BA Amex Companion voucher different return location
Jan 1, 2015, 1:46 pm
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BA Amex Companion voucher different return location
If using a BA Amex card companion voucher can it be used where the end destination is not the same eg fly LHR to New York then SFO back to LHR or does it need to be to/from same places?
Jan 1, 2015, 1:49 pm
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Others will confirm for sure but I think that will work - it needs to be on one ticket though.
Jan 1, 2015, 2:00 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...jaw-241-a.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...-airports.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...vel-zones.html
Jan 1, 2015, 2:05 pm
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In my experience historically you could travel from different cities, so long as they are in the same reward zone. I've flown to Seattle, back from Vancouver, to SFO and back from PHX and so on.
However, that's now changed and I have booked (in J/F for 4 people!) a trip to Beijing (Zone 6) and back from Tokyo (Zone 7).
So yes, it is possible, subject to availability.
However, that's now changed and I have booked (in J/F for 4 people!) a trip to Beijing (Zone 6) and back from Tokyo (Zone 7).
So yes, it is possible, subject to availability.
Jan 1, 2015, 2:17 pm
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In my experience historically you could travel from different cities, so long as they are in the same reward zone. I've flown to Seattle, back from Vancouver, to SFO and back from PHX and so on.
However, that's now changed and I have booked (in J/F for 4 people!) a trip to Beijing (Zone 6) and back from Tokyo (Zone 7).
So yes, it is possible, subject to availability.
However, that's now changed and I have booked (in J/F for 4 people!) a trip to Beijing (Zone 6) and back from Tokyo (Zone 7).
So yes, it is possible, subject to availability.
A remnant of it does remain with regard to changing 241 tickets. If for example, the OP books LHR-JFK, SFO-LHR, and then he decides he wants to change so his return is from a different city, he can only change to a city in the same zone. So in the example the OP could change his SFO-LHR return to SAN-LHR, for example, but could not change to MIA-LHR.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...vel-zones.html
Jan 1, 2015, 2:33 pm
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That restriction went away with the changeover to avios.
A remnant of it does remain with regard to changing 241 tickets. If for example, the OP books LHR-JFK, SFO-LHR, and then he decides he wants to change so his return is from a different city, he can only change to a city in the same zone.
A remnant of it does remain with regard to changing 241 tickets. If for example, the OP books LHR-JFK, SFO-LHR, and then he decides he wants to change so his return is from a different city, he can only change to a city in the same zone.
Jan 2, 2015, 12:34 pm
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Many thanks for replies that's useful to know. What are the zones and how do I check them? I thought the companion voucher automatically matched the ticket bought with air miles don't recall ever hearing about zones?
Jan 2, 2015, 1:20 pm
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http://www.britishairways.com/travel...z/public/en_gb
You only have to worry about zones in this case if you decide you want to change your return to be from a city in a different zone than you have booked. See my example above.