Report your final bmi redemption!
Jan 12, 2013, 7:47 pm
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
Posts: 32,028
Just did BCN/GRU and return over Christmas/New Year on SQ J. Excellent flights both ways and on the outbound served KRUG in J (managed 4 glasses). One last redemption in SQ J FRA/SIN/MLE at end of March will bring the shutters down on years of premium class travels courtesy of DC.
would have been a bad flight for my liver 
Jan 19, 2013, 2:26 am
#32
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
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Just completed my TG redemption, with the flights HKT-BKK-CDG in 1st class. The Phuket to Bangkok flight was sold as a 2 class flight, although there was 1st class seating which we were allocated to (so I'm pretty sure it wasn't an op-up!).
We enjoying the excellent 1st class lounge BKK and had time for a massage. The flight to Paris was delayed 50 minutes. Service was excellent and friendly, the sleeper bed was comfortable and not too hard. However, the catering was quite mediocre and the wine was really dreadful (I will post over in the TG forum about this). Breakfast was very good, however.
We enjoying the excellent 1st class lounge BKK and had time for a massage. The flight to Paris was delayed 50 minutes. Service was excellent and friendly, the sleeper bed was comfortable and not too hard. However, the catering was quite mediocre and the wine was really dreadful (I will post over in the TG forum about this). Breakfast was very good, however.
Jan 19, 2013, 10:08 am
#33
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: RTM
Programs: DiamondClub (rip), Currently an Alliance Treble Champion (BA, A3, AZ)
Posts: 1,786
Last year of redemptions:
TG LHR-BKK-SYD and back in F for Xmas & New Year 2011.
LH&CO FRA-IAD-IAH-OAX / CUN-EWR-FRA-MAN in J for Easter 2011.
...and finally...
SQ LHR-SIN-DPS in J for Xmas & New Year 2012
...not a bad way to see in the end of the programme!
TG LHR-BKK-SYD and back in F for Xmas & New Year 2011.
LH&CO FRA-IAD-IAH-OAX / CUN-EWR-FRA-MAN in J for Easter 2011.
...and finally...
SQ LHR-SIN-DPS in J for Xmas & New Year 2012
...not a bad way to see in the end of the programme!
Jan 20, 2013, 8:35 am
#34
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Edinburgh
Programs: BA Gold, FB Gold
Posts: 83
Managed to get 4 seats in J next week for EDI to HKT on TG. Circuitious routing on the way out, so will see delights of ARN and old TG F along the way. And obviously had to book via two PNRs which is a recent trick for me. Lots of time changes and ticketing to sort out to add colour also. I think the kids have been spoiled by bmi, I suspect they don't realise what normal long haul is like. We'll have to downgrade to canary islands next year as bit of a struggle to get 4 seats on BA!
Thank you bmi (and mbna!)
Thank you bmi (and mbna!)
Jan 20, 2013, 10:59 am
#35
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,453
My final trip was just under a year ago (I decided to keep a tonne of miles to convert to Avios as they are valuable for my European travel under Reward Saver redemptions).
Was a sneaky one-way!
BFS-EWR-PHX (X) PHX-ORD-EWR all in J (UA)
God knows how many of these trips I was able to book without them noticing I was passing through the Airport I was eventually going back to... :/
Was a sneaky one-way!
BFS-EWR-PHX (X) PHX-ORD-EWR all in J (UA)
God knows how many of these trips I was able to book without them noticing I was passing through the Airport I was eventually going back to... :/
Jan 20, 2013, 11:31 pm
#36
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
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My final trip was just under a year ago (I decided to keep a tonne of miles to convert to Avios as they are valuable for my European travel under Reward Saver redemptions).
Was a sneaky one-way!
BFS-EWR-PHX (X) PHX-ORD-EWR all in J (UA)
God knows how many of these trips I was able to book without them noticing I was passing through the Airport I was eventually going back to... :/
Was a sneaky one-way!
BFS-EWR-PHX (X) PHX-ORD-EWR all in J (UA)
God knows how many of these trips I was able to book without them noticing I was passing through the Airport I was eventually going back to... :/
DUB - IST - NBO on TK C and then NBO - ZRH on LX F and ZRH - DUB in C. Spent 11 amazing days in Kenya and Tanzania on Safari for Christmas 2011 
Jan 22, 2013, 11:36 am
#39
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,453
That was our bmi
Jan 22, 2013, 12:45 pm
#40
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
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Lovely!
