Originally Posted by
longliveKA
Same same here!
The whole point of EC is being able to redeem on shorthaul with CX. Last year, BA even promoted EC as a cheap way to get intra Asia flights....
They better find a way to make their accounts more secure, this lack of safety, and limiting last minute redemptions does not encourage people to earn miles with EC.
To keep things in perspective, BAEC is only blocking close-in. I just redeemed HGH for mid-Autumn.
Not really sure I'm gonna fly it, but the cancellation policy is more friendly than AM so I thought book it as if an option and treat the YQ as a cancellation premium.