Originally Posted by
fdem
Bear in mind you can cancel the avios booking up to 24 hours prior to travel as the £7000 cash booking is possibly a non flexible ticket.
I was going to say that. You need to compare the cost of a flexible ticket that you can cancel for a £35 penalty, those are usually very expensive. I cannot count the amount of flights I have cancelled that I "definitely" intended to go on when I booked. Life throws up these curved balls.