Redemption with infant / cash + miles
Dec 12, 2009, 12:15 pm
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Redemption with infant / cash + miles
Sorry,
after the incredible Chelsea - Everton match (Love the Toffies!^) I´m not able to find the answer with the search function. I´d like to book cash + miles flight for my family. It´s two adults and a 4 months old. It´s a redemption to the US from Europe in Biz with miles and cash. How much wold it be?
after the incredible Chelsea - Everton match (Love the Toffies!^) I´m not able to find the answer with the search function. I´d like to book cash + miles flight for my family. It´s two adults and a 4 months old. It´s a redemption to the US from Europe in Biz with miles and cash. How much wold it be?
Dec 12, 2009, 12:21 pm
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No miles for the infant
http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/src/html/d...pendmiles.html
37,500 + GBP 210 + tax for two one way in C
http://www.flybmi.com/bmi/src/html/d...pendmiles.html
37,500 + GBP 210 + tax for two one way in C
Dec 12, 2009, 2:48 pm
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You just pay taxes on an infant booking. Should be in the ball park of £40 or so outbound and £20 inbound IIRC at current rates.
The ICC have in the (recent) past tried to charge me the cash element of a C+M redemption for an infant so if they quote you upwards of £170 for the infant dispute it and ask them to recalculate.
The ICC have in the (recent) past tried to charge me the cash element of a C+M redemption for an infant so if they quote you upwards of £170 for the infant dispute it and ask them to recalculate.
Dec 12, 2009, 7:16 pm
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wait a second, if I understand correctly, infant less than 2 years pay nothing other than airport taxes when adult on award even on *A partner redemption?
WOW!
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WOW!
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Dec 12, 2009, 10:20 pm
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Check out gleff's thread in the "Travel with Children" forum here on FT about the airlines -- like BD -- which are the most infant friendly when it comes to infant tickets issued in conjunction with award tickets issued for an adult.
Dec 12, 2009, 10:22 pm
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I'm surprised that you managed to correctly use a computer after the Everton - Chelski game (I don't support either team but was listening enthralled on 5 Live). Maybe you drank a lot of Ovaltine to reduce your adrenalin levels ?
Dec 13, 2009, 12:14 am
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Dec 13, 2009, 7:53 am
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Dec 13, 2009, 9:42 am
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I've booked a few INF + Mother (Cash+Miles)tix in LH F (in the good old days) and always worked like a charm. INF pays something like 20$ in taxes. Beware that they are not 100% comfortable with the process of booking INF tix. Example: I was told that UA doesn't do etix for infants, so I could not mix SK and UA
Dec 13, 2009, 12:28 pm
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I've booked a few INF + Mother (Cash+Miles)tix in LH F (in the good old days) and always worked like a charm. INF pays something like 20$ in taxes. Beware that they are not 100% comfortable with the process of booking INF tix. Example: I was told that UA doesn't do etix for infants, so I could not mix SK and UA
Dec 13, 2009, 6:56 pm
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Yes, and this thread in it: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...el-infant.html
Dec 14, 2009, 1:20 am
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That said, LH seems to have a problem with infant tickets, whether paid or free. every time I fly them they have trouble finding infant ticket and ask me if he is on a paper ticket and I carry the printout with ticket numbers these days so they can sort it out at check-in. Never had any problem with SK.
Dec 14, 2009, 2:51 am
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No, there are some issues. As recently as October they initially quoted me a number that included the cash element of a C Z1-Z3 in the taxes for junior #2. When I politely pointed their mistake out and asked them to recalculate there was no admission of error whatsoever (what did you expect?)
Dec 14, 2009, 3:10 am
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No, there are some issues. As recently as October they initially quoted me a number that included the cash element of a C Z1-Z3 in the taxes for junior #2. When I politely pointed their mistake out and asked them to recalculate there was no admission of error whatsoever (what did you expect?)
After some discussions they agreed that since it is between Libya and Morocco and above Nigeria(all in Zone 5 as per their list), it should be zone 5.
Dec 28, 2009, 12:47 am
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Is it possible to add on a infant to a booking after the one way journey has commenced? I am currently in the middle of a stopover and will be using my award to fly on.
I realize that no changes are allowed to a award after the first segment of a o/w is flown.
If I take my infant along with me what are my choices?
I realize that no changes are allowed to a award after the first segment of a o/w is flown.
If I take my infant along with me what are my choices?