I forgot to say, at Phuket Airport I managed to bum my way onto an earlier flight so I could enjoy the 1st class lounge in Bangkok for longer. In fact, I simply asked if I could take the earlier flight since we were at the airport quite early, and there was no problem. As it happened, the HKT-BKK flights seemed to be running with about 40 minutes delay that night (18th January). So it doesn't hurt to ask!
I forgot to say, at Phuket Airport I managed to bum my way onto an earlier flight so I could enjoy the 1st class lounge in Bangkok for longer. In fact, I simply asked if I could take the earlier flight since we were at the airport quite early, and there was no problem. As it happened, the HKT-BKK flights seemed to be running with about 40 minutes delay that night (18th January). So it doesn't hurt to ask!
Feb 2, 2013, 4:46 am
#41
Community Director
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,476
Just back from our last redemption: BRU-FRA-SIN-MEL (C) returning SYD-BKK-ZRH-LHR (F).
Outbound turned into a complete trial thanks to LH cancelling pretty much everything out of BRU thanks to a little bit of snow, so we ended up on a train to FRA which LH wouldn't provide a voucher for because it was an outstation, and it looks like I have to jump through loops to get the money back, missed our connection onto SQ and were re-routed onto QF - so we arrived in SIN 11 hours late and lost our day in the city, albeit with some bonus Avios from a double-dip.
Return was excellent - a particularly good TG crew from BKK and a great Maitre de Cabin on the LX flight into LHR. Coupled with the TG First Class lounge and spa experience, definitely a good way to say goodbye to BD.
Thanks for giving us some wonderful memories guys ...
Outbound turned into a complete trial thanks to LH cancelling pretty much everything out of BRU thanks to a little bit of snow, so we ended up on a train to FRA which LH wouldn't provide a voucher for because it was an outstation, and it looks like I have to jump through loops to get the money back, missed our connection onto SQ and were re-routed onto QF - so we arrived in SIN 11 hours late and lost our day in the city, albeit with some bonus Avios from a double-dip.
Return was excellent - a particularly good TG crew from BKK and a great Maitre de Cabin on the LX flight into LHR. Coupled with the TG First Class lounge and spa experience, definitely a good way to say goodbye to BD.
Thanks for giving us some wonderful memories guys ...
Feb 8, 2013, 5:41 am
#42
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA, FB, LH; PC/IC, HH, MR
Posts: 964
Last ones for me were a while back now as I decided to burn whilst I knew I could still spend
April 2011 - CDG-BKK-DPS (TG F) for honeymoon (CDG to get the 777, avoid APD, and stay at the IC) returning DPS-BKK-FRA (TG F) FRA-LHR (LH J)
Oct 2011- CDG-BKK (TG J - with stopover for trip to HKT), BKK-SIN (slummed it in TG Y to get to SIN for one last trip on the A380) SIN-SYD (SQ J); MEL-AKL-LHR (NZ J)
Brilliant trips. Thanks BMI!
April 2011 - CDG-BKK-DPS (TG F) for honeymoon (CDG to get the 777, avoid APD, and stay at the IC) returning DPS-BKK-FRA (TG F) FRA-LHR (LH J)
Oct 2011- CDG-BKK (TG J - with stopover for trip to HKT), BKK-SIN (slummed it in TG Y to get to SIN for one last trip on the A380) SIN-SYD (SQ J); MEL-AKL-LHR (NZ J)
Brilliant trips. Thanks BMI!
Feb 10, 2013, 7:15 am
#44
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 802
MAN-LHR-BKK-PER with BA/TG/TG C
MEL-SIN-MAN with SQ C
Boy, is BAEC a nasty shock. Just trying to book a straightforward trip to the USA. I would have had the choice of half a dozen airlines with A*. Looks like a choice of zero with OW.
Time to venture into the BA forum...
MEL-SIN-MAN with SQ C
Boy, is BAEC a nasty shock. Just trying to book a straightforward trip to the USA. I would have had the choice of half a dozen airlines with A*. Looks like a choice of zero with OW.
Time to venture into the BA forum...