Has BAEC increased the number of avios for European flights?
Jul 2, 2014, 4:43 pm
#17
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cham CH
Posts: 1,645
) I'm sure a gnome in the garden will have a pot of gold I can cash in for the fees
Jul 2, 2014, 4:48 pm
#18
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Edinburgh UK
Programs: BA Silver, HHonours Gold, Mucci of Pucci, Oyster Card, Nectar Card, Father's Day Card
Posts: 9,372
BA Email: You now have enough Avios for a LH F or J...
..... But don't get too excited because there's absolutely no availability at all.
I mean talk about playing with expectations.
The email is good. Tells me how many miles I have and how to use the destination finder with all the helpful links.
Then when I search for availability there is none.
Apart from JFK that is - been there - done that - had a ride on the Coney Island Cyclone!
I mean talk about playing with expectations.
The email is good. Tells me how many miles I have and how to use the destination finder with all the helpful links.
Then when I search for availability there is none.
Apart from JFK that is - been there - done that - had a ride on the Coney Island Cyclone!
Jul 2, 2014, 4:49 pm
#19
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,148
A quick calculation and that = *492 RFS Sectors
(*based on a Zone 1 destination)
(*based on a Zone 1 destination)
I dare not guess how many RFS you could do
Jul 2, 2014, 4:59 pm
#21
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,148
Jul 2, 2014, 5:03 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: London N3
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; VS Lifetime Gold
Posts: 222
Must be one of the more stupid, pointless and irritating emails I've received from BA. I too was congratulated and told 'Great news. You've now collected enough Avios for a longhaul reward flight in Club World.'
Very true. I have well over a million Avios and have had for a number of years. I earn a lot of Avios and spend a lot of Avios every year so not sure why Mr Hillier suddenly felt the urge to congratulate me. This one falls fairly and squarely into my definition of junk mail.
Very true. I have well over a million Avios and have had for a number of years. I earn a lot of Avios and spend a lot of Avios every year so not sure why Mr Hillier suddenly felt the urge to congratulate me. This one falls fairly and squarely into my definition of junk mail.
Jul 2, 2014, 5:08 pm
#23
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,148
Jul 2, 2014, 5:08 pm
#24
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: London N3
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; VS Lifetime Gold
Posts: 222
...and which you would of course hardly notice having just added Ł500 for "fees and taxes" to the 80K Avios for your Club World return to JFK.
Jul 2, 2014, 5:10 pm
#25
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Edinburgh UK
Programs: BA Silver, HHonours Gold, Mucci of Pucci, Oyster Card, Nectar Card, Father's Day Card
Posts: 9,372
..... But don't get too excited because there's absolutely no availability at all.
I mean talk about playing with expectations.
The email is good. Tells me how many miles I have and how to use the destination finder with all the helpful links.
Then when I search for availability there is none.
Apart from JFK that is - been there - done that - had a ride on the Coney Island Cyclone!
I mean talk about playing with expectations.
The email is good. Tells me how many miles I have and how to use the destination finder with all the helpful links.
Then when I search for availability there is none.
Apart from JFK that is - been there - done that - had a ride on the Coney Island Cyclone!
Why has my comment about LONG HAUL REDEMPTIONS been moved an buried within a European thread?
Jul 2, 2014, 5:52 pm
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Mostly UK
Programs: Mucci Extraordinaire, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold (ex BD)
Posts: 11,209
The only time I think BA got their targeting right in an email to me was when they picked up I was travelling from MAN a lot (and I've never had a Manchester address in my profile) and it promoted RFS redemptions from MAN.
Jul 2, 2014, 7:48 pm
#27
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Northern England
Posts: 1,531
Has BAEC increased the number of avios for European flights?
I had a minor moment as I thought I had accidentally triggered an Amex 241 voucher. Other than that, a rubbish email from BA. Mind you, still waiting for the one telling me about the extra charges for changing a reward booking.
Jul 3, 2014, 12:49 am
#28
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Austria (Vbg)
Programs: LX SEN, BA Gfl/GGL, IC Dia, HH Dia, Hyatt LT GLOB
Posts: 1,585
Why if not due to this should I get an email from BAEC telling me that I've earned an award flight!?!?! Seconds later I realized my mistake... 
Obviously someone forgot to add some restrictions to this mass-marketing-email. Funny seeing this being sent out to frequent flyers with lots of avios in the accounts...