Avoid expiration of IB avios by tranferring to BA and using part of them for upgrade
Nov 30, 2016, 2:57 pm
#1
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Avoid expiration of IB avios by tranferring to BA and using part of them for upgrade
I know that just plain tranferring avios in between accounts is not enough to avoid expiration.
I wonder however how this scenario would work out:
Currently
BA Executive club : 9K avios
Iberia : 73K avios
I would transfer all IB avios to BA:
BA Executive club : 82K avios
Iberia : 0 avios
And then use a small amount of them for an upgrade on a BA flight (+/- 20K)
Would this postpone the expiration date of all my avios in my BA account?
I wonder however how this scenario would work out:
Currently
BA Executive club : 9K avios
Iberia : 73K avios
I would transfer all IB avios to BA:
BA Executive club : 82K avios
Iberia : 0 avios
And then use a small amount of them for an upgrade on a BA flight (+/- 20K)
Would this postpone the expiration date of all my avios in my BA account?
Dec 1, 2016, 1:53 am
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Activity within 3 years.
I'm not sure whether Combine my Avios counts as activity, so be careful when putting Avios back into an account that has been dormant for a long time. You don't want to combine avios, then have them expire immediately.
I'm not sure whether Combine my Avios counts as activity, so be careful when putting Avios back into an account that has been dormant for a long time. You don't want to combine avios, then have them expire immediately.
