Meridiana JFK-PMO-MLA $809ow - Credit to BA/IB?
Apr 29, 2017, 9:59 am
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IG (Meridiana) JFK-PMO-MLA $809ow - Credit to BA/IB?
A bit off the beaten path:
Can jump off in Palermo or continue on to Malta:
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...MLA1KM663;sc=b
Biz class review:
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...usiness-class/
Credits to BA (125%)/IB (150%) I think:
http://www.wheretocredit.com/meridiana-fly/c
JFK-PMO 4,441 flown miles:
http://www.airmilescalculator.com/distance/jfk-to-pmo/
An interesting way to get to Sicily 😊👍🏻
Can jump off in Palermo or continue on to Malta:
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...MLA1KM663;sc=b
Biz class review:
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...usiness-class/
Credits to BA (125%)/IB (150%) I think:
http://www.wheretocredit.com/meridiana-fly/c
JFK-PMO 4,441 flown miles:
http://www.airmilescalculator.com/distance/jfk-to-pmo/
An interesting way to get to Sicily 😊👍🏻
Last edited by MAGA; Apr 29, 2017 at 10:07 am Reason: Typo
Apr 29, 2017, 3:52 pm
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It says operated by Air Italy, so I wonder what that means it will be like. With the problems at Alitalia maybe Meridiana will end up getting a new lease of life
Sep 20, 2017, 7:12 am
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Has anyone successfully credited a Meridiana flight to their BA Avios account?
The BA website seems to indicate that you should earn miles, but not tier points. However, both Meridiana and BA are telling me the flights can't earn BA miles.
I flew in Business class (C and I) from JFK-NAP round-trip.
The BA website seems to indicate that you should earn miles, but not tier points. However, both Meridiana and BA are telling me the flights can't earn BA miles.
I flew in Business class (C and I) from JFK-NAP round-trip.
Sep 20, 2017, 7:26 am
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Meridiana is facing economic problems and is negotiating to be acquired by Qatar Airways.
Sep 20, 2017, 7:48 am
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Not exactly. Meridiana is a small regional and charter company owned by Karim Aga Khan IV (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Aga_Khan_IV), who always pays debts 
Sep 23, 2017, 7:11 pm
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The review from OMMAT sounds like the soft product is pretty business-esque, but the hard product is dated. Not a bad choice for cheap, especially if you can park miles somewhere.
Sep 23, 2017, 7:19 pm
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Not exactly. Meridiana is a small regional and charter company owned by Karim Aga Khan IV (https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Aga_Khan_IV), who always pays debts
Sep 24, 2017, 12:12 pm
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Has anyone successfully credited a Meridiana flight to their BA Avios account?
The BA website seems to indicate that you should earn miles, but not tier points. However, both Meridiana and BA are telling me the flights can't earn BA miles.
I flew in Business class (C and I) from JFK-NAP round-trip.
The BA website seems to indicate that you should earn miles, but not tier points. However, both Meridiana and BA are telling me the flights can't earn BA miles.
I flew in Business class (C and I) from JFK-NAP round-trip.
Dec 7, 2017, 6:29 am
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I just wanted to followup and say I did successfully get my Meridiana flights to post to BA. It took a few months and some back and forth. Just make sure you save all your boarding passes, receipts, etc and the best thing to do is scan them to BA through their contact portal where you can attach documents. Calling didn't work well for me and when I just submitted a partner claim it was kicked back initially without much explanation. Their contact portal is great though...easy to use and a real person always responded within 24hrs with answers and/or requests for additional documents. Like I mentioned, you can get BA Avios for Meridiana flights but not tier points.
Dec 9, 2017, 12:33 pm
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Sold 49% to QR in a deal that closed a couple months ago. (link to a story I wrote)