Question about Iberia awards
Feb 20, 2015, 12:06 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 19
Question about Iberia awards
Hi all,
I'm trying to book a flight from FCO to ZTH (Zakynthos, GR) using Avios. I know the flight exists because I can buy a ticket but when I go to type it into the award search engine it won't recognize ZTH as a valid destination. It is an Iberia code share with Vueling so maybe that's not eligible to be booked with Avios? Do I need to call in to book this flight or am I out of luck?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
PS I also tried on BA and had the same problem.
I'm trying to book a flight from FCO to ZTH (Zakynthos, GR) using Avios. I know the flight exists because I can buy a ticket but when I go to type it into the award search engine it won't recognize ZTH as a valid destination. It is an Iberia code share with Vueling so maybe that's not eligible to be booked with Avios? Do I need to call in to book this flight or am I out of luck?
Thanks to anyone who can help.
PS I also tried on BA and had the same problem.
Feb 21, 2015, 8:04 pm
#2
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The Iberia website is a mess. If you type in the city name it often won't recognise it. You have to select the airport from the dropdown lists. Zakynthos is listed as an option. I had no problem getting Rome to Zakynthos to show up on iberia.com.
That said, Vueling flights are usually horrible value with Avios. Non-refundable and well below 1 euro cent per mile of value.
P.S. BA don't do Vueling awards unless it's one of the few flights that BA codeshare on.
That said, Vueling flights are usually horrible value with Avios. Non-refundable and well below 1 euro cent per mile of value.
P.S. BA don't do Vueling awards unless it's one of the few flights that BA codeshare on.
Feb 23, 2015, 4:05 pm
#3
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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@craigthemif
Thank you for your response. I agree that Iberia's site is laughable in functionality. You mention a drop down list but I cannot seem to find it when I go to book using AVIOS. If I'm trying to book a revenue ticket Zakynthos DOES appear but not when trying to book an award. When I click on the magnify glass next to the destination and click on the Europe tab Zakynthos is not offered as a destination. If I'm missing something please let me know. I am using the US version of the site also as I do not speak Spanish, could this be the reason?
Thanks again.
Thank you for your response. I agree that Iberia's site is laughable in functionality. You mention a drop down list but I cannot seem to find it when I go to book using AVIOS. If I'm trying to book a revenue ticket Zakynthos DOES appear but not when trying to book an award. When I click on the magnify glass next to the destination and click on the Europe tab Zakynthos is not offered as a destination. If I'm missing something please let me know. I am using the US version of the site also as I do not speak Spanish, could this be the reason?
Thanks again.
Feb 23, 2015, 5:06 pm
#4
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,351
Maybe it is because of the English version. I can find that destination on the awards search either by typing "ZTH" or by typing its Spanish name (Zacinto). However, I haven't found any direct flights with avios (and Vueling redemptions are usually poor value, unless you have more avios than you can spend).
