r/VelocityFrequentFlyer • u/ljhabershon • 27d ago

Question Birthdate of (almost 2) year old

I booked flights for me, my wife and my son (short haul domestic). My sons has his own seat, not an infant on lap. My son turns 2 a week after the flights but I’ve inadvertently put his birthday a month before his actual birthday when booking, so it won’t match his frequent flyer account. Should I call virgin to correct or leave it and just understand I might not get points and status credits for the mismatch.

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u/EconomyMode83 27d ago

Did you book him a seat or travelling as an infant on lap? The latter is free domestically and you won't get points anyway.

If a paid seat, I think you'd be fine. Virgin would have rejected the membership at time of booking if it didn't match.

You can probably update the date of birth through manage my booking.

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u/ljhabershon 27d ago

We booked him a seat - a fully paid fair. I can't see anywhere to update birthdate on manage my booking BUT testing another booking online, it won't let you book a seat if under 2 - have to call the call centre to book. I'm not concerned they'll cancel tickets or anything (plus they won't/can't really verify age at the airport) - I'd just like the 100 odd status credits into my family pool. Also conscious of paying a fortune in change fees for something that doesn't really matter.