Originally Posted by
DealAddict
No other flights. I just wanted to check what the taxes were....and then was told this was the cost in Avios. I didn't even bother asking about taxes after finding this out
So were you calling about a direct flight PHL-MAD or an itinerary involving connections? BA charges per segment, so PHL-LHR-MAD will cost the same in avios as PHL-LHR, LHR-MAD, but more than PHL-MAD.
The award table is the same for a redemption on BA, a partner, or BA and one other partner. However if you try to book more than one partner on one ticket you use a different distance based award table.
Originally Posted by
DealAddict
It should be around 20K one way.
For a direct flight in Y between 3,000 and 4,000 miles you are correct. If the agent is trying to charge you 60,000 for this then they've made a mistake OR you are trying to book two or more BA partners on a total itinerary of 4,000 to 9,000 miles.
See also:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...os-2014-a.html