Transfer airberlin miles to BA Avios
Dec 27, 2016, 11:41 am
#1
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Transfer airberlin miles to BA Avios
Is it possible to transfer airberlin miles to BA Avios?
Alternatively, is it possible to earn BA Avios directly from an airberlin flight? I have looked all over the website, but I can't find the option to add my Avios number to an existing booking anywhere.
Thanks
Alternatively, is it possible to earn BA Avios directly from an airberlin flight? I have looked all over the website, but I can't find the option to add my Avios number to an existing booking anywhere.
Thanks
Dec 27, 2016, 11:43 am
#2
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I've never flown Airberlin, but they feature in BA's Avios calculator.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...r/public/en_gb
Dec 27, 2016, 12:12 pm
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Phone?
There are reports the Finnair, Qatar and/or Qantas web site manage my booking can do things with other airline PNR's. Do you have 6 character PNR or the ticket number?
http://www.qantas.com/au/en.html?tabId=manage-booking
There are reports the Finnair, Qatar and/or Qantas web site manage my booking can do things with other airline PNR's. Do you have 6 character PNR or the ticket number?
http://www.qantas.com/au/en.html?tabId=manage-booking
Dec 27, 2016, 1:07 pm
#5
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Phone?
There are reports the Finnair, Qatar and/or Qantas web site manage my booking can do things with other airline PNR's. Do you have 6 character PNR or the ticket number?
http://www.qantas.com/au/en.html?tabId=manage-booking
There are reports the Finnair, Qatar and/or Qantas web site manage my booking can do things with other airline PNR's. Do you have 6 character PNR or the ticket number?
http://www.qantas.com/au/en.html?tabId=manage-booking
https://www.finnair.com/
Thanks again
Dec 27, 2016, 4:12 pm
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Dec 27, 2016, 4:14 pm
#7
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Posted a reply but for some reason it hasn't shown up!
Anyway, I used the Finnair website to manage my booking and add my BA number. Qantas didn't work.
I couldn't find an option on the airberlin manage my booking section to add/edit frequent flyer numbers.
Thanks to all for your help!
Anyway, I used the Finnair website to manage my booking and add my BA number. Qantas didn't work.
I couldn't find an option on the airberlin manage my booking section to add/edit frequent flyer numbers.
Thanks to all for your help!
Dec 27, 2016, 4:23 pm
#9
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This is easier said than done, once booked, the frequent flyer number is not editable on airberlin. Fortunately, Finnair allows you to edit this.
Ah, that'll be the reason. I posted a link to Finnair lol.
Thanks once again for the warm welcome!
Thanks once again for the warm welcome!
Dec 27, 2016, 11:42 pm
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Yes but don't book fare buckets that are too low, otherwise you won't get any Avios whatsoever. It's even worse with Iberia because there are less fare subclasses eligible for Avios there.
Dec 28, 2016, 1:49 am
#11
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Ok I've just checked, travelling in fare class O and Z, I'll only get 25% Avios. Am I better off switching it back to airberlin topbonus?
Dec 28, 2016, 8:06 am
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I think airberlin TopBonus is more generous, I remember giving up crediting the miles to BA and keeping them on AB instead. I forget the exact maths of it, but I remember it made total sense back then. Even now I think TopBonus bonus comes out more generous. Looking at the following table it's difficult to say. You can see the subclass letters for longhaul but it is less clear how it is distributed on European flights. O class seems to be reasonably high:
https://topbonus.airberlin.com/web/tb/airberlin
https://topbonus.airberlin.com/web/tb/airberlin
Dec 28, 2016, 8:37 am
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