Transfer Avios (Iberia Plus) to Avios (BA)
Sep 13, 2012, 4:00 am
#167
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Iberia currently has a sale on various routes as well (see my blog last week) with up to 35% off the miles required, which makes it an even more interesting proposition. For a few hundred quid tax saving plus a miles saving, I can take some grumpy staff and a sloping seat.
Sep 13, 2012, 5:45 am
#168
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Have they not all been converted to fully horizontal now? I thought they had.
[Genuine question, although I have a sense of dejavu about saying that, I think I've asked the same thing before, again saying that I thought they had now all been converted....]
[Genuine question, although I have a sense of dejavu about saying that, I think I've asked the same thing before, again saying that I thought they had now all been converted....]
Sep 13, 2012, 9:30 pm
#169
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Oh, I agree. If you're coming from the US into Europe anyway its a no-brainer I think, assuming you aren't so desperate to land in the UK first.
Iberia currently has a sale on various routes as well (see my blog last week) with up to 35% off the miles required, which makes it an even more interesting proposition. For a few hundred quid tax saving plus a miles saving, I can take some grumpy staff and a sloping seat.
Iberia currently has a sale on various routes as well (see my blog last week) with up to 35% off the miles required, which makes it an even more interesting proposition. For a few hundred quid tax saving plus a miles saving, I can take some grumpy staff and a sloping seat.
Sep 15, 2012, 5:13 pm
#171
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Thanks for the link.
This is very good because I do want to travel within a couple of cities within Europe. Problem is, I still not able to transfer Avios points from BAEC to IB+ account. It gives me the standard error message that the account should be 3 months old.
I transferred 1000 Avios successfully from Amex to IB+ but it still has not activated my account.
This is very good because I do want to travel within a couple of cities within Europe. Problem is, I still not able to transfer Avios points from BAEC to IB+ account. It gives me the standard error message that the account should be 3 months old.
I transferred 1000 Avios successfully from Amex to IB+ but it still has not activated my account.
Sep 16, 2012, 6:17 am
#172
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Sep 23, 2012, 9:43 pm
#173
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Avios to Iberia transfer still not going through
It's been several days since I transferred 1000 MR miles to Iberia Plus. Based on other people's experience, the Iberia Plus account should have been active but it seems like it's still is not allowing me to transfer miles from BAEC to Iberia Plus.
Does anyone have advice on how I can expedite this transfer and not have to wait 3 months?
The message it gives when I try to transfer is "Sorry, your selected account has to be three months old to use Combine My Avios. Please try again at this time"
I want to redeem some tickets for December and can see availability right now.
Does anyone have advice on how I can expedite this transfer and not have to wait 3 months?
The message it gives when I try to transfer is "Sorry, your selected account has to be three months old to use Combine My Avios. Please try again at this time"
I want to redeem some tickets for December and can see availability right now.
Sep 23, 2012, 11:06 pm
#174
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Your IB+ account *IS* active now.
However, it remains the case that, as per the T&C, you can not transfer to or from an IB+ account within the first 90 days after opening the IB+ account.
Does anyone have advice on how I can expedite this transfer and not have to wait 3 months?
I want to redeem some tickets for December and can see availability right now.
Sep 24, 2012, 3:38 am
#175
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You should be able to book the same flights via BA, if its trying to give you only BA flights, the trick is to search for a date where there is no BA availability, click include partners in order to start showing IB flights then move the dates to the ones you want.
It's a bit long winded and clunky but it should work.
It's a bit long winded and clunky but it should work.
Sep 24, 2012, 8:07 pm
#176
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You should be able to book the same flights via BA, if its trying to give you only BA flights, the trick is to search for a date where there is no BA availability, click include partners in order to start showing IB flights then move the dates to the ones you want.
It's a bit long winded and clunky but it should work.
It's a bit long winded and clunky but it should work.
And on top of that even when I find something on BA that is exactly the same flight, same destination - it shows a much higher fee than on Iberia Plus.
Look at this
23 Dec
John F Kennedy (NY) to (New York)
Madrid IB6250
Iberia
Economy
On BA:
18000 Avios + $ 301.70
On Iberia Plus:
18,000 Avios + $ 204.93
Sep 24, 2012, 8:33 pm
#177
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Iberia Plus shows two levels of economy awards I suspect this is what makes you think they show more availability.....BAEC only shows the Blue Class ones.
You are indeed correct in saying that IB Plus often charge a lot less taxes/charges on award tickets.
You are indeed correct in saying that IB Plus often charge a lot less taxes/charges on award tickets.
Sep 24, 2012, 10:11 pm
#178
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On Iberia - the blue class are usually not available and that's probably why BAEC availability is so bad.
Sep 25, 2012, 10:35 am
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Who is correct ?
So you can't get ALL IB award seats with Avios even by phoning BAEC?
That makes no sense!
Sep 25, 2012, 12:28 pm
#180
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IB have two sets of economy awards - Blue Class and Economy.....with the former being the ones that BA use. The IB Economy awards have a premium price....for example 50% more Avios for a EZE-MAD award.