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Old Apr 29, 2021, 1:47 am
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sigma421
 
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Originally Posted by vintagepilot
Yes - but look at the 'taxes'. They are giving you (by default) the option to pay some of the fees with avios, so that rate will presumably be with 50p fees. If you click on 'more pricing options' you should see the standard avios + £17.50 rate amongst other options.

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this is exactly what is happening. 19,000 return + £1 is what’s now pulling through to the flight selection screen for say GLA-LHR but if you click through then 9,500 + £35 is still an option
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