Velocity had extended its UpgradeMe Platinum offer through to 31 January 2022. As a result, Platinum members will be able to apply their Upgrade Certificates to both Choice and Flex fares.
It’s a fairly generous offer – as normally you can only upgrade from the more expensive Flex fares. It is similar to a previous offer, made under the previous fare structure. That is, the bottom rung of the fares are not eligible for an Upgrade. So, if you have your eye on this, avoid the Economy Lite fares, and go for Choice or Flex.
Using the UpgradeMe certificates
While Velocity has extended the certificate usage to Choice fares, you still use them as you normally would. That means you have to phone in your request.
So, first off, check that you have an UpgradeMe certificate available. You can check this under the ‘My Benefits’ section of the Velocity website.
If you tick that box, you can call Velocity pretty much as soon as you have booked the flight. Unfortunately, the request can’t be made online, you do have to give Velocity a call.
But you have plenty of time. You can call up until 2 hours prior to departure. After that, you can try your luck in the lounge.
Thoughts
It’s good to see a further extension of this offer, and it runs through to just a month short of many Platinum renewals.
