Avios & Tier Points calculator mistake?
Jun 6, 17, 5:20 am
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Avios & Tier Points calculator mistake?
Found a great fare on Finnair (DUB TO CTL_ in business class (fare class I) only to find out when I had booked it that according to BA's calculator it will generate 0 tier points!.
Is it worth calling BA Executive club to clarify if this is correct? I need my tier points to ensure I maintain my silver status at anniversary.
Jun 6, 17, 5:26 am
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Originally Posted by dsf
As it says on the calculator (indeed, in the screenshot!) - if your trip involves multiple legs, you have to input them individually.
Booking under the AY codeshare? You will still earn 140 TPs. If it posts incorrectly you would have to contact BAEC for a correction.
Jun 6, 17, 5:28 am
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Originally Posted by internetvicar
Yes... this is the flight I'll be taking on AA metal but it is a Finnair codeshare. If it were an AA flight number I would get tier points
Jun 6, 17, 5:30 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
The OP may have done so, there is a seasonal DUB-CLT direct AA flight.
Booking under the AY codeshare? You will still earn 140 TPs. If it posts incorrectly you would have to contact BAEC for a correction.
Booking under the AY codeshare? You will still earn 140 TPs. If it posts incorrectly you would have to contact BAEC for a correction.
Jun 6, 17, 5:33 am
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Originally Posted by internetvicar
Thanks for letting me know, I had hoped it was incorrect
Jun 6, 17, 5:34 am
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Originally Posted by dsf
Ah, this I didn't know. Apologies OP!
.... I generally fly to just tip over the 600 tier points for silver
Jun 6, 17, 5:36 am
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The calculator and the system that credits flights to your account do not actually use the same database (goodness knows why that is - but it has always been so).
Therefore, if a flight seems to say zero in the calculator, that does not automatically/necessarily infer you will get a problem with crediting.
The calculator returns zero for routes it doesn't know about, etc.
Therefore, if a flight seems to say zero in the calculator, that does not automatically/necessarily infer you will get a problem with crediting.
The calculator returns zero for routes it doesn't know about, etc.
Jun 6, 17, 3:17 pm
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The points should post correctly after the flight - on your point about chasing up Gold, it will depend how short you are from it and whether the benefits of Gold are worth for you. The benefits of Silver tend to be good enough for most flyers...
Jun 6, 17, 3:29 pm
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Originally Posted by www.bestuseofpoints
The points should post correctly after the flight - on your point about chasing up Gold, it will depend how short you are from it and whether the benefits of Gold are worth for you. The benefits of Silver tend to be good enough for most flyers...
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Jun 6, 17, 4:00 pm
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@internetvicar
After just shy of ten years since registering with FT it's good to see you have made your first post. Hopefully one of the BAEC ambassadors will be along at some point to offer an official welcome as you break out from lurkerdom.
After just shy of ten years since registering with FT it's good to see you have made your first post. Hopefully one of the BAEC ambassadors will be along at some point to offer an official welcome as you break out from lurkerdom.
Jun 6, 17, 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Calli0
Sorry to jump on your thread. I have a flight booked and it says I will get 14,697 Avios and 560 tier points. When i put the flight into the calculator it has more Avios and less tier points. Is it (the calculator) generally unreliable?
