Chase BA Companion Ticket $30,000 Spend
Oct 4, 2010, 1:33 pm
#181
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: DFW
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It's in numerous places: repeated several times here on this board, it's in the T&C's when you go to BA.com and click on the link to the Chase BA credit card, it's in the materials which came with the credit card. It's VERY specific: "Travel on franchise, codeshare or alliance airlines is not permitted" (from the BA website).
Oct 4, 2010, 2:20 pm
#182
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Cayman, San Diego, London
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New BA code shares on BA award tickets?
On a related subject, the new BA/AA alliance allows us to purchase BA code shares on the BA site, e.g. SAN-LAX has a BA number, and I can book SAN-LAX-LHR.
Is it possible to have BA reward tickets issued SAN-LHR via LAX citing two BA flight numbers? The BA site doesn't seem to allow this ("BA doesn't fly this route") - or has it not yet been upgraded?
Is it possible to have BA reward tickets issued SAN-LHR via LAX citing two BA flight numbers? The BA site doesn't seem to allow this ("BA doesn't fly this route") - or has it not yet been upgraded?
Oct 4, 2010, 3:06 pm
#183
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 795
The companion certificate is issued by the BAEC and you apply it from your BAEC account. So, I see no way you can redeem AA miles (even for a BA flight) and apply at the same time the certificate.
Oct 4, 2010, 3:15 pm
#184
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,425
The rules are pretty simple- it's good when using BA miles from a BA Executive Club account for travel on BA flights. No matter how you want to interpret it, it's not good for using AA miles on BA flights, AA miles on AA flights, BA miles on AA flights, BA codeshares, AA codeshares - in short travel using the companion certificate can have nothing to do with AA.
Oct 8, 2010, 6:54 pm
#185
Join Date: May 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 39
I was able to use 2 vouchers to fly four of us from NYC to France next summer.
When booking on the phone, I was told each ticket is subject to a $70 fee for any changes. Anyone else been told this information?
When booking on the phone, I was told each ticket is subject to a $70 fee for any changes. Anyone else been told this information?
Oct 8, 2010, 7:09 pm
#186
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http://www.britishairways.com/travel...=searchResults
Oct 8, 2010, 7:35 pm
#187
Join Date: May 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 39
Sounds like they may be referring to the normal phone fee for changes to award bookings:
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...=searchResults
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...=searchResults
I made a change today (only LCY available at time of booking and now LHR availablity has opened up!) and was told that I had to phone back after the weekend as "London would have to recalculate the taxes".
Is there a difference in taxes between LCY & LHR flights to/from JFK?
Maddening.
Nov 12, 2010, 10:26 am
#188
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Posts: 70
False Hope?
I just met the $30K spend threshold in a statement dated 2 days ago. I was hoping to combine the companion certificate with the 20% mileage rebate that I was targeted with and expires Nov. 28. Any chance that I'll get the cert posted before the end of the month?
I'm debating booking a trip to take advantage of the rebate and using the companion cert later but am unsure.
I have about 180K miles and am thinking Turkey, South Africa, or Maldives and would like to fly business.
I'm debating booking a trip to take advantage of the rebate and using the companion cert later but am unsure.
I have about 180K miles and am thinking Turkey, South Africa, or Maldives and would like to fly business.
Nov 12, 2010, 10:34 am
#189
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,425
I just met the $30K spend threshold in a statement dated 2 days ago. I was hoping to combine the companion certificate with the 20% mileage rebate that I was targeted with and expires Nov. 28. Any chance that I'll get the cert posted before the end of the month?
I'm debating booking a trip to take advantage of the rebate and using the companion cert later but am unsure.
I have about 180K miles and am thinking Turkey, South Africa, or Maldives and would like to fly business.
I'm debating booking a trip to take advantage of the rebate and using the companion cert later but am unsure.
I have about 180K miles and am thinking Turkey, South Africa, or Maldives and would like to fly business.
Nov 12, 2010, 10:41 am
#190
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SFO
Posts: 70
It was posted to my BA account 2 days after I reached the $30,000 threshold. Keep in mind it doesn't appear in your list of transactions on the BA website. After logging on to BAEC, on the Manage My Account page, under "You Options" there will be a line titled "My e-vouchers" and that is where it will show.
Nov 13, 2010, 7:25 am
#191
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 630
companion ticket requirements
When I booked my Companion ticket this week, the agent told me that only a household member could travel with me. This didn't seem right to me, but since Mr. W-B is my companion and we have a household account, I didn't worry. But I just checked and she was wrong:
"Companions do not have to be named within a BA Executive Club Household Account. Members can choose to take anyone as a Companion on their Redemption Voucher booking."
I have to admit that I had trouble getting availability and ended up with dates and flights that weren't what we wanted, but we do get there. Now I wonder if since she goofed up on the requirements, could she also have goofed up on availability? Or is that pretty obvious to agents? I had to book on the phone because the system wouldn't let me book an overnight stay in London.
"Companions do not have to be named within a BA Executive Club Household Account. Members can choose to take anyone as a Companion on their Redemption Voucher booking."
I have to admit that I had trouble getting availability and ended up with dates and flights that weren't what we wanted, but we do get there. Now I wonder if since she goofed up on the requirements, could she also have goofed up on availability? Or is that pretty obvious to agents? I had to book on the phone because the system wouldn't let me book an overnight stay in London.
Nov 13, 2010, 7:29 am
#192
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: United States
Posts: 184
Seriously 30K for a companion ticket. I think it is a bit too expensive. I think there are other better deals that one can avail like the big payout on BA Credit Cards or AA Credit Cards
Nov 13, 2010, 8:02 am
#193
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 630
We are using BA credit cards for the free companion ticket. If you routinely spend at least $30,000 on your credit card in a year and get a free companion ticket in return, how is this a bad deal? We both have BA credit cards and thus both can earn companion tickets.
Nov 13, 2010, 8:05 am
#194
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Nov 13, 2010, 2:57 pm
#195
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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Never had a problem with hitting $30k by just using the card for everything we'd normally buy, and never had to buy anything we'd not already planned to buy. But then we do charge EVERYTHING POSSIBLE - food; clothing; travel; car expenses; any standing monthly bills where credit cards are accepted; property taxes; any income taxes owed. If it can be charged, we charge it. HOWEVER, the key is paying your bill off in full every month. If you start to get into paying interest, then the card is a mug's game!
I only wish:
a) We could afford to spend more on my card, so we could get a companion ticket each. I only put about $5k a year on mine and we use the wife's daily.
b) Some of the expenses where they don't accept credit cards for payment, would - our car insurance is a good example of one that would net us a couple of thousand miles yearly.
I only wish:
a) We could afford to spend more on my card, so we could get a companion ticket each. I only put about $5k a year on mine and we use the wife's daily.
b) Some of the expenses where they don't accept credit cards for payment, would - our car insurance is a good example of one that would net us a couple of thousand miles yearly.