Originally Posted by
stephem
I have access to EF so I know the current state of fare buckets for this flight, and can also see from searches on BA.com that there is no award space currently, but hoping someone can help me an understanding of whether BA might open award space in either main cabin or front cabin as the flight approaches.
The flight is FSC-LHR on Sunday June 3. currently shows
J9 C5 D2 R0 I0 Y9 B9 H9 K4 M0 L0 V0
We will be in Corsica for a few days and I already have an award ticket for my wife on June 4 LHR-SEA in F that I could add this FSC-LHR flight to instead of having to either buy it or fly on Easyjet into LGW. Adding that first EU segment would also reduce APD on the award ticket by about $170. The award is with AAdvantage miles and I am EXP status so I could add this on at the last minute but trying to make sure I have an insurance plan for backup to get to London at some point on Sunday.
Right now EasyJet is about $170, BA is about $350. The way I look at it is I buy the EasyJet ticket as insurance and then if BA opens space I get a $170 reduction in APD and just toss the EasyJet ticket.
Curious what people think the odds are that BA will open anything more in either cabin on this route?
Just to come report back, BA wound up opening a shed load of business class (CE) seats on this route. Unfortunately they did so a day or two after I had bought the tickets... But I think at least I can get some APD knocked off my wife's ex LHR award by adding this on...