Originally Posted by
DELLAS
That is something that always plagued AVIOS showing fake availability then placing a hold on the money on your card.
Hopefully when your booking failed they did not do the same.
Fortunately no hold on the card and the avios back instantly. 15000 avios+ €33.50 vs approx €350 cash for return flights is a reasonable use of avios in my view and definitely a quicker process on the new site despite the glitches.