BA American Express 2-4-1 Voucher Discussion
May 17, 2019, 7:26 am
#1531
Join Date: Jul 2013
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no, it resets on the anniversary, you'll see a message on the avios status page about when you will start to accumulate next years 10k
May 17, 2019, 7:29 am
#1532
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
Programs: BA Exec Gold
Posts: 31
May 19, 2019, 8:11 am
#1534
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: UK
Programs: ba, SQ, Qatar, Shangri-la
Posts: 11
2-4-1 and 2 separate bookings
Hello Flyertalk experts.
Can you please clarify how many Avios I actually need in my account I currently have 2002000.
I have a 2-4-1 voucher and hope to make an outbound booking in November this year for departure in November 2020. This booking will be to either KUL, SIN or BKK all of which require 11900 for F or 87500 for CW subject to availability..
I know I can make the outbound reservation on line but due to the inbound being anticipated for February 2021 I will have to wait until March 2020 to complete. However having read some questions and replies it seems that I will need 87500 Avios for the outbound and a further 87500 x 2 for the inbound if both flights are booked on line and I clearly don't have enough Avios for that. Is there a way round this? i.e. Can the inbound be booked through the redemption line for one amount of 87500 as opposed to two?
May 19, 2019, 10:12 am
#1535
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
Yes if you phone and have the inbound added to form a return in the typical manner, you’ll only need the avios for one.
May 20, 2019, 2:41 am
#1536
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: UK
Programs: ba, SQ, Qatar, Shangri-la
Posts: 11
Thank you for that, I thought that would be the case. BA were not overly helpful.
May 20, 2019, 4:52 am
#1537
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 151
Can anyone advise whether it is possible to book a 2-4-1 and instead of returning to GLA/EDI on same day, stay in London for 2-3 days and then fly back ? Flight times from Gatwick result in a LONG layover otherwise
May 20, 2019, 4:59 am
#1538
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
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Yes that's fine. When you are pricing up on ba.com just say yes on the page asking whether you want to stopover and add in the date you want. It should list availability for the relevant days you want.
May 20, 2019, 5:15 am
#1539
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
It would mean you'll be charged APD on that leg so, with the extra carrier surcharge as well and some more hassle/inflexibility, you might want to weigh it up against a standalone redemption or cash ticket or taking the train.
May 20, 2019, 10:06 am
#1540
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You are right there will be the extra APD of £13/26 to pay and possible some airport fees, but there shouldn't be any more carrier surcharge to pay for doing a layover vs connection,
May 28, 2019, 5:21 am
#1541
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 33
Midnight GMT phone numbers?
I have to ring up BA to book my return flights, but when I click on the link in the Wiki, it gives me a DNS error. Is there an up to date link that does something similar?
Thanks!
Thanks!
May 28, 2019, 5:40 am
#1542
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
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The tool that was formerly reached through a link in the wikipost (which I archive below) has not worked for a long time now. There is a lot of discussion in this thread about the best offices to try, as also mentioned in the relevant answer in the wikipost.
A common practice on the forum is to use this tool ...
May 29, 2019, 7:13 am
#1543
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 33
I'm actually trying to cancel my card now, and the lady is convinced that I will lose my 2-4-1 voucher if I cancel, and is very concerned about me losing my voucher, as my flights are booked for a year away.
It is still the case that the voucher persists even after cancelling, right?
It is still the case that the voucher persists even after cancelling, right?
May 29, 2019, 8:29 am
#1544
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 1,387
I'm actually trying to cancel my card now, and the lady is convinced that I will lose my 2-4-1 voucher if I cancel, and is very concerned about me losing my voucher, as my flights are booked for a year away.
It is still the case that the voucher persists even after cancelling, right?
It is still the case that the voucher persists even after cancelling, right?
so- you are almost certainly fine, but you will have no recourse if they suddenly start enforcing the rules.
May 29, 2019, 8:33 am
#1545
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: BHX
Programs: BA GGL CCR GfL, SQ Gold, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Cafe Nero Loyalty Card (7 Stamps)
Posts: 7,330
I'm actually trying to cancel my card now, and the lady is convinced that I will lose my 2-4-1 voucher if I cancel, and is very concerned about me losing my voucher, as my flights are booked for a year away.
It is still the case that the voucher persists even after cancelling, right?
It is still the case that the voucher persists even after cancelling, right?