Reward map no more
May 11, 2017, 6:25 am
#1
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Reward map no more
Hello, have been told by BA that the reward map will no longer be on their website. I don't normally have a go at BA as they generally do what I want, but it was such a good tool to look for reward availability. Mainly in the sense that you could look for somewhere nearby to where you wanted to go if no availability. Just does not seem to make any sense.
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May 11, 2017, 6:30 am
#2
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
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I suspect it was a bug-ridden corner of the crumpled BA IT system that they felt they could do without. Let's face it, they can't even fix the existing bugs in other areas of ba.com.
May 11, 2017, 6:43 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 561
Hello, have been told by BA that the reward map will no longer be on their website. I don't normally have a go at BA as they generally do what I want, but it was such a good tool to look for reward availability. Mainly in the sense that you could look for somewhere nearby to where you wanted to go if no availability. Just does not seem to make any sense.
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May 11, 2017, 7:26 am
#6
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May 11, 2017, 7:42 am
#7
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: UK
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It's (still) still there:
BA.com>Exec Club>Spend Avios>Top availability routes - scroll down to "finding the reward flight you want is easy" 🤣 And Find out more!
BA.com>Exec Club>Spend Avios>Top availability routes - scroll down to "finding the reward flight you want is easy" 🤣 And Find out more!
May 11, 2017, 8:03 am
#8
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May 11, 2017, 1:27 pm
#11
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May 11, 2017, 2:42 pm
#13
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: UK
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They probably can't find it! Perhaps they are trying to hide it to all but real diehards while it is "getting fixed". I can do dummy bookings with the odd error message as usual when selecting flights...
...Or it is being slowly and quietly enhanced... although as of last week the "find reward flights" box on the front page of the beta site still also linked to it. I quite like the map as I am very flexible on date and destination...the app search tool also seems to suit my purposes though.
...Or it is being slowly and quietly enhanced... although as of last week the "find reward flights" box on the front page of the beta site still also linked to it. I quite like the map as I am very flexible on date and destination...the app search tool also seems to suit my purposes though.
May 12, 2017, 2:04 am
#14
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May 26, 2017, 1:04 am
#15
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
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Originally Posted by ba.com
"Explorer Map
Sorry, our Explorer Map is temporarily unavailable.
We’re working hard to fix the problem. In the meantime, try Flight Finder for another great way to explore where your Avios can take you"
Sorry, our Explorer Map is temporarily unavailable.
We’re working hard to fix the problem. In the meantime, try Flight Finder for another great way to explore where your Avios can take you"
