Jan 2, 2017, 6:09 pm
Last edit by: EsherFlyer
** AA Domestic First on two cabin will earn business TPs and avios for departures on or after 11 January 2017 - see reference posts for more details **
** Note that the practice of AA Domestic 3-class service flights booking into A for 210 TPs when I was no longer available ceased in September 2017. Discussion here. **
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2016 Tier Point thread. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
Please read the first few posts in this thread first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question.
This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
Current Promotions of Interest
Sale Fares
Advanced Promotion Fares
See here in post # 8 for a 2017 archive of exEU sale fare, and see here in post # 445 for a 2016 archive of exEU sale fares.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note that current availability is not guaranteed and all prices include taxes. Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked Price per Tier Point Total Price Total Tier Points Route Booking Classes Booking Channel Credit Notes (if applicable) Airlines
Please remember to:
Please see the links at the bottom of the wiki for archives of runs from previous years.
From Europe
24APR £0.90/TP £400 440 TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-KOI-ABZ ; TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-SDZ-ABZ (see post #1221)
02NOV £1.33/TP £583 440 LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR-NCL//NCL-LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR IIIIIIIIII Google Flights armouredant 2 nested tickets, both other a Saturday night. BA ticket, BA & AY metal, AY A350 possible LHR-HEL
08FEB £1.33/TP £346 260 JER-LGW-RAK-LGW-RAK I/I/I/I BA.com ramops
14AUG £1.65/TP £593 360 OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL I-I-I-I ITA Flythe96flag SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) AY
26JUL £1.81/TP £72.70 40 MAD-FRA Z lan.com Prospero 787 flat bed LA
1JAN £1.85/TP £444 240 JER-LGW/LHR-HEL J/I/I/J ITA Matrix flatlander Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
23NOV £1.89/TP £377 200 DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t I-I-I-I-I-I ITA Lorcancoyle IM0B IB DUB to SVQ BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
24NOV £1.91/TP £765.00 400 BUD-DOH-SHJ I/A/I/A QR.com Wozza2404 A320 QR
11AUG £2.10/TP £420 200 AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR-AMS I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix --> Priceline.com MrMutton
13NOV £2.56/TP £410 160 LHR-HEL ? BA.com Lorcancoyle wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back BA
From North, Central and South America
26Jan £1.50/TP £960 640 LGA-CMH-DCA-PHL-RDU-CLT-ATL-MIA-PTY and return I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix--> BookWithMatrix dot com --> AA.com HPN-HRL other routings available; reverse routing is £40 more - see post 388 AA
10MAY £2.50/TP £203 80 ORF-CLT-ORD I/I AA.com
21MAY £2.08/TP £250 120 YYZ-PHL/LGA-CLT-ORF/PHF I/I/I AA.com
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU (one way, reverse works as well) I/I/I ITA->BWM->priceline.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
23Feb £0.99/TP £356 360 TPE-xKUL-PEN(JHB)-xKUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com ermen two day min stay, promo fare MH
04JAN £1.10/TP £44 40 KUL-PEN D http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/uk/en.html fitch Works in both directions, rtn £80 if you can make the timnings work MH
11Nov £0.85/TP £307 360 TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com neofung
From Africa
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. The guide to using ITA matrix in post #4 (see here) along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or fewer
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year). Alternatively, booking a return to one of the 40 tier point destinations with one way in CE and the return in ET (or vice versa if cheaper). Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seems the most cost effective for this.
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VNO via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520. Also the BA fare for LHR-HEL-TLL at ~£235 is still available and would get 200 TPs for a return.
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Historic information
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
.
** Note that the practice of AA Domestic 3-class service flights booking into A for 210 TPs when I was no longer available ceased in September 2017. Discussion here. **
Welcome to the thread. This is a continuation of the highly popular 2016 Tier Point thread. We keep track of other prices, as well as useful reference information for those planning tier point runs.
Please read the first few posts in this thread first as it contains lots of information which may answer your question.
This is a community-maintained wiki post. Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!
