Booking Class I in MH - how can I tell before I book
Sep 23, 2015, 10:29 pm
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Booking Class I in MH - how can I tell before I book
I had a flight LHR-KUL-CGK-HKG-LHR in August
LHR-KUL in CW with BA
KUL-CGK in Business with MH
CGK-HKG in Business with CX
HKG-LHR in F with BA
All Tier Points and Avios posted except the tier points for the KUL-CGK segment. On query with BA I was told initially that the booking was in Economy. Having scanned my BP to Newcastle I was told the booking was in Business but in Booking Class I and that does not attract Tier Points.
Okay I can stand the loss of 40 TP and put it down to experience but how do I tell when making a booking on BA.com what the tier points are going to be before I make the booking. The above booking was made via BA.com
Any advice for the future would be welcome.
LHR-KUL in CW with BA
KUL-CGK in Business with MH
CGK-HKG in Business with CX
HKG-LHR in F with BA
All Tier Points and Avios posted except the tier points for the KUL-CGK segment. On query with BA I was told initially that the booking was in Economy. Having scanned my BP to Newcastle I was told the booking was in Business but in Booking Class I and that does not attract Tier Points.
Okay I can stand the loss of 40 TP and put it down to experience but how do I tell when making a booking on BA.com what the tier points are going to be before I make the booking. The above booking was made via BA.com
Any advice for the future would be welcome.
Sep 23, 2015, 11:03 pm
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In the booking process, once you select the flight, just click on the left where it says "more details" and alongside plane type, etc, you will see something like "books into I (business) - books into A (first)".
You can then check on the executive club pages how many TPs/Avios you will get for the flight.
You can then check on the executive club pages how many TPs/Avios you will get for the flight.
Sep 23, 2015, 11:19 pm
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Thank you for a prompt and helpful reply.
However following BA's reply I looked at the calculator on the TP for the trip showing MH as the airline and it was not showing an I booking class. If I put the airline in as BA then it did have an I booking class but that showed 40 TPs.
It still does.
Is this one of the famous IT glitches?
However following BA's reply I looked at the calculator on the TP for the trip showing MH as the airline and it was not showing an I booking class. If I put the airline in as BA then it did have an I booking class but that showed 40 TPs.
It still does.
Is this one of the famous IT glitches?
Sep 24, 2015, 12:36 am
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It would be better if all booking classes were shown in the calculator and those that do not attract Avios and/or TPs show 0 as the value. Less chance of confusion.
Sep 24, 2015, 2:36 am
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This post on a blog may give you a method of finding boking classes on the MH webiste when booking.
http://flystaytravel.com/how-to-find...lines-flights/
For avios and TP earning in economy on MH:
- L, V, S, K, M, Y, B, and H earn avios and TPs
- N, Q, O, and G earn nothing
For avios and TP earning in business on MH:
- J, C, D, and Z earn avios and TPs
- I earns nothing
For avios and TP earning in first on MH:
- F and A ean avios and TPs
- P earns nothing
http://flystaytravel.com/how-to-find...lines-flights/
For avios and TP earning in economy on MH:
- L, V, S, K, M, Y, B, and H earn avios and TPs
- N, Q, O, and G earn nothing
For avios and TP earning in business on MH:
- J, C, D, and Z earn avios and TPs
- I earns nothing
For avios and TP earning in first on MH:
- F and A ean avios and TPs
- P earns nothing
Sep 24, 2015, 2:57 am
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It's MH rather than BA that doesn't award the points. The reasoning is that I class is their cheap as chips airport-upgrade class. However, they seem to be oblivious (or just don't care) that it's also a selling class used for business class connections from other partners, like QR and BA.
Sep 24, 2015, 3:13 am
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I don't think its so much a case of BA not allowing it, but rather MH not "paying" BA for it (however the cross alliance "payments" work?).
Sep 24, 2015, 3:30 am
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For avios and TP earning in economy on MH:
- L, V, S, K, M, Y, B, and H earn avios and TPs
- N, Q, O, and G earn nothing
For avios and TP earning in business on MH:
- J, C, D, and Z earn avios and TPs
- I earns nothing
For avios and TP earning in first on MH:
- F and A ean avios and TPs
- P earns nothing
- L, V, S, K, M, Y, B, and H earn avios and TPs
- N, Q, O, and G earn nothing
For avios and TP earning in business on MH:
- J, C, D, and Z earn avios and TPs
- I earns nothing
For avios and TP earning in first on MH:
- F and A ean avios and TPs
- P earns nothing
Sep 24, 2015, 4:00 am
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It's MH rather than BA that doesn't award the points. The reasoning is that I class is their cheap as chips airport-upgrade class. However, they seem to be oblivious (or just don't care) that it's also a selling class used for business class connections from other partners, like QR and BA.
I'm sure there's a cost analysis on their side somewhere that justifies the revenue loss
Dec 25, 2016, 12:21 am
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MH I and Q class TP earning?
Bump!
Wondered if the I class situation had changed? Friend had I class ticket credited with 40TPs.
Also, does Q remain zero-earning?
All research or insider knowledge welcome...
Wondered if the I class situation had changed? Friend had I class ticket credited with 40TPs.
Also, does Q remain zero-earning?
All research or insider knowledge welcome...