Recently I made two redemption ticket on BA.com. While in need to change the FFP to another company, I went to the most useful and famous fellow oneworld airline website to make the modification.

To my surprise, that website displayed the face value of the BA.com redemption ticket.

Ticket 1, LHR -DUB, one way, using BA miles, peak travel. The displayed price is £47.81 Since the fees are:
United Kingdom Air Passengers Duty (GB) £13.00
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge (UB) £29.81
Total £42.81
SO the fare BA is charged is £5.00

Consider the fare I paid was 4,500 + £17.50
So the cash component BA needs to pay is £30.31
Since BA can write off the fare of £5 which I do not know the truth, but discount the £5 for the purpose of maximise the Avios value, So the 4,500 avios in this case worth £25.31. Per 1,000 Avios is worth £5.62 (1 Avios = £0.0056)


Ticket 2, LGW - JER, one way, using BA miles, off-peak travel. The displayed price is £33.06
Since other fees are:
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge (UB) £8.05
United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge (UB) £7.34
United Kingdom Air Passengers Duty (GB) £13.00
Total : £28.39
So the fare BA to charge is £4.67

Consider the fare I paid was 4,000 + £17.50
So the cash component BA needs to pay is £15.56
Since BA can write off the fare of £4.67 which I do not know the truth, but discount the £4.67 for the purpose of maximise the Avios value, So the 4,000 avios in this case worth £10.89, So per 1,000 Avios worth £2.7225 (1 Avios = £0.0027)


If you have any redemption ticket, you might wish to check the 'face value' out on that oneworld airline website fast, I think it is a glitch to show the price. This function may be taken away very soon once they discovered the bug. If you can not see the price on the front page (it flashes once and then disappear), you just need to go to modify traveller information page where the price will be shown.

Sorry I can not tell the website name just in case BA sees this. But for many frequent travellers on BA often in the need to change FFP numbers in reservation, you should know which airline I am talking about. And please keep it as a secret as long as possible as I hope this bug can last a little bit longer.

So what is your redemption ticket cost BA?