Current Promotions of Interest
Sale Fares
- from AMS/RTM to US ILN4T7S6/INX6T7S6 reported in this post and this post, e.g. NYC - €1,461, ORD - €1,492, LAS - €1,460, needs to be booked by 25 September, see linked post for details
- from PRG to US ILN4T8S6 reported in this post, e.g. IAD - £1,033, MIA - £1,133, ATL - £1,080, needs to be booked by 21 September, see linked post for details
Advanced Promotion Fares
- from DUB to US ILN8C1S6 reported here, e.g. NYC - €1,472, MIA - €1,578, see linked post for details
- froM DUB to US ILN8S4C1 reported here, e.g. JFK - €1,427, MIA - €1,532, LAS - €1,667, LAX - €1,795, HNL - €2,095, this is an advanced purchase fare so no book by deadline, see linked post for details
- from OTP to PHX ILN8R4C1 reported here, e.g. PHX - £1,252, see linked post for details
- from AMS to BKK INCEU60 reported here, e.g. BKK - £1,216, see linked post for details
See here in post # 8 for a 2017 archive of exEU sale fare, and see here in post # 445 for a 2016 archive of exEU sale fares.
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This thread lists attractive tier point (TP) runs under £3 per TP grouped within different (departure) geographies
Please note that current availability is not guaranteed and all prices include taxes. Please use the following convention when adding tier point runs to this wiki post:
Date fare checked Price per Tier Point Total Price Total Tier Points Route Booking Classes Booking Channel Credit Notes (if applicable) Airlines
Please remember to:
- Convert currencies to GBP, rounding to the nearest pound.
- Post full routes and full booking classes.
- Note any restrictions on booking in the Notes section.
- List in order of price per tier point within the relevant departure area.
Please see the links at the bottom of the wiki for archives of runs from previous years.
From Europe
24APR £0.90/TP £400 440 TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-KOI-ABZ ; TLL-BA/AY-HEL-LON-GLA-SDZ-ABZ (see post #1221)
02NOV £1.33/TP £583 440 LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR-NCL//NCL-LHR-HEL-TLL/TLL-HEL-LHR IIIIIIIIII Google Flights armouredant 2 nested tickets, both other a Saturday night. BA ticket, BA & AY metal, AY A350 possible LHR-HEL
08FEB £1.33/TP £346 260 JER-LGW-RAK-LGW-RAK I/I/I/I BA.com ramops
14AUG £1.65/TP £593 360 OSL-HEL-AGP-HEL-OSL I-I-I-I ITA Flythe96flag SH J cabin + possible red-eye (!) AY
26JUL £1.81/TP £72.70 40 MAD-FRA Z lan.com Prospero 787 flat bed LA
1JAN £1.85/TP £444 240 JER-LGW/LHR-HEL J/I/I/J ITA Matrix flatlander Available most weekends first half of 2016, fare IM0R
23NOV £1.89/TP £377 200 DUB-LHR-MAD-SVQ r/t I-I-I-I-I-I ITA Lorcancoyle IM0B IB DUB to SVQ BA and IB flights (I2 for domestic under IB code), random dates in December available, A340 on some dates (helpfully pointed out by Temps that domestic Spain is only 20 TPs)
24NOV £1.91/TP £765.00 400 BUD-DOH-SHJ I/A/I/A QR.com Wozza2404 A320 QR
11AUG £2.10/TP £420 200 AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR-AMS I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix --> Priceline.com MrMutton
13NOV £2.56/TP £410 160 LHR-HEL ? BA.com Lorcancoyle wide open as flight+hotel, can reduce with TCB cash back BA
From North, Central and South America
26Jan £1.50/TP £960 640 LGA-CMH-DCA-PHL-RDU-CLT-ATL-MIA-PTY and return I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I ITA Matrix--> BookWithMatrix dot com --> AA.com HPN-HRL other routings available; reverse routing is £40 more - see post 388 AA
10MAY £2.50/TP £203 80 ORF-CLT-ORD I/I AA.com
21MAY £2.08/TP £250 120 YYZ-PHL/LGA-CLT-ORF/PHF I/I/I AA.com
22NOV £1.43/TP £172 120 DCA-(LGA/BOS/PHL)-CLT-RDU (one way, reverse works as well) I/I/I ITA->BWM->priceline.com
From Middle East, Asia and Australasia
23Feb £0.99/TP £356 360 TPE-xKUL-PEN(JHB)-xKUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com ermen two day min stay, promo fare MH
04JAN £1.10/TP £44 40 KUL-PEN D http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/uk/en.html fitch Works in both directions, rtn £80 if you can make the timnings work MH
11Nov £0.85/TP £307 360 TPE-KUL-SIN-KUL-TPE Z http://www.malaysiaairlines.com neofung
From Africa
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Need a year-end TP run (ex-LON) to make / retain status?
