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Old Aug 27, 2017, 1:53 am
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Originally Posted by rapidex
Only for the purchase of new tickets.
Ah ha
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Old Aug 27, 2017, 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by RockyRobin
I thought these high TP TLL runs had stopped?
You can still buy tickets to TLL, albeit at a higher price. I guess it depends on one's preferences, since I find it still to be a quite good deal.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28729231-post927.html
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Old Aug 27, 2017, 1:57 am
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Thanks for the link. It was more about going to TLL on the cheap for me, plus the aircraft type I guess
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Old Aug 27, 2017, 2:02 am
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Originally Posted by RockyRobin
Thanks for the link. It was more about going to TLL on the cheap for me, plus the aircraft type I guess
If you really want to go to TLL and don't need a lot of TPs, then you can also take the direct BA flight both ways. Economy is usually very cheap (~£135), and business should be around £260 (40TP each way).
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Old Aug 27, 2017, 2:03 am
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Originally Posted by florens
If you really want to go to TLL and don't need a lot of TPs, then you can also take the direct BA flight both ways. Economy is usually very cheap, and business should be around £260 (40TP each way).
I think I was. Thursday - Su day affair iirc which didn't fit the weekend away required - ta
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Old Aug 27, 2017, 2:06 am
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Originally Posted by RockyRobin
I think I was. Thursday - Su day affair iirc which didn't fit the weekend away required - ta
Alright. IIRC you need to have a Saturday night minimum stay requirement, and of course availability in the cheap I buckets.
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Old Aug 27, 2017, 7:22 am
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Originally Posted by florens
Alright. IIRC you need to have a Saturday night minimum stay requirement, and of course availability in the cheap I buckets.
I paid £461 for me and Mrs, then got £50 cash back from AMEX.

That is for Friday to Monday.. bargain !

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Old Aug 27, 2017, 7:45 am
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Originally Posted by hungry
I paid £461 for me and Mars, then got £50 cash back from AMEX.

That is for Friday to Monday.. bargain !
After a quick check, the average price for a 1 night (Saturday) AY TP run appears to be at least c£428 on google flights for the rest of the year.

I was not able to get the £232 fares earlier this year but was reasonably happy with c £300.
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Old Aug 28, 2017, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by hungry
Also we are staying at the PK Ilmarine Hotel. It was quite cheap but looks ok. Does anyone have any experience of this hotel?
The PK Ilmarine is fine, a standard business type hotel on a par with a decent Premier Inn. It's clean and comfortable and was ok for a few hours sleep before the early flight to HEL the next day. It is only about 5 minutes walk into the Old Town if you have time.

An Uber will cost you about 3-4 Euro and a taxi booked via your hotel if you have a very early departure will be about 10 Euro.

The middle seats together in the centre of the A350 cabin are okay but you will have to lean forwards in your seat to talk to your companion.

1 A&C are good on the A320/321, Enjoy your trip.
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Old Aug 30, 2017, 2:26 am
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So after my final TLL run, the TPs and Avios posted as usual a few days later apart from the TLL-HEL flight on the way home.

Thought I'd give it a week to flush itself through the system but it still hasn't appeared.

Do I need to submit a claim for the whole trip and let them work out 1 flight is missing, or can I point them to the 1 sector that's been missed off?
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Old Aug 30, 2017, 3:16 am
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Originally Posted by bhbloke
So after my final TLL run, the TPs and Avios posted as usual a few days later apart from the TLL-HEL flight on the way home.

Thought I'd give it a week to flush itself through the system but it still hasn't appeared.

Do I need to submit a claim for the whole trip and let them work out 1 flight is missing, or can I point them to the 1 sector that's been missed off?
You submit a claim for the individual flights, not the whole trip.
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Old Sep 24, 2017, 11:22 am
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Hell Hunt still excelling !
Bring back BA Finnair fun...
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Old Sep 24, 2017, 12:26 pm
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Just as I was about to book my first HEL run they stopped it

Still waiting for a repeat... may be waiting a long time I suspect.
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Old Sep 24, 2017, 1:54 pm
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Originally Posted by snaxmuppet
Just as I was about to book my first HEL run they stopped it

Still waiting for a repeat... may be waiting a long time I suspect.
You can still book it, albeit at a higher price, but still below £3/TP.

Have fun in Tallinn!
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Old Sep 25, 2017, 12:45 pm
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Can’t wait for November for my trip now rarely looked forward to a trip so much
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