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Old May 18, 2006, 1:37 pm
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DYKWIA
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Airmiles - worth another look?

I got a letter from Airmiles yesterday telling me how I could exchange my Tesco vouchers for Airmiles. What interested me was the fact that I've got 623 Airmiles - no idea how I got them.

I assumed 623 would get me a one way train ticket from Manchester to Liverpool or something, but I had a look on their website anyway.

I fancied a weekend away, so I put in MAN-FRA for next weekend. Came back as 300 Airmiles + £55. The other option was 100 Airmiles + £67. These flights are with BA Connect, and afternoon/early evening flights.

Had a quick look on the BA site, and the cheapest fare was about £340. Lufthansa was £180. Neither of these were ideal timings either. To get an early evening flight pushed prices up further.

So I snapped up the BA flight for £67.

So, it may be worth dusting off your account (I had to phone them up to reset my password) and start looking for some bargains.

Cheers,
Rick
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