Amex & BA Master Thread
Jan 23, 2012, 3:06 pm
#1381
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: GLA
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 2,964
The website doesn't like you paying more than your previous bill.
If your last monthly bill was £500, even if you have spent £2,000 so far this month, it won't let you pay more than £500, which is a bit of a pain. In the first month, before you have a bill, you can't pay anything at all. You can still send the money via bank transfer though. Not sure if you can make multiple smaller payments as well.
If your last monthly bill was £500, even if you have spent £2,000 so far this month, it won't let you pay more than £500, which is a bit of a pain. In the first month, before you have a bill, you can't pay anything at all. You can still send the money via bank transfer though. Not sure if you can make multiple smaller payments as well.
Jan 23, 2012, 3:20 pm
#1382
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: VS Silver; BA Blue; HH Gold; SPG Gold
Posts: 779
You can pay off the full balance after the first month at any time....
Jan 23, 2012, 3:23 pm
#1383
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 420
you can always send them money to their acc. no and sort code (from your bill if you had one or you can find it when you're logged in if not), using your CC number as the reference number. This always seems to work for me.
Jan 23, 2012, 3:31 pm
#1384
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, Marriott Platinum, IHG Platinum
Posts: 567
The website doesn't like you paying more than your previous bill.
If your last monthly bill was £500, even if you have spent £2,000 so far this month, it won't let you pay more than £500, which is a bit of a pain. In the first month, before you have a bill, you can't pay anything at all. You can still send the money via bank transfer though. Not sure if you can make multiple smaller payments as well.
If your last monthly bill was £500, even if you have spent £2,000 so far this month, it won't let you pay more than £500, which is a bit of a pain. In the first month, before you have a bill, you can't pay anything at all. You can still send the money via bank transfer though. Not sure if you can make multiple smaller payments as well.
One easy way to get your account into credit is to set up your Direct Debit to pay the balance in full and then manually pay off the balance a few days before. The DD will still be taken leaving your account in credit to the value of the previous debit total.
Jan 27, 2012, 5:25 am
#1385
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic
Posts: 66
Hi All,
Can someone offer some advice please. I've got a BA PP Amex and just qualified for a companion voucher in November..
Have just found out that we have a baby on the way so will definitely not be doing any travelling this year..
Anyway I was thinking of downgrading my card to the fee free option. Does anyone know if I will lose my companion voucher? I'm hoping we will be able to use it in 2013 due to its 2 yr expiry. Any thoughts anyone?
Can someone offer some advice please. I've got a BA PP Amex and just qualified for a companion voucher in November..
Have just found out that we have a baby on the way so will definitely not be doing any travelling this year..
Anyway I was thinking of downgrading my card to the fee free option. Does anyone know if I will lose my companion voucher? I'm hoping we will be able to use it in 2013 due to its 2 yr expiry. Any thoughts anyone?
Jan 30, 2012, 10:13 am
#1386
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
Programs: BA Bronze FWIW
Posts: 54
Fees and taxes refund?
Hi guys,
The T&Cs on BA's website do not specify what happens to the paid fees and taxes should someone cancel their 2-4-1 ticket/trip before 24h of departure? It says that the voucher will be 'refunded' (and presumably the spent miles too? That's not even specified either) but there is no mention of fees and taxes. I have a horrible feeling this may mean that they don't get refunded. Does anyone know please? Also - has anyone experience of booking a 2-4-1 and then having to cancel to rebook at later date?
Apologies is this has been asked before - I searched this thread and didn't find an answer.
Thanks.
The T&Cs on BA's website do not specify what happens to the paid fees and taxes should someone cancel their 2-4-1 ticket/trip before 24h of departure? It says that the voucher will be 'refunded' (and presumably the spent miles too? That's not even specified either) but there is no mention of fees and taxes. I have a horrible feeling this may mean that they don't get refunded. Does anyone know please? Also - has anyone experience of booking a 2-4-1 and then having to cancel to rebook at later date?
Apologies is this has been asked before - I searched this thread and didn't find an answer.
Thanks.
Jan 30, 2012, 10:21 am
#1387
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
Hi guys,
The T&Cs on BA's website do not specify what happens to the paid fees and taxes should someone cancel their 2-4-1 ticket/trip before 24h of departure? It says that the voucher will be 'refunded' (and presumably the spent miles too? That's not even specified either) but there is no mention of fees and taxes. I have a horrible feeling this may mean that they don't get refunded. Does anyone know please? Also - has anyone experience of booking a 2-4-1 and then having to cancel to rebook at later date?
