Your guide to spending Avios | 2018 edition
Jun 2, 2018, 3:34 am
#211
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Thank you!
I will call them right away!
Update: After a 38 min hold on the Gold line, got it all sorted! Thank you, KARFA!
Last edited by Guy Betsy; Jun 2, 2018 at 4:28 am
Jun 4, 2018, 10:36 am
#212
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Has anyone seen recently that the expanded avios availability for GCH doesn’t match up to V class availability
for instance on jun 6 Tlv-lhr there is 9 v classes on the ba 166 using a US pos while only 2 avios seats available for a US-based gold account. Would calling the gold line help or am I out of luck?
for instance on jun 6 Tlv-lhr there is 9 v classes on the ba 166 using a US pos while only 2 avios seats available for a US-based gold account. Would calling the gold line help or am I out of luck?
Jun 4, 2018, 10:39 am
#213
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Has anyone seen recently that the expanded avios availability for GCH doesn’t match up to V class availability
for instance on jun 6 Tlv-lhr there is 9 v classes on the ba 166 using a US pos while only 2 avios seats available for a US-based gold account. Would calling the gold line help or am I out of luck?
for instance on jun 6 Tlv-lhr there is 9 v classes on the ba 166 using a US pos while only 2 avios seats available for a US-based gold account. Would calling the gold line help or am I out of luck?
BA 166 0 TLV
06/06/18 7:20 AM LHR
06/06/18 10:45 AM 777
J9 C2 D2 R0 I0 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M7 L4 V2 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
06/06/18 7:20 AM LHR
06/06/18 10:45 AM 777
J9 C2 D2 R0 I0 W9 E5 T0 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M7 L4 V2 S0 N0 Q0 O0 G0
Jun 4, 2018, 10:49 am
#214
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good to know for next time which POS to check on expertflyer
Jun 4, 2018, 12:25 pm
#215
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Can someone help me? I am looking to book award flight on AerLingus flying from ZRH to DUB direct flight for a family member. I called BA to check how many avios I need and the taxes, I was told 6500 avios and abt 60+ DBP. Does that sound right? 60+GBP? I checked United and it requires 8000 points plus 35USD. From looking at infor at the beginning of the thread, I was expecting 7500 avios needed and abt $35 USD. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks much!
Jun 4, 2018, 1:01 pm
#216
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Can someone help me? I am looking to book award flight on AerLingus flying from ZRH to DUB direct flight for a family member. I called BA to check how many avios I need and the taxes, I was told 6500 avios and abt 60+ DBP. Does that sound right? 60+GBP? I checked United and it requires 8000 points plus 35USD. From looking at infor at the beginning of the thread, I was expecting 7500 avios needed and abt $35 USD. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks much!
Switzerland Airport Passenger Security And Noise Charge (CH)£26.70
EI YQ surcharge (YQ)£16.80
LX YR surcharge (YR)£19.10
EI YQ surcharge (YQ)£16.80
LX YR surcharge (YR)£19.10
Jun 4, 2018, 1:35 pm
#217
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Try booking the Aer Lingus flight on avios.com, the taxes etc may well be much lower. You can try doing this before transferring the Avios over.
Jun 4, 2018, 1:41 pm
#218
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Thanks for the help! So using avios dont save me much over United. Or buying the ticket outright is 79CHF/87GBP without check in bags.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Jun 5, 2018, 12:05 pm
#219
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Hi folks I have tried searching for this but can't seem to find it being asked before.
I'm looking to use a companion voucher for GLA - LHR - JFK. On top of that I would like to pay cash for a ticket for a 3rd person to join us, is it possible to have all three on the same PNR? or would the third person need to be a separate booking?
I'm looking to use a companion voucher for GLA - LHR - JFK. On top of that I would like to pay cash for a ticket for a 3rd person to join us, is it possible to have all three on the same PNR? or would the third person need to be a separate booking?
Jun 5, 2018, 12:56 pm
#220
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If you have BA EC Gold , you get can this on one PNR
Otherwise it will be one PNR for the award booking, and another for the cash booking...
Otherwise it will be one PNR for the award booking, and another for the cash booking...
Jun 5, 2018, 12:59 pm
#221
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Hi folks I have tried searching for this but can't seem to find it being asked before.
I'm looking to use a companion voucher for GLA - LHR - JFK. On top of that I would like to pay cash for a ticket for a 3rd person to join us, is it possible to have all three on the same PNR? or would the third person need to be a separate booking?
I'm looking to use a companion voucher for GLA - LHR - JFK. On top of that I would like to pay cash for a ticket for a 3rd person to join us, is it possible to have all three on the same PNR? or would the third person need to be a separate booking?
Jun 5, 2018, 1:05 pm
#222
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I've never heard of that before and I had a 241 with a cash booking for a 3rd person and it had to be 2 PNR's. Genuinely curious!
Jun 5, 2018, 1:19 pm
#223
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you can’t have reward and cash tickets on one booking. In the OP’s situation there would be two separate bookings, one for the 2-4-1 and the other for the third person made by cash.
As a GCH the OP can also do TCP and free seat selection across on to the other booking as long as they are in the same cabin and flight.
Linking bookings (called TCP - To Complete Party) is available to any status, it is not a gold specific benefit. All TCP'ing two bookings does though is add a note on one referencing the other. This can be done by the BA agent on the phone. It is not any kind of merging of bookings.
However, what is a gold/owe benefit and not available for other tiers is free seat selection for the non-gold/silver booking passenger. If you are a GCH/owe and there is someone travelling on the same flight and in the same cabin on a separate booking, you can request free seat selection for the other person so that you can sit together. This second step, after doing the TCP, is usually sent off to the infamous back office to process and takes a few days to do. At no point are the bookings merged or combined. They will remain as two separate bookings.
Jun 5, 2018, 1:27 pm
#224
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Thanks for the clarification KARFA ^
Jun 7, 2018, 11:41 am
#225
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Just tried to lookup on the BA Website RFS for a couple of Domestic Flights on JAL whislt in Japan, but no availability is coming up at all for the whole of October..
Is this a job for the call centre?
Ta,
Andy
Is this a job for the call centre?
Ta,
Andy