Newbie venting about Avios
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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Newbie venting about Avios
So I'm trying to use MR points to fly my family 1st class RIC-OGG on AA. So of course I open a BA Avios account, check on AA.com and there are plenty of AASaver tickets albeit at an elevated mileage price. I'm excited! I'm even more excited when I see that there is a 30% bonus to transfer MR to BA! So I call BA "Executive Club" 3 times the last 2 days and NOTHING! No awards available per them. I tell them that AA.com shows plenty and they brush me off. It this correct? Do they only get to use some of AA's awards? Or am I dealing with incompetence? So now I'm stuck spending more miles than I planned transferring to DL for a less favorable itinerary. Rant over.
#2
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Quite close to NQY
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Newbie venting about Avios
Hi
Is this a direct routing ? Or does it require connections ?
If connections you might need to phone BA and spoon feed them the flight numbers you want to book to form your routing.
cs
Is this a direct routing ? Or does it require connections ?
If connections you might need to phone BA and spoon feed them the flight numbers you want to book to form your routing.
cs
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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This is part of my homework
#7
Join Date: Nov 2012
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I'm guessing via DFW? look for each leg separately. I'm getting availability for some random dates no problem, but not for one journey. Sometimes the booking engine will route you right through, sometimes not. I'm a relative newb myself, still finding my way around the BA system, ideal it aint......
#8
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If you give me the dates and class of cabin I will certainly help you out....you can PM me if you want it kept secret.
#10
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Welcome to Flyertalk!
If you can post (or private message to me, once you have 5 posts) details of your trip, I will be happy to check it out for you! Whether it requires connections or not changes how many Avios are required but it does not affect your ability to redeem. So perhaps it is an issue on BA's end.
If you can post (or private message to me, once you have 5 posts) details of your trip, I will be happy to check it out for you! Whether it requires connections or not changes how many Avios are required but it does not affect your ability to redeem. So perhaps it is an issue on BA's end.
#11
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: PDX
Posts: 2,284
For that mileage cost, you're looking at the availability for "Business/First AAnytime" awards on aa.com, which are only available to those with AAdvantage miles to burn. BA should be able to book an award where "Business/First MileSAAver" seats (or its equivalent in Economy) are available on aa.com. But as others have said, BA will price each connection separately, so caveat emptor.