Some tips for searching for the year-end TP run for newcomers, the below is indicative only, but hopefully provides a bit of guidance for relatively straightforward runs ex-LON. The guide to using ITA matrix in post #4 (see here) along with these ideas, might come in handy. Feel free to share results, problems or general questions in the thread as these may not always work and there might be better deals out there...
For overnight trips remember to check BA and Iberia for their flights and hotel option as well, can get hotel for almost no extra cost at times
Need 80 TPs or fewer
Club Europe return somewhere close by is best - DUB, AMS and JER usually cheapest. AMS and JER easier than DUB for an immediate turnaround. The BA.com low fare finder can be very useful.
If you need as few as 45 TPs you might consider booking economy flights and hoping for a proactive online upgrade offer - but they're not guaranteed to materialise (so not one if you have no more time left in your TP collection year). Alternatively, booking a return to one of the 40 tier point destinations with one way in CE and the return in ET (or vice versa if cheaper). Bilbao, Jersey and Amsterdam seems the most cost effective for this.
Need 85-120 TPs
Iberia flights via MAD to regional Spanish airports will get you 120 TPs as the domestic Spanish flights are 20 TPs in business. Under £300 including hotel can be available. Check BIO, GRX, VLC, BCN, SVQ etc. Example here
Need 125-160 TPs
Take a look at the shorthaul plus routes earning 80 TPs each way in business listed in the first post (here) MLA, IST, HEL and RAK are usually available. If time sensitive take a look at BA flight and hotel option to HEL, where you can usually get the last BA flight out on a Saturday, airport hotel and first return Sunday for well under £500.
Alternative options include positioning to JER and flying JER-LGW-XXX (AMS usually works well and avoids switching airports)
Need more than 160 TPs
You'll most likely be heading north then - OSL or VNO via HEL will get you 240 TPs, as will JER-LGW/LHR-HEL e.g. LHR-HEL-OSL for £520. Also the BA fare for LHR-HEL-TLL at ~£235 is still available and would get 200 TPs for a return.
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Historic information
2016 Archive
2015 Archive (6 months Jul to Dec)
2015 Archive (6 months Jan to Jun)
2014 Archive
.
BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 master thread
Aug 31, 2017, 12:05 pm
#3121
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: UK
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 709
I've cancelled this morning's booking and made this one instead. I can't really squeeze INV in. Too much hassle and it would require even more time off work.
That's 920 TPs, hence £2.51/TP. Not the best rate out there, but I am quite excited about LHR CCR (not the first time), first time in First transcon, Flagship lounge in JFK, maybe Qantas lounge at LAX, first time in the JFK CCR.
I am afraid it may just be exhausting though.
Anything I am missing?
That's 920 TPs, hence £2.51/TP. Not the best rate out there, but I am quite excited about LHR CCR (not the first time), first time in First transcon, Flagship lounge in JFK, maybe Qantas lounge at LAX, first time in the JFK CCR.
I am afraid it may just be exhausting though.
Anything I am missing?
Aug 31, 2017, 2:03 pm
#3122
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Gateshead
Programs: BA Gold, ELAL Top Platinum
Posts: 851
Are there any good tp runs which don't have to include a weekend? Can't find any on ita matrix, but then I am awful with that!! Can one of you sieve ita and try find something?
Aug 31, 2017, 2:34 pm
#3123
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Switzerland
Programs: AY+ Platinum, SK Gold, BAEC Silver, airbaltic VIP, Radisson VIP
Posts: 6,532
The current exAMS/BUD/PRG J fare to the US is for midweek departures. Not sure what the minimum stay requirement is.
Aug 31, 2017, 2:36 pm
#3124
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Gateshead
Programs: BA Gold, ELAL Top Platinum
Posts: 851
[QUOTE=florens;28761519]The current exAMS/BUD/PRG J fare to the US is for midweek departures. Not sure what the minimum stay requirement is.[/QUThanks. What are dates?
