Originally Posted by
dvs7310
I personally have zero interest in paying $1000 in fuel surcharges for a mileage redemption so would never look at long haul BA flights anyway.
This is like saying "I personally have zero interest in drinking alcohol" when someone is asking for a whiskey recommendation.
With respect, neither particularly relevant nor useful towards the OPs question or issue. Clearly, they have interest in using BA awards.
To the OP, I have noticed the same issue. BA has had a series of recent IT glitches, so it's likely that.