UA 1K switch to BA?
Nov 14, 2014, 8:08 am
#16
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
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im in the same boat but thankfully OWE for ten years now so when i switch next year i can manage the benefits.
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
Nov 14, 2014, 8:30 am
#17
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: not far from MUC
Posts: 6,620
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
Any TP runners here would immediately reject JFK-DFW-SFO as a routing and would insist on transferring at LAX (for instance) instead. You want >2000mi sectors for more TPs.
Nov 14, 2014, 8:35 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: PEK and BOS
Programs: BA - Blue
Posts: 4,531
im in the same boat but thankfully OWE for ten years now so when i switch next year i can manage the benefits.
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
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Nov 14, 2014, 9:49 am
#19
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Gold, TG Gold, HHonors Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 8,665
im in the same boat but thankfully OWE for ten years now so when i switch next year i can manage the benefits.
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
my US domestic question though is this: while 98% of my US travel is JFK-SFO/LAX there are rare times i must connect. how does BA calculate tier points on a paid first ticket on something like JFK-DFW-SFO (for example). do they do it on the entire journey or on a segment basis?
JFK-DFW and DFW-SFO are likely to have different flight numbers and are different segments.
However many US airlines can keep the same flight number even though there is a stop-over along the way. This counts as one flight; not two.
It the same with BA's own flights. LHR-Nassau-Grand Cayman counts as one flight if you stay on the plane flying on the one ticket.
Care is needed when booking flights on AA
JFK-LAS in F counts as 210 Tier Points
JFK-DFW- LAS in F counts as 60 x 2 = 120 Tier Points
Quiet a difference here.
Nov 14, 2014, 11:20 am
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2
Thank you all for the input. It sounds like I will need to earn it the old fashion way, but can accelerate it through creative routing and putting more money into higher fare types.
Does anyone have a link for the fare type breakdowns? I noticed the BA site doesnt show the fare type when booking.
Thanks again.
Does anyone have a link for the fare type breakdowns? I noticed the BA site doesnt show the fare type when booking.
Thanks again.
Nov 14, 2014, 11:28 am
#21
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Nov 14, 2014, 1:19 pm
#22
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
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thanks too--good to know.
i do not need to do TP runs luckily and will make it on my own, but sometimes the last min ticket JFK-SFO is so outrageous i cannot get it for the work travel caps but first w a connection is tolerable sometimes. but you all confirmed my suspicion on how TPs are calculated.
i do not need to do TP runs luckily and will make it on my own, but sometimes the last min ticket JFK-SFO is so outrageous i cannot get it for the work travel caps but first w a connection is tolerable sometimes. but you all confirmed my suspicion on how TPs are calculated.