Originally Posted by
Schwann
Same applies to QR redemptions via BA. You used to be able to get a redemption to Asia (for example) for £160 in taxes/fees (ish) from Dublin, now it's £317. From Heathrow it's now a whopping £577, up from around £370 ish.
What a gyp.
Originally Posted by
JackTheWoat
Yep, that 180k round trip to Oceania doesn't seem so appealing anymore.... though, I mean, it still is. But doubling the price? Ouch
To put that in perspective, taking LHR-Asia as example, the standard Avios required for one way J redemption is around 75000. Assuming 1 Avios costs 2p if you buy it, £200 extra in surcharge translates to about 10000 Avios extra for the redemption but I assume most people don't actually buy Avios so the devaluation for redemption is probably somewhere closer to 15-20%.