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 Please add important information to it or correct outdated information by clicking the "Edit" button below!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
Oct 13, 2017, 1:52 pm
#3631
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BRU / SCQ / LUX
Programs: Iberia, BAEC GOLD/ Priority Club : ROYAL Amb / Miles and More: SEN
Posts: 913
Any ideas where we can maximise thé double avios for a TP run?
Oct 13, 2017, 5:16 pm
#3632
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Ayrshire
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, IHG Spire Ambassador, HH Diamond, Scandic Top Floor
Posts: 139
Always the bridesmaid .....
There's a few fare bases... TLBNES, THNCEUR, TLNCEUR and another I think. Saturday night stay required, too, I believe
If you're crafty, you could fly this on the once-daily MAD-LHR IB A340, or BA 777 (sometimes 787!) in each direction.
You can price it up on Kayak easiest, or, Expedia, maybe BA.com or Iberia.com too.
Code:
PERMITTED 15SEP17 THROUGH 07DEC17 OR 09JAN18 THROUGH 27MAR18
Code:
PERMITTED 24APR18 THROUGH 23MAY18 ON THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON DATE OF ORIGIN.
If you're crafty, you could fly this on the once-daily MAD-LHR IB A340, or BA 777 (sometimes 787!) in each direction.
You can price it up on Kayak easiest, or, Expedia, maybe BA.com or Iberia.com too.
Oct 13, 2017, 6:44 pm
#3633
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: London
Programs: BAEC-GGL, GFL, *A Gold, Hilton Diamond , IHG Diamond/Ambassador
Posts: 244
South America tier point runs
I notice that Latin America is not frequently discussed here, except from USA.
Deparring 3 December from london area and needing to be back by 8 December, i need to visit LIM, MEX AND BOG. Any great ideas?
Deparring 3 December from london area and needing to be back by 8 December, i need to visit LIM, MEX AND BOG. Any great ideas?
Oct 14, 2017, 1:01 am
#3634
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,578
If you can push your dates a little bit, there's a not-bad AA fare BCN-BOG at £1,600, or LON-LIM on a mix of carriers for £1,700.
There's also a ~£650 business class fare ex-BOG to SAO/RIO/BUE that permits stopovers en route (eg. LIM, SCL), but I'm not sure that's particularly helpful given your timescale...
Oct 14, 2017, 2:17 am
#3635
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: London
Programs: BAEC-GGL, GFL, *A Gold, Hilton Diamond , IHG Diamond/Ambassador
Posts: 244
I only need 8hrs in each city. I will look at 2nd departure.
Oct 14, 2017, 4:23 am
#3636
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 305
I'll always go OW if I can, but sometimes the better price wins out.
Oct 14, 2017, 5:15 am
#3637
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: BA Gold, UA Silver, Hilton Gold
Posts: 4
QR Biz SOF to SIN return 560TP for approx GBP £1060 (£1.9/TP)
Long time lurker, first time poster: please treat me gently!
I haven't seen this QR fare mentioned specifically: it's not a 'companion fare'; you can use it for 1 pax.
Quite wide availability in 2018 - Feb, Mar, Apr ...
Same day turns available (or you can stay longer
).
Sample dates: 21 Apr SOF-DOH-SIN, 22 Apr SIN-DOH-SOF, books into R class: 560 TPs for around GBP £1060.
Now for the bad news: SOF-DOH-SOF is on A320 - on the plus side, it's the A350 from DOH to SIN and back.
I haven't seen this QR fare mentioned specifically: it's not a 'companion fare'; you can use it for 1 pax.
Quite wide availability in 2018 - Feb, Mar, Apr ...
Same day turns available (or you can stay longer
).Sample dates: 21 Apr SOF-DOH-SIN, 22 Apr SIN-DOH-SOF, books into R class: 560 TPs for around GBP £1060.
Now for the bad news: SOF-DOH-SOF is on A320 - on the plus side, it's the A350 from DOH to SIN and back.
Last edited by BlueEyedBoy; Oct 14, 2017 at 5:40 am
Oct 14, 2017, 6:31 am
#3638
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SZD
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 674
Long time lurker, first time poster: please treat me gently!
I haven't seen this QR fare mentioned specifically: it's not a 'companion fare'; you can use it for 1 pax.
Quite wide availability in 2018 - Feb, Mar, Apr ...
Same day turns available (or you can stay longer).
Sample dates: 21 Apr SOF-DOH-SIN, 22 Apr SIN-DOH-SOF, books into R class: 560 TPs for around GBP £1060.
Now for the bad news: SOF-DOH-SOF is on A320 - on the plus side, it's the A350 from DOH to SIN and back.
I haven't seen this QR fare mentioned specifically: it's not a 'companion fare'; you can use it for 1 pax.
Quite wide availability in 2018 - Feb, Mar, Apr ...
Same day turns available (or you can stay longer
).Sample dates: 21 Apr SOF-DOH-SIN, 22 Apr SIN-DOH-SOF, books into R class: 560 TPs for around GBP £1060.
