AS Miles redeemed on BA
Apr 20, 2017, 11:17 pm
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AS Miles redeemed on BA
has this happened to anyone
booked First to LHR from USA and then a legal 3 day stop over
then LHR to Rome,
getting seat assignments, at no cost in First was a breeze
but they want to change me 30 dollars/pounds to reserve a seat in Biz class from LHR to Rome FCO
odd Odd Odd to me
plus their damned fuel surcharges<<<<<<<<<
booked First to LHR from USA and then a legal 3 day stop over
then LHR to Rome,
getting seat assignments, at no cost in First was a breeze
but they want to change me 30 dollars/pounds to reserve a seat in Biz class from LHR to Rome FCO
odd Odd Odd to me
plus their damned fuel surcharges<<<<<<<<<
Apr 21, 2017, 12:11 am
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has this happened to anyone
booked First to LHR from USA and then a legal 3 day stop over
then LHR to Rome,
getting seat assignments, at no cost in First was a breeze
but they want to change me 30 dollars/pounds to reserve a seat in Biz class from LHR to Rome FCO
odd Odd Odd to me
plus their damned fuel surcharges<<<<<<<<<
booked First to LHR from USA and then a legal 3 day stop over
then LHR to Rome,
getting seat assignments, at no cost in First was a breeze
but they want to change me 30 dollars/pounds to reserve a seat in Biz class from LHR to Rome FCO
odd Odd Odd to me
plus their damned fuel surcharges<<<<<<<<<
Apr 21, 2017, 12:23 am
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Has this happened to anyone? Booked First to LHR from USA and then a legal 3 day stop over. Then LHR to Rome, getting seat assignments, at no cost in First was a breeze but they want to change me 30 dollars/pounds to reserve a seat in Biz class from LHR to Rome FCO
odd Odd Odd to me
odd Odd Odd to me
Every week on the BA forum there are new threads on this topic.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...icy-guide.html
Apr 21, 2017, 11:22 am
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Yes. With BA you pay for seat selection, even in business class unless you have mid-top OW status.
Every week on the BA forum there are new threads on this topic.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...icy-guide.html
Every week on the BA forum there are new threads on this topic.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...icy-guide.html
Apr 21, 2017, 11:37 am
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United charges an arm and a leg in co-pay in addition to miles for an upgrade from economy to business class.
But yes, I haven't gotten myself to buying either a BA J award or a UA miles upgrade award. It just is painful and not in the spirit of "free flights" that the loyalty programs dangle in front of our noses.
Apr 22, 2017, 3:28 am
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I went DUB-LHR-SFO and back a few times in recent months and it seemed fine to me. The 744s are a bit dated in comparison to the 380s, which aren't exactly new either, but the comfort and service seemed fine.
What are you comparing it to?
Unrelated; for leisure travel BA W is quite nice with a seat that's a whole inch wider than DL for example.
Apr 22, 2017, 10:35 am
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Curious what exactly that means to you?
I went DUB-LHR-SFO and back a few times in recent months and it seemed fine to me. The 744s are a bit dated in comparison to the 380s, which aren't exactly new either, but the comfort and service seemed fine.
What are you comparing it to? .
I went DUB-LHR-SFO and back a few times in recent months and it seemed fine to me. The 744s are a bit dated in comparison to the 380s, which aren't exactly new either, but the comfort and service seemed fine.
What are you comparing it to? .
Apr 22, 2017, 12:13 pm
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Of course, people might also say that I suffer from Stockholm Syndrome as a long time UA flyer
But in reality, given the scarcity of J awards if your schedule isn't very flexible, I generally don't bother to optimize quality of the product I buy with my miles if it means not flying to the destination I need to get to on the day that my schedule prescribes.
Maybe when I am retired and have a lot more flexibility, this will change. Hopefully award flights in comfortable classes are still an option then
Apr 23, 2017, 6:30 pm
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I think that when looking at the Europe to US West Coast TATL flights BA primarily competes on price in I/J where the (minor?) inconvenience of having to step over someone does come with quite substantial savings over main competitors which are AS mileage partners.