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Old Jun 8, 2021 | 10:23 am
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London Dude
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Originally Posted by Happy
Have you had any Chase BA card earning posted within the past 12 months?

I suspect the taxes are being auto-translated to extra Avios for the total Avios required. It seems that is a stealthy way for BA to double the Avios portion based on what have been discussed in the RFS thread.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...nfirmed-3.html

According to Great Circle the distance between LHR and NCE is 647 miles, falls right in the first band up to 650 miles.

A map from Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper

The cost of Avios should be 4750 Off Peak and 5250 Peak. Therefore you should be charged either 4750 or 5250 + the RFS cash part.

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32907376-post3.html

BA system is stealthy converting the cash part into Avios, with the only 1 GBP cash. That is a very poor value to convert the Avios for the cash.

Is there a way to avoid this scam?
Yes, as I said earlier the only Avios I earned in the last 16 months were from BA Chase. In any case I was offered multiple options of Avios + cash starting from 9250 Avios + $ 1.00.

Last edited by London Dude; Jun 8, 2021 at 10:38 am
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