AA's new B class within a BA booking
Sep 19, 2017, 12:49 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,770
AA's new B class within a BA booking
Been looking at a flight from BOS-JFK-LHR.
The outbound portion books into K for the JFK-BOS AA flight but the BOS-JFK bit is B and that's AA's new super cheap basic economy cabin with zero benefits.
Any ideas how this works within a BA booking (on BA.com and all other flights on BA metal).
Does AA's zero TP, Avios etc. apply?
The outbound portion books into K for the JFK-BOS AA flight but the BOS-JFK bit is B and that's AA's new super cheap basic economy cabin with zero benefits.
Any ideas how this works within a BA booking (on BA.com and all other flights on BA metal).
Does AA's zero TP, Avios etc. apply?
Sep 19, 2017, 1:41 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,533
Been looking at a flight from BOS-JFK-LHR.
The outbound portion books into K for the JFK-BOS AA flight but the BOS-JFK bit is B and that's AA's new super cheap basic economy cabin with zero benefits.
Any ideas how this works within a BA booking (on BA.com and all other flights on BA metal).
Does AA's zero TP, Avios etc. apply?
The outbound portion books into K for the JFK-BOS AA flight but the BOS-JFK bit is B and that's AA's new super cheap basic economy cabin with zero benefits.
Any ideas how this works within a BA booking (on BA.com and all other flights on BA metal).
Does AA's zero TP, Avios etc. apply?
Sep 19, 2017, 4:24 am
#4
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, TK Elite, HHonors Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 7,691
I believe you are trying to purchase a WTP ticket from BOS to LHR via JFK? The domestic flight will be sold as a BA flight, and B class is full fare class on BA (earning maximum Avios and TPs in the cabin).
Sep 19, 2017, 4:42 am
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA, AF
Posts: 10,129
If it's on ba.com then presumably your BOS-JFK is BAxxxx operated by American Airlines, which is coming up as selling class B. I highly doubt that would translate into AAxxxx in B.
Sep 19, 2017, 4:45 am
#7
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,967
If you are getting a quote on ba.com then the AA domestic flight should be listed under a BA flight number.
Based on that if you look at the BA.com calculator, enter BOS-JFK, and BA as the airline, B selling class gets you 20 TPs and 1000 avios.
Based on that if you look at the BA.com calculator, enter BOS-JFK, and BA as the airline, B selling class gets you 20 TPs and 1000 avios.
Sep 19, 2017, 4:50 am
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,770
So that's definitely worth looking at especially if I could get an A321T. Already got one flight coming up where I've stuck myself in the business cabin.
Sep 19, 2017, 5:12 am
#10
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,770
Sep 19, 2017, 5:17 am
#12
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club, easyJet and Ryanair
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: UK/Las Vegas
Programs: BA Gold (GGL/CCR)
Posts: 15,926
If it's a BA flight number then you should look at the TP/Avios earning calculator and select BA as the carrier to see how many TPs/Avios are offered for the BA fare code. The metal (and the underlying AA flight number and fare code) is irrelevant.
Sep 19, 2017, 5:45 am
#13
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond
Posts: 7,770
We know the TP calculator can be flaky sometimes, but I do have the flight down as 20TP in MMB now and also got a seat in the business cabin for the 40 mins flight + whatever taxiing etc. Good result for me.
Been using that a bit recently when booking US internal flights. Got a few that are booking into things that give 20TP instead of 10TP for a negligible price difference.
Just trying to avoid AA's B class at present unless I fancy a cheap day out or something.
Been using that a bit recently when booking US internal flights. Got a few that are booking into things that give 20TP instead of 10TP for a negligible price difference.
Just trying to avoid AA's B class at present unless I fancy a cheap day out or something.
Sep 20, 2017, 3:39 am
#14
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
Programs: SPG LT Plat, BA G, BD*LG, MG Blue+ ...
Posts: 16,032
This does seem to a be a sweet spot : I've also got a booking where an AA domestic flight (with a BAxxxx flight number) connecting into BA transatlantic has booked into B, paying 20 TPs for just a nominal extra fare over the BA flight itself.