Transfer Avios (Iberia Plus) to Avios (BA)
Jan 5, 2013, 7:34 am
#213
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 33
I just called the BA help line to get help merging BA and Iberia Avios and was told that this ability ended on Dec 31. That is certainly the first I heard about there being a time limit on doing it. While I knew that accounts had to be opened for more than 3 months, no mention ever floated of this being a limited time ability.
(My Iberia account, opened on the 24th of Sep only became eligible on Dec 24th, but I was away, and decided to postpone merging until the new year.)
In true BA.com fashion their site still allows you to go through the motion of merging the accounts, only giving an error once you put in your Iberia credentials.
(My Iberia account, opened on the 24th of Sep only became eligible on Dec 24th, but I was away, and decided to postpone merging until the new year.)
In true BA.com fashion their site still allows you to go through the motion of merging the accounts, only giving an error once you put in your Iberia credentials.
Jan 5, 2013, 7:46 am
#214
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Dublin
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 222
I havent been able to successfully transfer points at all for the past two months. Have double checked addresses many times, accounts are both over 3 months old...
Bit ridiculous to withdraw the facility without giving people notice
Bit ridiculous to withdraw the facility without giving people notice
Jan 5, 2013, 8:19 am
#215
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 247
I was a little bit concerned there because the OH has 5k in an IB account which is only about two and a bit months old (Accor transfer), so I decided to check if the tool is working. I have never been able to transfer from IB+ to BAEC as I have a HHA, but I have just bounced a solitary Avios around the following route:
BA to Avios
Avios to IB+
IB+ to Avios
Avios to BA
All very quick and scored me a big pile of useless emails.
Not as useless as the above info is for anyone outside the UK, CI & IOM however, as you can't have an avios.com account.
BA to Avios
Avios to IB+
IB+ to Avios
Avios to BA
All very quick and scored me a big pile of useless emails.
Not as useless as the above info is for anyone outside the UK, CI & IOM however, as you can't have an avios.com account.
Jan 5, 2013, 9:56 am
#217
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Programs: BA bronze
Posts: 432
I've just transferred 1000 Avios from my Iberia Plus account to my BA Exec Club account and then transferred them back from IB+ to BA. Worked fine - instant transfer in each direction. These were direct transfers between by BA and IB+ accounts - I didn't need to transfer via my avios.com account.
Jan 5, 2013, 12:48 pm
#219
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom
Programs: BA Gold, BA Lounge Rats, BA Audit Survivors, CW Kitchen Defender, CX Noodle Connoisseurs Club
Posts: 5,955
I've just transferred 1000 Avios from my Iberia Plus account to my BA Exec Club account and then transferred them back from IB+ to BA. Worked fine - instant transfer in each direction. These were direct transfers between by BA and IB+ accounts - I didn't need to transfer via my avios.com account.
Strange, I'm not able to do that.
My BA account is a Household one, is yours individual?
Jan 13, 2013, 9:44 am
#221
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: Delta Gold, Alaska Gold 75K, LATAM Black
Posts: 3,393
Jan 13, 2013, 10:02 am
#222
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Her Majesty's United Kingdom
Programs: BA Gold, BA Lounge Rats, BA Audit Survivors, CW Kitchen Defender, CX Noodle Connoisseurs Club
Posts: 5,955
If you are not UK based and therefore don't have an avios.com account this is only a risk if your BA account is a household one.
Jan 14, 2013, 9:16 am
#223
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Trying to move from IB to BA.
First hurdle - change IB PIN to numerical only
Second hurdle after logging in
"You can only move Avios from British Airways to Iberia Plus - you cannot move your Avios back again."
What gives?
(BAEC - HHA if it makes any difference)
First hurdle - change IB PIN to numerical only
Second hurdle after logging in
"You can only move Avios from British Airways to Iberia Plus - you cannot move your Avios back again."
What gives?
(BAEC - HHA if it makes any difference)
Jan 14, 2013, 9:36 am
#224
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Gold, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond
Posts: 255
I think your problem is the Household Account - transfers from IB to BAEC Household a/cs aren't allowed for some bizarre reason. The way round this is to transfer from IB to Avios then on to BAEC however, as you are based in HEL and therefore can't have an Avois a/c I think your are stuck with having to dissolve your Household a/c in order to put the transfer through.
Jan 14, 2013, 10:22 am
#225
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 14,107
Thanks - truely bizarre.
I think it's too much of a trouble to dissolve and re-establish the HHA, probably much easier to use the IB Avios for a shorthaul redemption.
I think it's too much of a trouble to dissolve and re-establish the HHA, probably much easier to use the IB Avios for a shorthaul redemption.