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ANNOUNCEMENT - A new revitalised Executive Club is coming

ANNOUNCEMENT - A new revitalised Executive Club is coming

Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:25 am
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Originally Posted by Smirnoff
LHR-TLV in WT/WT+/J/F = 25000/37500/40000/75000.

Is the J redemption rate a mistake - should be 50000?

Changing MORE for CE on a crappy bingbonging sh 767 to LCA than for CW to TLV doesn't seem particularly logical.
See here - TLV is highlighted as one of the routes where redemption levels have been raised.
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:29 am
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Question

Can you get a refund if the miles needed for an existing booking has decreased?
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:41 am
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Originally Posted by henkybaby
Good point. ^ Maybe Nicci can elaborate?

To correct myself: the option to use miles for upgrade stays the same.
See T&Cs. No change

Upgrading using Avios Points is permitted on eligible British Airways published fares only (Fare classes are: J, C, D, R, I, W, E, T, Y, B, H) but is not permitted on bookings made with a travel agent. Upgrading using Avios Points is permitted where flights are sold as part of a package holiday or where flights and ground arrangements, such as prepaid hotels, cars, transfers and experiences, are booked and paid for in the same transaction. Flights booked and paid for separately from any ground arrangements are also eligible for Upgrades using Avios Points for Upgrade. Uprading using Avios Points for Upgrade can only be applied to bookings which are made in the member's Executive Club membership country.

https://www.britishairways.com/trave...?sl=upgrade_ba
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:43 am
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So you'll still be able to MFU, you just have to call it APFU

Come to think of it, how are we supposed to pronounce Avios? Is it Ah-vios or Ay-vios?

(My company's recently changed its name to a similar ambiguous non-word, and they've been very vague about how we're meant to say it)
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:44 am
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Originally Posted by shefgab
Can you get a refund if the miles needed for an existing booking has decreased?
From the FAQ

Can I cancel my existing reward flight and rebook using Reward Flight Saver?

Yes. You can cancel an existing reward flight and book a Reward Flight Saver. But you will only be able to book Reward Flight Saver tickets when they go live in November. And once a reward flight is cancelled, there is no guarantee there will be space available on the same flight.


which suggests that no, there will not be automatic refunds...
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:44 am
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Or Ah-bios, given the Spanish pronounciation of the letter V?
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:45 am
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Originally Posted by teflon
Come to think of it, how are we supposed to pronounce Avios? Is it Ah-vios or Ay-vios?
I presume it's a spanish V, so it should be pronounced "Abios"
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:46 am
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MFU stays, don't panic. I think we'll like most of what is to come too.
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:47 am
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I rather like the concept of a one-way W to J MFU to New York for 10,000 miles. And I refuse to call them Avios points too
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:47 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
See here - TLV is highlighted as one of the routes where redemption levels have been raised.

Read the LHR-TLV in CLUB row
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:49 am
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Originally Posted by Swanhunter
MFU stays, don't panic. I think we'll like most of what is to come too.
Ohhhhhh, sounds like some intriguing insider information. You can share it here, you're amongst friends you know and we won't tell anyone

As someone who mainly uses redemptions for New York this is good news.

I appreciate that this announcement is primarily about miles, but I thought tha they would have said something about status - the only thing I could find was:
Will the changes affect my current tier status?
No. Your Executive Club status will not be affected by the change to Avios points.


If you have an Airmiles account and BAEC account I wonder whether the Avios' (if Avios is the plural what is the singular?!) be merged?
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:49 am
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I'm going for A-vee-oss. And sticking with it, no matter what.

Will be interesting to see what more comes of this...
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:49 am
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Originally Posted by Jamjaw
Upgrading using Avios Points is permitted on eligible British Airways published fares only (Fare classes are: J, C, D, R, I, W, E, T, Y, B, H) but is not permitted on bookings made with a travel agent.
Surely this could be enhanced as was promised?

Better start preparing the modified dashboard
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:51 am
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Looks good, and nice that some places are going to require less airmiles. Look forward to it being launched in November
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Old Sep 1, 2011, 2:52 am
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Had a brief flick through, but has anybody seen anything to confirm/deny the rumour about premium class redemptions being restricted to silver/gold cardholders?

(As someone who earnt all his miles as a gold, and is now spending them, as the BD ones have run out, I'd be rather put out if this were the case...)
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