Apologies is this has been asked before - I searched this thread and didn't find an answer.
Thanks.
The T&Cs on BA's website do not specify what happens to the paid fees and taxes should someone cancel their 2-4-1 ticket/trip before 24h of departure? It says that the voucher will be 'refunded' (and presumably the spent miles too? That's not even specified either) but there is no mention of fees and taxes. I have a horrible feeling this may mean that they don't get refunded. Does anyone know please? Also - has anyone experience of booking a 2-4-1 and then having to cancel to rebook at later date?
Apologies is this has been asked before - I searched this thread and didn't find an answer.
Thanks.
Jan 30, 2012, 10:27 am
#1388
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA IHG
Posts: 1,370
Yes. Having cancelled one myself last week I can confirm all taxes and fees were refunded minus the £25 service fee per passenger.
Jan 31, 2012, 4:43 am
#1389
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
Programs: BA Bronze FWIW
Posts: 54
Thank you so much for your replies, cmcbugg and golfmad, very helpful.
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Jan 31, 2012, 7:10 am
#1390
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Programs: VA Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 363
From memory, when my wife got her own BA Amex PP card, with a relatively low limit we could not pay early in the first month.
I think you have to wait until the statement date, but in subsequent months you can pay early.
We were caught out this way trying to book multiple BA flights over a short period to trigger the 241.
I think you have to wait until the statement date, but in subsequent months you can pay early.
We were caught out this way trying to book multiple BA flights over a short period to trigger the 241.
Can increase the limit by up to 50% every 6 months which helps long term.
Jan 31, 2012, 7:21 am
#1391
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London
Programs: BA GGL (for now) and Lifetime Gold, Marriott fan thanks to Bonvoy Moments
Posts: 5,115
You should be able to pay up to your total outstanding balance (e.g £2500) at any time by choosing "Other Amount" and keying in the full balance. Works for me anyway. You are right about the first month though but that is standard with most credit cards in my experience.
One easy way to get your account into credit is to set up your Direct Debit to pay the balance in full and then manually pay off the balance a few days before. The DD will still be taken leaving your account in credit to the value of the previous debit total.
One easy way to get your account into credit is to set up your Direct Debit to pay the balance in full and then manually pay off the balance a few days before. The DD will still be taken leaving your account in credit to the value of the previous debit total.
Jan 31, 2012, 7:26 am
#1392
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: West Sussex, UK
Programs: BAEC Bronze, HH Gold, Etihad Silver
Posts: 102
Although I will definately be travelling, my companion is not sure whether they will be able to and will not know for a couple of months. I'd like to secure flights while there is availablility which will not be a problem if I can just cancel the companion ticket and get my voucher and taxes back (less 25 GBP admin fee).
Could be more of an issue if I have to cancel both tickets and then rebook a standard redemption.
Thanks.
Feb 1, 2012, 7:06 am
#1393
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: West Sussex, UK
Posts: 503
Can I just double check that the spending on a supplementary card on someones BA Amex (the free one) does count as part of the spend for the 241 voucher?
Many thanks from a bmi traitor! :-)
Many thanks from a bmi traitor! :-)
Feb 1, 2012, 7:40 am
#1394
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
Welcome to the enlightened side
Feb 1, 2012, 8:13 am
#1395
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic
Posts: 66
Can anyone offer any comments on this please? I havent had any responses.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Hi All,
Can someone offer some advice please. I've got a BA PP Amex and just qualified for a companion voucher in November..
Have just found out that we have a baby on the way so will definitely not be doing any travelling this year..
Anyway I was thinking of downgrading my card to the fee free option. Does anyone know if I will lose my companion voucher? I'm hoping we will be able to use it in 2013 due to its 2 yr expiry. Any thoughts anyone?
Can someone offer some advice please. I've got a BA PP Amex and just qualified for a companion voucher in November..
Have just found out that we have a baby on the way so will definitely not be doing any travelling this year..
Anyway I was thinking of downgrading my card to the fee free option. Does anyone know if I will lose my companion voucher? I'm hoping we will be able to use it in 2013 due to its 2 yr expiry. Any thoughts anyone?