ericjkelly

Ok . Must have read the chart wrong!

Could I save the fees by booking this through Iberia??

blink22

Is BOS-SNN still Zone 4?

enesem

Hi everyone,

Aplogies in advance if this isn't the right thread - please let me know if this is the case.

I'm hoping you may be able to help with advice on whether you can get better value for Avios and lower costs if you make the long-haul portion of a journey start outside of UK.

I am BA gold, currently with 260,000 avios and amex 241 valid till jan 2017.

I live in Scotland, so Glasgow is my home airport.

I would like to get to Orlando/Tampa/Miami at Christmas, however the availability is already very low and the cost is very high due to duty from LHR/LGW. 3 x WT return will be 150,000 avios plus about £1,200. I am fairly sure I could get normal economy tickets for not much more than that.

So, the question is, can a make a journey that takes me to somewhere in Europe first, and avoid much of the taxes ? I've read it can be done but not found any way to find flights. BA comes up with nothing, as does the Avios website.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

AndreaJ200

I am trying to use Avios on AA flight from Houston to Maui via Phoenix. IAH-->PHX-->OGG-->PHX-->IAH

I am able to find award flights on AA's website, but not on BA. When I call BA they tell me there is no availability, not only for the days I'm looking for, but also for the month before and after.

What gives? Why is it so difficult to book a flight to Hawaii using AA?!

All tips/advice appreciate, thank you!

LukeO9

I'm a BA executive club member without any avios points, as I've nominated my AAdvantage account instead. But I now want to gain avios points for my upcoming Flybe flight, which requires my 9-digit avios account No., which I can't find in my BAEC account?
Whats going on here?

KARFA

You need an account on avios.com not a BAEC account.

LukeO9

Thank you, but then what is the BAEC account recognizing when it lists my avios points?

ExpatSomchai

If your 241 is valid until Jan you are stuffed so presume that is a typo. I think you will find that the 241 is only valid for flight originating from the UK (someone correct me if I am wrong).

A flight to the US for £400 or less at Christmas will be a challenge I think.

ExpatSomchai

You need to see flights in saver for BA to be able to book using Avios. it's a popular route so only advice is keep checking.

flashware

I read the section on UuA and it's not clear to me whether this would be allowed or not.

It also mentions you can upgrade AA and IB flights.

I have a trip booked on BA stock (booked via the BA call centre) and have been told by several agents no issues in upgrading, even the agent who yesterday went to process the UuA for me. The flight was originally an AA flight number LHR-JFK however was a codeshare on a BA operated flight. Due to a schedule change my flight has changed and I'm now booked on the BA code directly. In any case, when trying to UuA after a couple of hours of to and fro the Gold line then rang back and said because the original booking (before my invol reroute) had an AA flight number it's not eligible to be upgraded.

Is that right?

KARFA

What do you mean?

Your BAEC account uses avios, it is separate from an IB account which also uses avios, and separate from a EI account which also uses avios, and separate from an avios.com account which also uses avios. They are just separate pots to hold air miles.

As noted you need to register for an avios.com account as Flybe can only be credited to avios.com, it can't be credited directly to BAEC.

redshift27

This is not quite correct. The BA website does not recognize the upgraded economy fare as eligible for Avios upgrade, and so sells you a full WTP fare before applying the CW upgrade. But actually you can upgrade these upgraded economy fares to CW after purchase as you would any other WTP fare.

ScubaRoo

241 Valid til when??? Jan 201 8 ?

To avoid taxes, could try INV-LHR-NYC on BA 241 and then Jet Blue or AA or Delta to MCO?

Or INV-LHR-MIA?

Or ignore the 241 and go via DUB with Aer Lingus?

Infinite1K

I noticed that if I try to book a round trip business class between say SFO and HAM, if I originate the trip in SFO, I get:

154250 Avios + $1,142.19 of which $956.00 is the carrier imposed fees.

But if I start in HAM and book a round trip business class between HAM and SFO, I get:

154250 Avios + $637.89 of which $455.38 is the carrier imposed fees.

Why is this?

Thanks.

rinipiyan

I have a flight booked for MAD-LHR-YYZ in E and PE (On long haul). I want to upgrade the long haul between LHR-YYZ, since I am beginning my trip from MAD, would I still get a hefty charge for the upgrade?