Is it possible? Redemption + Voucher + Upgrade

Sure someone's asked this before, I'm just a novice so don't know much - so I'll ask. I'm expecting to get 2 economy to premium economy upgrade vouchers in a couple of months time. I am looking to book LHR-DEL return sometime during Christmas/NY 2015. Buying upper class return would cost me 100,000 miles + £550 taxes. Is it possible that I book economy flights (42,500 miles + £280 taxes), use the voucher to upgrade to premium economy (I guess about £100 taxes), and then use miles to upgrade to first (25,000 miles + £170 taxes)? This way would cost me 67,500 miles + £550 taxes, in effect saving me 32,500 miles. What do you guys think?

(PS: This question is not about availability, so let's not even go there)

[Neil]

Hi,

No, you cannot further upgrade your PE reward vouchers with miles or cash, so the highest you can go if you use them is PE.

Neil

Sorry if this has been asked before, but can I 'gift' my upgrade voucher to someone else?

In other words, if they buy an economy ticket using miles, can I use my voucher to upgrade their ticket to PE (assuming reward availability in PE).

Thanks!

I'm pretty sure I remember people doing this at the airport but I agree with Neil in that there is no policy to allow this (and certainly not in advance).

:-(
Leads me to another question. If I book a return flight (outbound Economy, inbound Upper), can I use the upgrade voucher to upgrade just the Economy leg of the journey? Surely Virgin wouldn't have a problem with that!

[Neil]

Yes that is fine, although don't forget the voucher can only be used to upgrade a miles fare, so the economy fare must have been bought with miles only.

NYLON - yes you can use your voucher to upgrade another persons fare. You must be authorised to access their booking or they authorised to access your FC account.

Thanks, Neil!