Cancellation [and re-date/route of a reward booking]
Sep 23, 2017, 12:22 pm
#1
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Cancellation [and re-date/route of a reward booking]
guys - I need to cancel my HKG-MNL but replace it with HKG-TPE - any way BA will do this without incurring cancellation fees? The miles, used, etc are all the same with similar dates too
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Sep 23, 2017, 4:43 pm
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I can't believe someone with over 1000 posts is asking such a question.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...d-service-fees
You're not only changing date/time, but also the routing too. Unless its a Gold Priority Reward booking, tough luck.
https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...d-service-fees
You're not only changing date/time, but also the routing too. Unless its a Gold Priority Reward booking, tough luck.
Sep 23, 2017, 11:34 pm
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I don't think you can avoid the fee (or loose the cash paid if below 35 GBP).
The only thing you can do, if you don't urgently need the avios used, it's keep the HKG-MNL and wait for a big schedule change or a cancellation, since you can cancel and get your avios back until 24h from departure.
The only thing you can do, if you don't urgently need the avios used, it's keep the HKG-MNL and wait for a big schedule change or a cancellation, since you can cancel and get your avios back until 24h from departure.
Sep 23, 2017, 11:36 pm
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You are asking for a completely different route and set of dates here, so there is no way in the world BA will write off any cancellation charges that are due. The only way you'll escape the fees is if you are cancelling within 24 hours of booking, you have sufficient status (i.e. GGL), or it's a Gold Priority Reward.
That said, compared to the value of the YQ, the cancellation fee is likely to be tiny. You can save some money by doing it online rather than through a call centre. My advice is to pay it before the award availability you really want disappears ...!
That said, compared to the value of the YQ, the cancellation fee is likely to be tiny. You can save some money by doing it online rather than through a call centre. My advice is to pay it before the award availability you really want disappears ...!
Sep 24, 2017, 4:06 am
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The quick pricing tool on the BA website suggests that the cash component of HKG-MNL or HKG-TPE one-way awards is in the region of Ł25-30, depending on route and cabin. This is less than the award change fee of Ł35. So if that is right cancelling, which caps the cancellation fee at the cash amount paid, should be cheaper than paying the full change fee to change the route.
Sep 24, 2017, 4:34 am
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Sep 24, 2017, 5:14 am
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Sep 24, 2017, 10:11 am
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This is not a change. It is the cancellation of ticket #1 and the purchase, whether redemption or cash, of an entirely new ticket.
But in this case a cancellation is probably cheaper.
Sep 24, 2017, 1:46 pm
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Ah, you're quite right. I read it as cancelling an Avios booking more than 24 hours before departure (with sufficient status). I got it wrong.