Zone 1->8 vs 1->2->8
May 20, 2009, 6:11 am
#1
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Zone 1->8 vs 1->2->8
On the Diamond Club "How to Spend Miles" chart, Zone 1 to Zone 8 is 70k miles. However Zone 1 to Zone 2 is 12k and then Zone 2 to Zone 8 is 50k, giving only 62k total.
A flight within Zone 2 is listed 20k, which is also surprising. Are these the wrong way round? 1->2 = 20k and 2->2 = 12k would seem to make more sense. Did they just screw up the chart, or can you really go UK -> Japan on less points by going via zone 2?
A flight within Zone 2 is listed 20k, which is also surprising. Are these the wrong way round? 1->2 = 20k and 2->2 = 12k would seem to make more sense. Did they just screw up the chart, or can you really go UK -> Japan on less points by going via zone 2?
May 20, 2009, 6:22 am
#3
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
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The miles are correct : this is an 'anomoly' on the award chart : Z2-Z8 requires considerably fewer miles than Z1-Z8.
The strategy, as discussed at length here on the board, is to book the Z2-Z8 and a separate 'positioning' award/flight from Z1 to Z2.
By doing this, you also avoid the high cost of UK airport duty for premium cabin awards.
The strategy, as discussed at length here on the board, is to book the Z2-Z8 and a separate 'positioning' award/flight from Z1 to Z2.
By doing this, you also avoid the high cost of UK airport duty for premium cabin awards.
May 20, 2009, 6:40 am
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Thanks. I expected that it had been discussed here, but the search doesn't work so well without knowing the magic words. Now that I know to search for 'positioning' it turns up much more for me to read!
May 20, 2009, 7:08 am
#7
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On the Diamond Club "How to Spend Miles" chart, Zone 1 to Zone 8 is 70k miles. However Zone 1 to Zone 2 is 12k and then Zone 2 to Zone 8 is 50k, giving only 62k total.
A flight within Zone 2 is listed 20k, which is also surprising. Are these the wrong way round? 1->2 = 20k and 2->2 = 12k would seem to make more sense. Did they just screw up the chart, or can you really go UK -> Japan on less points by going via zone 2?
A flight within Zone 2 is listed 20k, which is also surprising. Are these the wrong way round? 1->2 = 20k and 2->2 = 12k would seem to make more sense. Did they just screw up the chart, or can you really go UK -> Japan on less points by going via zone 2?