Your guide to spending Avios | 2015
Jan 27, 2015, 3:34 am
#152
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Plus about a dozen fifth freedom flights.
Jan 27, 2015, 10:43 am
#154
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I'm trying to book flights on US airways from phx, charlotte, and Nashville. I know I can find those on AA.com. Since they aren't mileSaaver seats, how do I go about this so I can use Avios.
Jan 27, 2015, 10:53 am
#155
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That said if you desired route involves connections ba.com will often not show the connections and you will need to search for each flight individually (and either book them separately or call to book them together).
Be advised that US recently changed their redemption flight booking codes and so many are having difficulty booking reward flights on US. See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-ba-com.html
Jan 27, 2015, 10:56 am
#156
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If the flights you want are not available as milesaaver awards then you can't book them using Avios.
Jan 27, 2015, 2:28 pm
#157
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I'm not sure what it is you are asking. You can book reward flights on AA and US using avios. If you want to check aa.com to see if there is availability then you need to look for milesaaver availability. If you find milesaaver availability on aa.com for AA or US those flights should be able to be booked on ba.com.
That said if you desired route involves connections ba.com will often not show the connections and you will need to search for each flight individually (and either book them separately or call to book them together).
Be advised that US recently changed their redemption flight booking codes and so many are having difficulty booking reward flights on US. See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-ba-com.html
That said if you desired route involves connections ba.com will often not show the connections and you will need to search for each flight individually (and either book them separately or call to book them together).
Be advised that US recently changed their redemption flight booking codes and so many are having difficulty booking reward flights on US. See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-ba-com.html
Last edited by TheDapperDon; Jan 27, 2015 at 2:40 pm Reason: I'm an idiot.
Jan 27, 2015, 2:33 pm
#158
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On aa.com if US flights are available (for milesaaver redemptions) they will show up under the same economy milesaaver or business/first milesaaver tabs as the AA flights. aa.com does not use any different terminology in listing US award flights available for booking when doing an award search. A domestic award search on aa.com should return results with at least four tabs across the top: economy milesaaver, economy aanytime, business/first milesaaver, and business/first aanytime. If any US flights are available as awards they will show up under one of these tabs.
Jan 27, 2015, 2:54 pm
#159
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they aren't mileSaaver seats
In practice, my recent experience is that searches on aa.com have often brought back more MileSAAver options than the "low" options shown after equivalent searches on usairways.com, including options involving flights operated by US. It is possible that these won't be available for BAEC redemptions.
What are you seeing when you search on ba.com? What are your desired dates and routes?
Jan 27, 2015, 4:15 pm
#160
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The more likely explanation is the one you yourself gave earlier:
If the flights are available for either US Dividend Miles or AAdvantage miles at the lowest rate ("MileSAAver" on aa.com or "low" on usairways.com) then you should normally be able to book them through BAEC.
In practice, my recent experience is that searches on aa.com have often brought back more MileSAAver options than the "low" options shown after equivalent searches on usairways.com, including options involving flights operated by US. It is possible that these won't be available for BAEC redemptions.
What are you seeing when you search on ba.com? What are your desired dates and routes?
If the flights are available for either US Dividend Miles or AAdvantage miles at the lowest rate ("MileSAAver" on aa.com or "low" on usairways.com) then you should normally be able to book them through BAEC.
In practice, my recent experience is that searches on aa.com have often brought back more MileSAAver options than the "low" options shown after equivalent searches on usairways.com, including options involving flights operated by US. It is possible that these won't be available for BAEC redemptions.
What are you seeing when you search on ba.com? What are your desired dates and routes?
Jan 28, 2015, 7:04 am
#161
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I'm sure this has been asked and answered before, but a search didn't throw anything up..... I am currently booked on an award ticket in WT+. What fees do I have to pay to "upgrade" to CW?
Jan 28, 2015, 7:25 am
#162
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For a UuA from WT+ to CW you should be paying the difference in carrier surcharge - it isn't a tax difference. The carrier surcharge applicable is route specific, generally though the longer the route the more the surcharge. For example starting from the UK the additional surcharge for CW over WT+ for a return LHR to NYC is around £106 so the cost of doing a UuA for a return should be 20k avios and £106, and 10k avios and £53 for a one way UuA. The avios rates I have quoted for UuA are at the existing rates btw not the new ones announced today.
EDIT: there is no change fee to pay.
EDIT: there is no change fee to pay.
Last edited by KARFA; Jan 28, 2015 at 7:40 am
Jan 28, 2015, 8:48 am
#163
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For TA bookings that include Non-BA Metal (but on BA flight numbers) I am told I cannot UuA on the BA operated and marketed flights.
Why does the fact a TA has booked it affect the ability to UuA ?
Why does the fact a TA has booked it affect the ability to UuA ?
Jan 28, 2015, 9:08 am
#164
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Jan 28, 2015, 9:10 am
#165
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General point on "spending Avios": it's been apparent for a few days now that there is very good redemption availability on a lot of TATL routes. Grab it now, people, before the new redemption chart kicks in!