Aug 31, 2017, 6:39 pm
#3125
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 111
I have a LAX- PTY TP run scheduled for December. I had a bunch of Citi Thank You Points that I needed to use. I planned a 15 segment run, which included a 19-hour stopover in RDU where I have family. I have had it booked since May.
I just checked my reservation and 6 of 15 flights have been changed. My TP went from 800 to 700, and I am no longer have an overnight in RDU. It is a mess. I would rather just cancel and book something else.
Does anyone have any experience with AA in this type of situation? I am currently AA Platinum and my itinerary shows a cost summary of $999.06.
Thanks!
I just checked my reservation and 6 of 15 flights have been changed. My TP went from 800 to 700, and I am no longer have an overnight in RDU. It is a mess. I would rather just cancel and book something else.
Does anyone have any experience with AA in this type of situation? I am currently AA Platinum and my itinerary shows a cost summary of $999.06.
Thanks!
Sep 1, 2017, 12:21 am
#3126
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 7,464
I have a LAX- PTY TP run scheduled for December. I had a bunch of Citi Thank You Points that I needed to use. I planned a 15 segment run, which included a 19-hour stopover in RDU where I have family. I have had it booked since May.
I just checked my reservation and 6 of 15 flights have been changed. My TP went from 800 to 700, and I am no longer have an overnight in RDU. It is a mess. I would rather just cancel and book something else.
Does anyone have any experience with AA in this type of situation? I am currently AA Platinum and my itinerary shows a cost summary of $999.06.
Thanks!
I just checked my reservation and 6 of 15 flights have been changed. My TP went from 800 to 700, and I am no longer have an overnight in RDU. It is a mess. I would rather just cancel and book something else.
Does anyone have any experience with AA in this type of situation? I am currently AA Platinum and my itinerary shows a cost summary of $999.06.
Thanks!
Call AA and they are really flexible. If you wish a refund, just to start again, then this will be provided.
However, I would suggest that you do your homework first and plan the route you wish, then call AA and spell out the exact routing you want. The agent will be able to process this for you (even if your new routing is more expensive than the original - just make sure the same selling classes are available for all the flights you choose for your new itinerary, most likely I class).
Sep 1, 2017, 2:11 am
#3127
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 323
I've just booked this:
This gets me some great value first flights and also gets me 5 short of Gold for the year (including the positioning flight to EDI).
Unfortunately I don't have much more time to fly to get those 5 TP's I need before I go away at Christmas and I really want gold for those flights so I can enjoy the first lounge and my Fiance can enjoy a spa treatment etc.
Any creative ways to eek out 5 more TP's for the same price??
Alternatively, any way I can route to INV for postitioning via another airport to get 45TP's?
Final option, I'm flying to Menorca in a couple of weeks time, booked in economy. No way that flight is worth £130 to upgrade in my mind. One way is booked in O class and the other in M. Is there any way I could sweet talk a CS representative to bump the O fare to M for a small cost??
Thanks for any help
This gets me some great value first flights and also gets me 5 short of Gold for the year (including the positioning flight to EDI).
Unfortunately I don't have much more time to fly to get those 5 TP's I need before I go away at Christmas and I really want gold for those flights so I can enjoy the first lounge and my Fiance can enjoy a spa treatment etc.
Any creative ways to eek out 5 more TP's for the same price??
Alternatively, any way I can route to INV for postitioning via another airport to get 45TP's?
Final option, I'm flying to Menorca in a couple of weeks time, booked in economy. No way that flight is worth £130 to upgrade in my mind. One way is booked in O class and the other in M. Is there any way I could sweet talk a CS representative to bump the O fare to M for a small cost??
Thanks for any help
Sep 1, 2017, 5:25 am
#3128
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BA Executive Club
Posts: 124
I've just booked this:
This gets me some great value first flights and also gets me 5 short of Gold for the year (including the positioning flight to EDI).
Unfortunately I don't have much more time to fly to get those 5 TP's I need before I go away at Christmas and I really want gold for those flights so I can enjoy the first lounge and my Fiance can enjoy a spa treatment etc.
Any creative ways to eek out 5 more TP's for the same price??