Now for the bad news: SOF-DOH-SOF is on A320 - on the plus side, it's the A350 from DOH to SIN and back.
Oct 14, 2017, 7:41 am
#3639
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SFO, LON
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, Bonvoy Tit, Hilton Dia etc etc
Posts: 2,354
It is a good fare, there's some availability to other destinations in the region, for example PVG.
Oct 14, 2017, 11:15 am
#3640
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 360
A friend is looking to get from the UK to NYC, specifically departing on 1st/2nd Dec and returning on 4/5/6th Dec. He'd like to try and get from zero to Silver in one trip, so happy to take a bit of a de-tour connections wise. The CWLCY A318 would be nice but not essential. Happy to start ex-EU. Any ideas? Best I can find so far is ex-DUB for £1478. Thanks!
Last edited by AllTheNines; Nov 14, 2017 at 2:20 am
Oct 14, 2017, 11:56 am
#3641
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Programs: BA CCR/GGL, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 3,483
Looking to get from the UK to NYC, specifically departing on 1st/2nd Dec and returning on 4/5/6th Dec. Would like to try and get from zero to Silver in one trip, so happy to take a bit of a de-tour connections wise. The CWLCY A318 would be nice but not essential. Happy to start ex-EU. Any ideas? Best I can find so far is ex-DUB for £1478. Thanks!
However, if you really need 600 TPs in one go you can do:
OSL - HEL - LHR - BOS - JFK return for £2,074 which will get you exactly 600TPs if my sums are correct.
Oct 14, 2017, 1:00 pm
#3642
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 203
I'm looking to sort out 295 TPs and, ideally, to avoid any overnight stays. It looks like I can to a LHR-HEL-TLL-HEL-LHR (I/Y/Y/I) return to get 200 (£492), and then I can do a MAN-LHR-AMS-LHR-MAN (I/I/I/I) return, again in a day, getting me 160 (£365).
It's not terrible value, and saves me money on positioning, overnight stays etc etc. but it does mean I'm going over the top on what I need. If I could do the MAN-LHR-AMS-LHR-MAN as {Q|O|G}/I/I/{K|L|M|N|S|V} - can anyone help me construct and book that fare, assuming it is cheaper?
Also, I welcome any suggestions on the most cost efficient way of getting 95 (or indeed 295) TPs without an overnight stay, from LHR or UK with easy positioning.
It's not terrible value, and saves me money on positioning, overnight stays etc etc. but it does mean I'm going over the top on what I need. If I could do the MAN-LHR-AMS-LHR-MAN as {Q|O|G}/I/I/{K|L|M|N|S|V} - can anyone help me construct and book that fare, assuming it is cheaper?
Also, I welcome any suggestions on the most cost efficient way of getting 95 (or indeed 295) TPs without an overnight stay, from LHR or UK with easy positioning.
Oct 14, 2017, 1:10 pm
#3643
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 123
I did not find them that comfortable to be honest and would not take an A321 operated route in future.
The A320 seats are mainly fully flat and better but there is much less space than on the B787, A350 and even A330 operated routes.
Oct 14, 2017, 1:12 pm
#3644
Join Date: Dec 2016
Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis
Posts: 5,626
I'm looking to sort out 295 TPs and, ideally, to avoid any overnight stays. It looks like I can to a LHR-HEL-TLL-HEL-LHR (I/Y/Y/I) return to get 200 (£492), and then I can do a MAN-LHR-AMS-LHR-MAN (I/I/I/I) return, again in a day, getting me 160 (£365).
It's not terrible value, and saves me money on positioning, overnight stays etc etc. but it does mean I'm going over the top on what I need. If I could do the MAN-LHR-AMS-LHR-MAN as {Q|O|G}/I/I/{K|L|M|N|S|V} - can anyone help me construct and book that fare, assuming it is cheaper?
Also, I welcome any suggestions on the most cost efficient way of getting 95 (or indeed 295) TPs without an overnight stay, from LHR or UK with easy positioning.
It's not terrible value, and saves me money on positioning, overnight stays etc etc. but it does mean I'm going over the top on what I need. If I could do the MAN-LHR-AMS-LHR-MAN as {Q|O|G}/I/I/{K|L|M|N|S|V} - can anyone help me construct and book that fare, assuming it is cheaper?
Also, I welcome any suggestions on the most cost efficient way of getting 95 (or indeed 295) TPs without an overnight stay, from LHR or UK with easy positioning.
Why not just do your second route twice? 2x160 at £365 each trip?
It might also be possible to nest a HEL->LHR in a LHR->HEL for about £380 in each direction which would require a little less messing around.
Oct 14, 2017, 1:17 pm
#3645
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 203
Fair point on the first one. I'll have a look into the nested HEL-LHR option. IF you're doing that (which is banned according to fair rules presumably) do you have to not register your BAEC number etc until after the flights?