Do RFS redemptions exist to/from TLV?
Oct 26, 2016, 11:32 am
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Do RFS redemptions exist to/from TLV?
Hi,
I don't quite understand what I have done. I have a one-way TLV->LHR redemption in WT for May next year. It cost me 10K avios and £42. I am now looking to change the date and where there is availability Peak is 12.5K/£124 and offpeak is 10k/£124. Also, as far as I remember redemptions TLV->LHR were always >£100 in tax/fees.
So I am very confused. Why did my original redemption cost £42 in taxes/fees? I was booking very quickly and did not think about it at the time. Does this mean that TLV sometimes gets RFS redemptions (thought it was SH only) and I grabbed one?
bonzo
I don't quite understand what I have done. I have a one-way TLV->LHR redemption in WT for May next year. It cost me 10K avios and £42. I am now looking to change the date and where there is availability Peak is 12.5K/£124 and offpeak is 10k/£124. Also, as far as I remember redemptions TLV->LHR were always >£100 in tax/fees.
So I am very confused. Why did my original redemption cost £42 in taxes/fees? I was booking very quickly and did not think about it at the time. Does this mean that TLV sometimes gets RFS redemptions (thought it was SH only) and I grabbed one?
bonzo
Oct 26, 2016, 1:35 pm
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Hi,
I don't quite understand what I have done. I have a one-way TLV->LHR redemption in WT for May next year. It cost me 10K avios and £42. I am now looking to change the date and where there is availability Peak is 12.5K/£124 and offpeak is 10k/£124. Also, as far as I remember redemptions TLV->LHR were always >£100 in tax/fees.
So I am very confused. Why did my original redemption cost £42 in taxes/fees? I was booking very quickly and did not think about it at the time. Does this mean that TLV sometimes gets RFS redemptions (thought it was SH only) and I grabbed one?
bonzo
I don't quite understand what I have done. I have a one-way TLV->LHR redemption in WT for May next year. It cost me 10K avios and £42. I am now looking to change the date and where there is availability Peak is 12.5K/£124 and offpeak is 10k/£124. Also, as far as I remember redemptions TLV->LHR were always >£100 in tax/fees.
So I am very confused. Why did my original redemption cost £42 in taxes/fees? I was booking very quickly and did not think about it at the time. Does this mean that TLV sometimes gets RFS redemptions (thought it was SH only) and I grabbed one?
bonzo
I think HKG > LHR redemptions have the same issue from memory.
Pilot37
Oct 26, 2016, 1:40 pm
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Oct 26, 2016, 1:44 pm
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Oct 26, 2016, 2:33 pm
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Don't panic - seems to another BA.com error. If you select a flight on the main screen, it does indeed show 10K Avios & £124 in taxes and fees. Select your flight and continue to the check-out page and it shows 10K Avios & £46.40 in taxes. Just pick the date you want and then push on through the initial selection screen to the payment page and you should get the result you want.
I think HKG > LHR redemptions have the same issue from memory.
Pilot37
I think HKG > LHR redemptions have the same issue from memory.
Pilot37
Its been a good day for me re-TLV flights. BA let me retime an LHR->TLV sector by two weeks at no charge because WTP is no longer offered on the night flight. I didn't even have to make a case. Just named a new flight and date, the agent went away for two min and came back with 'that is within 30 days of the original flight, no problem'
Jul 24, 2017, 12:07 am
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Reviving an old thread.
I received this message from BA:
"Did you know you can book a spontaneous seat to London simply by taking advantage of our Reward Flight Saver offering?
With return Euro Traveller fares of only €42 + Avios, it’s an easy decision.
You can even fly Club Europe for €60 + Avios. No additional taxes. No hidden charges.
There are hundreds of seats available. All you have to do is choose yours and plan your London adventure."
They know that I am TLV based.
Is there RFS from TLV? I could not find any such availability....
Thank you
I received this message from BA:
"Did you know you can book a spontaneous seat to London simply by taking advantage of our Reward Flight Saver offering?
With return Euro Traveller fares of only €42 + Avios, it’s an easy decision.
You can even fly Club Europe for €60 + Avios. No additional taxes. No hidden charges.
There are hundreds of seats available. All you have to do is choose yours and plan your London adventure."
They know that I am TLV based.
Is there RFS from TLV? I could not find any such availability....
Thank you
Jul 24, 2017, 1:46 am
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And just in case it's not fully clear, RFS is unique to the Club Europe and EuroTraveller concepts, whereas TLV is longhaul (World Traveller and Club World cabins, sometimes WTP and First too). So is CAI, AMM and BEY.
The nearest places with RFS are LCA, PFO, DLM and IST. And SSH if things get sorted out there.
The nearest places with RFS are LCA, PFO, DLM and IST. And SSH if things get sorted out there.