Alternatively, any way I can route to INV for postitioning via another airport to get 45TP's?
Final option, I'm flying to Menorca in a couple of weeks time, booked in economy. No way that flight is worth £130 to upgrade in my mind. One way is booked in O class and the other in M. Is there any way I could sweet talk a CS representative to bump the O fare to M for a small cost??
Thanks for any help
This gets me some great value first flights and also gets me 5 short of Gold for the year (including the positioning flight to EDI).
Unfortunately I don't have much more time to fly to get those 5 TP's I need before I go away at Christmas and I really want gold for those flights so I can enjoy the first lounge and my Fiance can enjoy a spa treatment etc.
Any creative ways to eek out 5 more TP's for the same price??
Alternatively, any way I can route to INV for postitioning via another airport to get 45TP's?
Final option, I'm flying to Menorca in a couple of weeks time, booked in economy. No way that flight is worth £130 to upgrade in my mind. One way is booked in O class and the other in M. Is there any way I could sweet talk a CS representative to bump the O fare to M for a small cost??
Thanks for any help
Sep 1, 2017, 7:06 am
#3131
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 323
My mistake. My itinerary leaves Charlotte on 26th, not 27th so doesn't leave much time
Sep 1, 2017, 7:27 am
#3132
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: BA Executive club; Lufthansa Miles and More
Posts: 4
Does anyone have any tips for tier point runs ex-SYD?
I will be 90 TPs short of silver before 8 Jan. I have an upcoming bank holiday on w/e of 2 Oct, so am planning a trip. Any suggestions to maximise TP value?
I also am planning a trip around Christmas / New Year, probably SYD-MEL, then ADL-SYD and SYD-WEL (I will probably be past 8 Jan when I do WEL-SYD).
I have not booked anything yet and fairly flexible.
Thanks in advance.
I will be 90 TPs short of silver before 8 Jan. I have an upcoming bank holiday on w/e of 2 Oct, so am planning a trip. Any suggestions to maximise TP value?
I also am planning a trip around Christmas / New Year, probably SYD-MEL, then ADL-SYD and SYD-WEL (I will probably be past 8 Jan when I do WEL-SYD).
I have not booked anything yet and fairly flexible.
Thanks in advance.
Sep 1, 2017, 9:53 am
#3133
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 1
Hi, I'm new to flyertalk.
I need to earn 295 TPs by 8 November to earn Gold. I'm ex-LON. I'm fairly flexible on timing. Any suggestions on most time and financially efficient method of earning them. Tried a few Helsinki options but they all seem to come out pretty expensive. Nowhere near sub £3 per TP.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
David
I need to earn 295 TPs by 8 November to earn Gold. I'm ex-LON. I'm fairly flexible on timing. Any suggestions on most time and financially efficient method of earning them. Tried a few Helsinki options but they all seem to come out pretty expensive. Nowhere near sub £3 per TP.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
David
Sep 1, 2017, 10:44 am
#3134
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA GGL/CCR
Posts: 169
Playing around with a few dates on google flights, I stumbled across the following:
https://www.google.es/flights/?f=0&g...=ONEWORLD;eo=e
Looks like 720 TP for just under 1500 GBP. Not the greatest comfort, by any means, but just in case it turns out to be useful...
https://www.google.es/flights/?f=0&g...=ONEWORLD;eo=e
Looks like 720 TP for just under 1500 GBP. Not the greatest comfort, by any means, but just in case it turns out to be useful...
Sep 1, 2017, 11:44 am
#3135
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold, GGL/CCR, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat, Pucci Fan Club
Posts: 1,779
Looking at LHR-JFK-LAX-LAS in the F sale for around the 25th November (3 nights) for £2080 return for 920 TPs.
On ITA I could see this price up for BA and AA yesterday. Today (same flights) I can only get the low price on AA. BA has gone up to around £3400.
So before I pull the trigger on AA.com... any ideas to get this priced up on BA? I assume the fare code/rules have changed today?
On ITA I could see this price up for BA and AA yesterday. Today (same flights) I can only get the low price on AA. BA has gone up to around £3400.
So before I pull the trigger on AA.com... any ideas to get this priced up on BA? I assume the fare code/rules have changed today?