BA Business Class Sale Oct 15 and 16 [USA-UK]
Oct 15, 2015, 1:35 pm
#16
Join Date: Oct 2005
Programs: BA GGL & GfL, AA LTP, Marriott (sigh) Ambassador, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,254
All of my bookings were aarp fares fyi. And the visa cardofferu worked in two instances bringing my denlhr booking to $1012 total and using an upgrade voucher to f--not bad.
Oct 15, 2015, 1:37 pm
#17
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MSY
Programs: BA GfL
Posts: 5,930
AARP discount still working for me. I booked four (separate) tickets this afternoon, last one about 20 minutes ago. That said, not every flight still has I fares available--the fourth person in my party is going to have to fly AA ourbound, vs. the rest of us on BA, because by the time I got to her, apparently the first three tickets I booked had cleaned out the inventory!
Oct 15, 2015, 1:52 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Delta DM, AA EXP, SPG Plat, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 567
I'm a bit confused
The sale is listed as $2,015, and then you take off the $400 AARP to get $1600.
But an hour ago I was seeing prices for $1200 including the AARP discount. I was about to book and now the prices are back to $1600 including the AARP discount. Was the $1200 a fluke that is now gone?
Thanks
The sale is listed as $2,015, and then you take off the $400 AARP to get $1600.
But an hour ago I was seeing prices for $1200 including the AARP discount. I was about to book and now the prices are back to $1600 including the AARP discount. Was the $1200 a fluke that is now gone?
Thanks
Oct 15, 2015, 1:57 pm
#19
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: SAV/HHH
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold (current GGL), HH Diamond
Posts: 1,293
I'm a bit confused
The sale is listed as $2,015, and then you take off the $400 AARP to get $1600.
But an hour ago I was seeing prices for $1200 including the AARP discount. I was about to book and now the prices are back to $1600 including the AARP discount. Was the $1200 a fluke that is now gone?
Thanks
The sale is listed as $2,015, and then you take off the $400 AARP to get $1600.
But an hour ago I was seeing prices for $1200 including the AARP discount. I was about to book and now the prices are back to $1600 including the AARP discount. Was the $1200 a fluke that is now gone?
Thanks
It appears that was a Thursday mistake...those fares are now $2000...and AARP takes to $1600.
Oct 15, 2015, 2:00 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MSY
Programs: BA GfL
Posts: 5,930
Oh dear. I hope those tickets do not get cancelled--my group may riot!
Oct 15, 2015, 2:17 pm
#21
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BER
Programs: AA,BAEC bronze
Posts: 78
Lax-Lhr was listed at $1600 now also $2000
My first look into the fare sale showed prices of $1600 and wanted to immediatly book it but upon finalization of booking it said error. Call BA to see if the booking went through. 
Now the fares show up at a new price of $2016 which I eventually booked before the fare changes again. Now have secured 6 weeks summer vacation
Now the fares show up at a new price of $2016 which I eventually booked before the fare changes again. Now have secured 6 weeks summer vacation
Oct 15, 2015, 2:40 pm
#22
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: BER
Programs: AA,BAEC bronze
Posts: 78
does it still earn full tier points despite the use of 30k avios to reduce the price?
Oct 15, 2015, 2:45 pm
#23
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: BA, AA, FB
Posts: 556
With some creative routing you could make this into a TP run with the US sectors booking into A class for 60 / 210 TPs. I am just a little annoyed that my flights home for Christmas are already booked and at $500 per person change / cancellation fee that pretty much wipes out the savings to be made here. Might have to think about Easter or the May Bank Holiday though
Oct 15, 2015, 3:55 pm
#24
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold; Hilton Honors Diamond
Posts: 3,232
Hobbes01, no they weren't - they have been booked for some time now. In any event my BAEC account is still based in the UK so I am not eligible for that offer unfortunately.
Also it seems as if some of the fares have been enhanced upwards (seems to be a change from J to D class for some of the UK sectors) - so even less of an incentive to cancel and rebook.
Also it seems as if some of the fares have been enhanced upwards (seems to be a change from J to D class for some of the UK sectors) - so even less of an incentive to cancel and rebook.
Oct 15, 2015, 5:00 pm
#25
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Plat
Posts: 754
$1600 fares appear to be gone. New fare is $2015 as advertised. Still selling as fare class I. These fares on BA can also be booked through AA, and have the same refund rules as on BA. AA has the advantage of allowing you to place a free Hold on the fare for 24 hours. Not sure if this means that you can Hold on the 16th and pay on the 17th. Beware that fares purchased on AA are not eligible for a 24 hour full refund.
Last edited by economyplusfan; Oct 15, 2015 at 5:07 pm Reason: Inserted selling class
Oct 15, 2015, 7:42 pm
#28
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: EWR
Programs: Mucci, AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 587
Earlier in the day, I priced a few flights, and they were at $1200. I hesitated, and they shot up to $1600. Still great, but disappointed that I could not act quickly.......
Oct 15, 2015, 8:11 pm
#29
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dulles
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Diamond, BA Silver
Posts: 70
What a scam
BA.com shows availability at a sale price for specific dates and then once selected gives you completely different fares, then crashes. The phone line now hangs up on you. Very impressive! Makes me want to never fly BA.
Oct 15, 2015, 8:16 pm
#30
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Washington, DC (DCA)
Programs: UA, AA, AS, SPG.
Posts: 3,463
This fare is great! Booked a trip to Copenhagen, Oslo, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, and Stockholm in July for $1,594 per person. I'm already realizing how crappy BA is, but I think I can suck it up for this trip! 