BA domestic awards?
Apr 15, 2022, 12:59 am
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BA domestic awards?
Does anyone know if it's possible to book a BA domestic award using Mileage Plan miles? I can book INV-LHR-USA, but I can't see availability for the same INV-LHR alone.
I though this might be a "route doesn't touch North America" issue, but I can book an LHR-EU award (though again, not INV-LHR-EU).
Is this expected behavior, or something strange?
I though this might be a "route doesn't touch North America" issue, but I can book an LHR-EU award (though again, not INV-LHR-EU).
Is this expected behavior, or something strange?
Apr 15, 2022, 11:00 am
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Does anyone know if it's possible to book a BA domestic award using Mileage Plan miles? I can book INV-LHR-USA, but I can't see availability for the same INV-LHR alone.
I though this might be a "route doesn't touch North America" issue, but I can book an LHR-EU award (though again, not INV-LHR-EU).
I though this might be a "route doesn't touch North America" issue, but I can book an LHR-EU award (though again, not INV-LHR-EU).
Op. Do you have any points you can transfer to BA? BA lists such flights at 9250 Avios + $ 1.00 in Y (or 4750 Avios + $35) and 15000 Avios + $ 1.00 (or 8500 Avios and $41) for me. But what it offers you may depend on your account if you have earned avios within the last year.
Though I am not sure using miles/avios for such a flight is worth it. But that's a personal decision.
Apr 15, 2022, 2:41 pm
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Bolding mine. It seems that European awards exist on BA with AS miles.
Op. Do you have any points you can transfer to BA? BA lists such flights at 9250 Avios + $ 1.00 in Y (or 4750 Avios + $35) and 15000 Avios + $ 1.00 (or 8500 Avios and $41) for me. But what it offers you may depend on your account if you have earned avios within the last year.
Though I am not sure using miles/avios for such a flight is worth it. But that's a personal decision.
Op. Do you have any points you can transfer to BA? BA lists such flights at 9250 Avios + $ 1.00 in Y (or 4750 Avios + $35) and 15000 Avios + $ 1.00 (or 8500 Avios and $41) for me. But what it offers you may depend on your account if you have earned avios within the last year.
Though I am not sure using miles/avios for such a flight is worth it. But that's a personal decision.
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Apr 15, 2022 at 2:49 pm
Apr 15, 2022, 4:15 pm
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Apr 15, 2022, 5:21 pm
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For LHR-AMS? Are you buying walk up fares or something? The standard one way fare on BA seems to be around $120 for economy or $220 for business. €450 is really expensive.
Apr 15, 2022, 5:23 pm
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I had the exact same route issues (INV-LHR) and gave up and purchased tickets. Even got fooled by their crap-tier "Club Europe" seats on a beat down A319 that had a 3-3 layout, and up front had a strange tray table attachment in the center seat. 0/10 would pay for again.
Apr 15, 2022, 7:54 pm
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IB, EI and AY all fly to LHR (they don’t fly to INV), so therefore AS does have intra-Europe flight awards originating out of LHR. I’ve done award searches on LHR-AMS using BA and AS, AS shows no BA availability, BA does. And, again, the chart doesn’t allow it- why would AS price an award but not put it on the chart? What is the pricing for this award supposed to be in Y or J? Note that NONE of the airlines I mentioned have identical pricing to each other in Y and J, so it’s not like AS can rely on a regional award chart to price awards.
PS: Maybe (and that's what I think you suggest), he is seeing IB EI or AY award for his statement, but that's a confusing statement if that is what he meant.
Last edited by DeltaFlyingProf; Apr 15, 2022 at 8:01 pm
Apr 16, 2022, 3:46 pm
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They're available with AA miles. I presume with some other OW carriers as well. Great use of Avios though.