IB Flight Number, Vueling Plane, Leg for Status?
Mar 4, 2016, 12:20 am
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IB Flight Number, Vueling Plane, Leg for Status?
Hoping anyone knows the answer to this. I searched the forum for a definitive answer and don't see one...
If I buy a ticket on Iberia, with an IB flight number, but the plane is Vueling, will that flight count as one of the legs I need to maintain status? (One of the two for bronze, or one of the four for silver?)
I see on the BA website that an IB flight must be, "'Marketed and operated by Iberia' means the flight will have an IB flight number and the aircraft you travel on is an Iberia aircraft (including franchises)." -->It's the "including franchises" thing that confuses me.
(At that price, you can see I'd like to take this flight
)
If I buy a ticket on Iberia, with an IB flight number, but the plane is Vueling, will that flight count as one of the legs I need to maintain status? (One of the two for bronze, or one of the four for silver?)
I see on the BA website that an IB flight must be, "'Marketed and operated by Iberia' means the flight will have an IB flight number and the aircraft you travel on is an Iberia aircraft (including franchises)." -->It's the "including franchises" thing that confuses me.
(At that price, you can see I'd like to take this flight
)
Mar 4, 2016, 1:45 am
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No it won't count. For an IB flight it must be marketed AND operated by IB. For a BA flight it can be marketed or operated by BA.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
Mar 4, 2016, 2:04 am
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No it won't count. For an IB flight it must be marketed AND operated by IB. For a BA flight it can be marketed or operated by BA.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
Mar 4, 2016, 2:09 am
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Mar 4, 2016, 2:54 am
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The cheapest BA flight from FCO to LGW is 53.28€, and there are cheaper fares from Bologna (under 40€). I guess there are some cheap IB prime flights to Spain which will also be cost effective.
Jan 11, 2018, 12:56 pm
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Hoping anyone knows the answer to this. I searched the forum for a definitive answer and don't see one...
If I buy a ticket on Iberia, with an IB flight number, but the plane is Vueling, will that flight count as one of the legs I need to maintain status? (One of the two for bronze, or one of the four for silver?)
I see on the BA website that an IB flight must be, "'Marketed and operated by Iberia' means the flight will have an IB flight number and the aircraft you travel on is an Iberia aircraft (including franchises)." -->It's the "including franchises" thing that confuses me.
(At that price, you can see I'd like to take this flight)
If I buy a ticket on Iberia, with an IB flight number, but the plane is Vueling, will that flight count as one of the legs I need to maintain status? (One of the two for bronze, or one of the four for silver?)
I see on the BA website that an IB flight must be, "'Marketed and operated by Iberia' means the flight will have an IB flight number and the aircraft you travel on is an Iberia aircraft (including franchises)." -->It's the "including franchises" thing that confuses me.
(At that price, you can see I'd like to take this flight
)
Jan 11, 2018, 1:00 pm
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In the example given, definitely not, it's not IB operated nor an IB dedicated service using Vueling (if that still happens). If you can buy the same flight on Vueling own website then it won't count for Eligible Flights, unless it is booked under BA coding (and probably via BA.com).
Jan 11, 2018, 1:11 pm
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Just to emphasise that eligible flights that count towards the four needed can be either marketed or operated by BA, or they must be marketed and operated by IB. In the above example it is IB marketed but not IB operated so wouldn't count.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
Eligible flights are defined as those flights marketed or operated by British Airways and those flights marketed and operated by Iberia.
-'Marketed' means the flight will have a BA flight number (in your itinerary or on your ticket).
-'Operated' means the aircraft that you travel on is a British Airways aircraft (including franchises and BACityflyer).
-'Marketed and operated by Iberia' means the flight will have an IB flight number and the aircraft you travel on is an Iberia aircraft (including franchises).
Reward bookings and agency or industry discounted bookings are not eligible.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...s/public/en_gb
Eligible flights are defined as those flights marketed or operated by British Airways and those flights marketed and operated by Iberia.
-'Marketed' means the flight will have a BA flight number (in your itinerary or on your ticket).
-'Operated' means the aircraft that you travel on is a British Airways aircraft (including franchises and BACityflyer).
-'Marketed and operated by Iberia' means the flight will have an IB flight number and the aircraft you travel on is an Iberia aircraft (including franchises).
Reward bookings and agency or industry discounted bookings are not eligible.
Jan 11, 2018, 11:53 pm
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Just to give an actual real experience on the IB (including franchises) rule for BA silver and gold. Last year I only took 2 BA flights and 2 Iberia express flights (On IB codes) and they counted towards status, as they should.