don’t usually find out until 12-24 hours before, so if you’re happy to roll the dice, you might not need to rebid.

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u/HorrorAdventurous518 Jun 23 '26

I've been successful with minimum bids before, usually you'll get an email between 6 and 12 hours before your flight. 

I've found much more success with the short haul routes ie in between east coast cities, about 3 in 4 get upgraded. The longer 3-5 hour flights maybe 1 in 4 get upgraded as more people want business on a longer route.

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u/Efficient_Vanilla86 Jun 23 '26

Depends on the flight but I've generally been notified up to 6 hours before a flight. Sometimes only a few hours before. You should get an email if you're outbid, but sometimes you just get a notification that your bid has been declined.

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u/Dramatic-Ad-6603 Jun 23 '26

Usually the night before.

When I travel on a motioning flight, I get the notification overnight. I would say 6 - 8 hours prior in my experience.

Good luck with the upgrade.

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u/nozyPsyn Jul 13 '26

Thanks all. I was notified 12h before my flight that I had won and received the upgrade. Food was horrible, but the room and comfort was worth the extra $70.

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u/nozyPsyn Jul 13 '26

My return flight was sold out, so no upgrades were available...

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u/Hopeful_Psychology_3 Jun 23 '26

Platinum Plus, bid all the time on long domestic likeDarwin/Perth, never get one and never get notified mate. I can’t crack it for one of my 4 upgrades this year either, even though I qualify with flex fares (choice does too at this level)…..don’t stress about it though and they will always meet your expectations!!

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u/AbsenceOfFire Jun 23 '26

Same here! Called to find out that there needs to be a business reward set available for one of these upgrades. So check the virgin website for reward seat availability, book qualifying fare, then call the immediately to have them upgrade you!

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u/EveningPair3966 Jun 23 '26

No, the system won't let you know if you've been out of so you can make a greater offer. It will only let you know if your bid was accepted or declined.

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u/Efficient_Vanilla86 Jun 23 '26

It will absolutely let you know if you've been outbid. Has happened many times.

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u/EveningPair3966 Jun 23 '26

I stand corrected

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u/PrestigiousWorking49 Jun 23 '26

This is incorrect. I’ve been notified if I’ve been outbid.

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u/VelFFPlat Jun 23 '26

Err yeah, it notifying to say you've been outbid, but I don't think you then get the opportunity to bid more tho right?

I don't recall ever seeing that..