Your guide to spending Avios | 2017 edition
Jul 16, 2017, 1:14 pm
#316
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
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I've tried to take advantage of that glitch twice, the first time it went through but I got a call a few days later asking for the additional Avios (or to cancel the booking), the second time it never got ticketed.
Jul 17, 2017, 8:54 am
#317
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Platinum, SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,990
Quick clarification... I'd like to book HNL-ANC w/ Avios. This is an Alaska Airlines flight. Since it's a two cabin plane, it should be 12,500 avios for coach and 25,000 for first, right? THANKS!
Jul 17, 2017, 10:17 am
#318
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,435
Newbie-ish to BA Avios.
I'm very used to booking BA TATL flights via AA miles. My preference is AA flights, but with limited availability, I sometimes have to choose BA and pay the expensive TATL fuel-surcharge fees.
If I book a BA flight TATL using Avios, do I still have to pay the fees? Thanks
I'm very used to booking BA TATL flights via AA miles. My preference is AA flights, but with limited availability, I sometimes have to choose BA and pay the expensive TATL fuel-surcharge fees.
If I book a BA flight TATL using Avios, do I still have to pay the fees? Thanks
Jul 17, 2017, 10:19 am
#319
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Location: Leeds, UK
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Newbie-ish to BA Avios.
I'm very used to booking BA TATL flights via AA miles. My preference is AA flights, but with limited availability, I sometimes have to choose BA and pay the expensive TATL fuel-surcharge fees.
If I book a BA flight TATL using Avios, do I still have to pay the fees? Thanks
I'm very used to booking BA TATL flights via AA miles. My preference is AA flights, but with limited availability, I sometimes have to choose BA and pay the expensive TATL fuel-surcharge fees.
If I book a BA flight TATL using Avios, do I still have to pay the fees? Thanks
Jul 17, 2017, 12:35 pm
#320
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,916
Sadly at band 4 the J multiplier increases to 3x so 37,500 for J and 50,000 for F
Jul 17, 2017, 12:41 pm
#321
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: SFO
Programs: United 1K, Marriott Platinum, SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,990
Jul 17, 2017, 1:17 pm
#322
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Jul 17, 2017, 4:47 pm
#323
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SRQ
Posts: 291
Looking to book US to Manchester or Glasgow early next June - one way in C, 4 tickets. I was all set to book IAH - MAN on Singapore but with the current Avios MR transfer bonus I'd love to be able to use Avios instead. Is there anywhere else I should be looking to avoid the BA fees? I've checked, as best as I can, AA, EI, IB and AB from tons of US airports and nada. Am I missing something or are 4 C tickets are not just going to happen?
Jul 18, 2017, 3:26 am
#324
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
Looking to book US to Manchester or Glasgow early next June - one way in C, 4 tickets. I was all set to book IAH - MAN on Singapore but with the current Avios MR transfer bonus I'd love to be able to use Avios instead. Is there anywhere else I should be looking to avoid the BA fees? I've checked, as best as I can, AA, EI, IB and AB from tons of US airports and nada. Am I missing something or are 4 C tickets are not just going to happen?
You might also have some luck with IB (booked through IB+) from further south (MEX, SDQ, SJU) but that's rather round-about.
Last edited by pauldb; Jul 18, 2017 at 3:34 am
Jul 18, 2017, 8:46 pm
#325
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 27
Newbie to Avios booking. Tried to book a round trip between Taiwan and Japan (Narita) as two one-way tickets (due to different departure and returning cities in Taiwan). Found business availability online and walked all the way through the booking process (including entering credit card info). The system came back with a failure to book and to call local BA office message. Attempted to do it again on a different flight and with a different credit card -- same unfortunate result. Was ba.com showing me phantom seats or did I miss any thing? Please advise. Thanks!
Jul 19, 2017, 4:14 am
#326
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 79
Morning
Am incredibly new to using Avios for reward reward Flights, so am sure this has been answered
We have booked flights from London to Frankfurt in November using Avios with selling Class U.
I just wanted to clarify a couple of things:
1) do these flights count towards tier points
2) do we earn Avios for the flights. And if so, what fare class should I be looking at for calculating them?
Sorry again if this has no doubt be answered countless times.
Am incredibly new to using Avios for reward reward Flights, so am sure this has been answered
We have booked flights from London to Frankfurt in November using Avios with selling Class U.
I just wanted to clarify a couple of things:
1) do these flights count towards tier points
2) do we earn Avios for the flights. And if so, what fare class should I be looking at for calculating them?
Sorry again if this has no doubt be answered countless times.
Jul 19, 2017, 4:16 am
#327
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
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Morning
Am incredibly new to using Avios for reward reward Flights, so am sure this has been answered
We have booked flights from London to Frankfurt in November using Avios with selling Class U.
I just wanted to clarify a couple of things:
1) do these flights count towards tier points
2) do we earn Avios for the flights. And if so, what fare class should I be looking at for calculating them?
Sorry again if this has no doubt be answered countless times.
Am incredibly new to using Avios for reward reward Flights, so am sure this has been answered
We have booked flights from London to Frankfurt in November using Avios with selling Class U.
I just wanted to clarify a couple of things:
1) do these flights count towards tier points
2) do we earn Avios for the flights. And if so, what fare class should I be looking at for calculating them?
Sorry again if this has no doubt be answered countless times.
Jul 19, 2017, 4:52 am
#328
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA, AF
Posts: 10,129
Newbie to Avios booking. Tried to book a round trip between Taiwan and Japan (Narita) as two one-way tickets (due to different departure and returning cities in Taiwan). Found business availability online and walked all the way through the booking process (including entering credit card info). The system came back with a failure to book and to call local BA office message. Attempted to do it again on a different flight and with a different credit card -- same unfortunate result. Was ba.com showing me phantom seats or did I miss any thing? Please advise. Thanks!
Jul 19, 2017, 8:57 am
#330
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 9
Hi, can anyone with experience booking award around holiday enlighten me? I was looking for an award ticket Y/J does not matter around the date for first week of January 2018, particularly BA16 SYD-SIN, but I could not find any seats available, there are also no seats on QF, while I can see a lot of seats out side this period.
Is this period considered a blackout period that I should not hope for any space opening up anytime soon?
Is this period considered a blackout period that I should not hope for any space opening up anytime soon?