Originally Posted by
uncleruckus
Interesting. I'll give that a shot and report back. Have you had success with that in the past? If so curious to hear what the fare difference was.
You can contact EI direct to do this, as per website "Please note if you do not wish to avail of Sale or promotional fares and would like to purchase the standard fares which have a higher Tier Credit value and price, please contact our reservations team who will be happy to assist you in making your reservation....". Bit of a pain though. BA are good with this as you can select the fare buckets for TP awarding at time of booking.