Q Re: Avios award booked on EI
Dec 11, 2014, 2:58 am
#31
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Tyrone,EU
Programs: Avios Hunter
Posts: 2,812
I'm sure you can do the seating, the point I was making was that you'll be forced to phoned them to do the API, so might as well do the seating at the same time. API does however involve passport info.
Dec 20, 2014, 5:32 am
#34
Join Date: Oct 2007
Programs: DL PM; Marriott Plat; Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 257
Dec 20, 2014, 5:12 pm
#35
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 174
if i buy the ticket on EI, the fare is €45 + €30 to check a bag whereas booking with avios costs 4500 + $64.51 YQ + potential $25 phone booking fee. i might as well buy a revenue ticket, especially if booking with avios comes with no baggage allowance
Dec 20, 2014, 6:45 pm
#36
Join Date: Oct 2007
Programs: DL PM; Marriott Plat; Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 257
I don't think you will pay YQ on an EI booking, only taxes. I have also never seen inter-European and UK inventory available on EI at the Y redemption level. (Granted I don't look this up too often.) I have seen EI J inventory available even though EI do no offer a J product.
Dec 20, 2014, 7:12 pm
#37
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 174
I don't think you will pay YQ on an EI booking, only taxes. I have also never seen inter-European and UK inventory available on EI at the Y redemption level. (Granted I don't look this up too often.) I have seen EI J inventory available even though EI do no offer a J product.
Dec 21, 2014, 6:12 am
#39
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
Programs: BA Silver, EI Silver, HH Gold, BW Gold, ABP, Seigneur des Horaires des Mucci
Posts: 14,214
You're comparing apples with oranges. Reward fares are fully flexible up to 24 hours before departure. The revenue fare carries a €40 + fare difference change fee.
Dec 21, 2014, 10:51 am
#40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
But at least for EI, you'll pay a telephone fee to book, and to cancel if needed. I'm not sure if they also charge the phone fee to make changes to an Avios award.