Your guide to spending Avios | 2018 edition
Jul 21, 2018, 3:43 am
#301
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 3
Thank you for your advice. So looks like Moscow or Madrid might be decent options Is it possible to check which aircraft is used on these flights when it comes to booking?
Jul 21, 2018, 3:45 am
#302
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 3
1. Yes but only when long haul planes are used short haul - Madrid is I think the only route running at the moment.
2. If you want business in long haul format my suggestion would be spend 12 months getting more points and doing research. If you’re in the U.K. the Head for Points blog gives lots of tips on Avios earning deals mainly involving credit card bonuses. Also make sure you buy everything online via the Avios estore or topcashback.
note there is a little known snag with the 2-4-1 — if you are a few points short of a redemption when booking with BA you can make good with some extra cash to buy the missing Avios: this is not available to you at checkout when using a 2-4-1 — you must have all the points required ready to use.
Jul 21, 2018, 6:54 am
#303
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
The first morning flight BA233 is on widebody through the summer schedule.
Jul 21, 2018, 1:40 pm
#304
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA, AF
Posts: 10,128
The BA rotation is the 460/461 and the winter schedule has been updated to reflect this too.
Jul 21, 2018, 3:09 pm
#305
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORD | MDW
Programs: AA Plat | United Silver | Hyatt Globalist | Hilton Diamond | Marriott Titanium | IHG Ambassador
Posts: 84
Hello, having trouble getting ORD - BIS - ORD to populate on the Avios booking site (AA flies ORD to BIS and award space is available). Any tricks beyond calling to get BIS ticketed? We've been on hold for over 20 min now so I consider this post a short race to an answer...would be good for the future also. Thanks.
Jul 22, 2018, 12:59 am
#306
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: BCN
Programs: BA GGL, IB, LH, IHG Gold
Posts: 582
Jul 22, 2018, 8:50 pm
#307
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 169
Are long-haul (NRT/HKG to US) Premium Economy tickets at double the points of Economy tickets worth it for redeeming Avios on partners like CX and JL (Boeing 777)?
Jul 24, 2018, 3:31 am
#308
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 117
On Oct 1 i will fly back from Mia to Hea in WTP. It will be my "you made it to gold" flight and i really want to make this flight on the 747 to be a flight to remember. The miss is flying with me. Allthough i try to see if upgrade to business is available, it gives me an error as a second flight HEA AMS is on the same booking and that flight has no availability.
is there any way to see if i can upgrade the first leg to business using Avios and how can i do that?
is there any way to see if i can upgrade the first leg to business using Avios and how can i do that?
Jul 24, 2018, 4:21 am
#309
Join Date: Jun 2003
Programs: BA, IHG, 5C
Posts: 4,413
Just search as if you were making a normal reward booking MIA-LHR (I guess you mean Heathrow = LHR). Your upgrade would use the same reward availability as a simple reward.
Currently there's nothing available. Both flights are wide open for booking at the moment so I guess there's some hope (looks like some late availability opened for Aug 6th & 13th for comparison). You can set up a search to monitor this for you on baredemptionfinder.com .
There are 3 J rewards on the 1710 flight the next day if your ticket is changeable.
Currently there's nothing available. Both flights are wide open for booking at the moment so I guess there's some hope (looks like some late availability opened for Aug 6th & 13th for comparison). You can set up a search to monitor this for you on baredemptionfinder.com .
There are 3 J rewards on the 1710 flight the next day if your ticket is changeable.
Jul 24, 2018, 5:21 am
#310
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 117
Just search as if you were making a normal reward booking MIA-LHR (I guess you mean Heathrow = LHR). Your upgrade would use the same reward availability as a simple reward.
Currently there's nothing available. Both flights are wide open for booking at the moment so I guess there's some hope (looks like some late availability opened for Aug 6th & 13th for comparison). You can set up a search to monitor this for you on baredemptionfinder.com .
There are 3 J rewards on the 1710 flight the next day if your ticket is changeable.
Currently there's nothing available. Both flights are wide open for booking at the moment so I guess there's some hope (looks like some late availability opened for Aug 6th & 13th for comparison). You can set up a search to monitor this for you on baredemptionfinder.com .
There are 3 J rewards on the 1710 flight the next day if your ticket is changeable.
there is no chance on chaning the dates as i will have another flight on Oct 3rd and wont be able to make that trip once im back from the US.
Jul 25, 2018, 4:30 am
#311
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA, AF
Posts: 10,128
You would most likely need to pick up the phone to make this change, if it were available.
Jul 26, 2018, 4:18 am
#312
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 246
I am booking my honeymoon for December 2019 from LHR-SYD, I have to Avios and the companion voucher ready to go, my understanding is that there should be 2 Club flights on every flight. How do I go about securing those, I understand it involves late night phone calls and only booking a one way on the Companion voucher to start with.
Jul 26, 2018, 5:04 am
#313
Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 10,138
I am booking my honeymoon for December 2019 from LHR-SYD, I have to Avios and the companion voucher ready to go, my understanding is that there should be 2 Club flights on every flight. How do I go about securing those, I understand it involves late night phone calls and only booking a one way on the Companion voucher to start with.
BA American Express 2-4-1 Voucher Discussion
This is a useful bit of info too and there's lots of threads on 241's which is also in post 5.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29409901-post6.html
Jul 26, 2018, 2:46 pm
#314
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Cham CH
Posts: 1,645
I'm trying to find Reward availability:
in Club or First
to get from New England (NYC, BOS, PHL, YYZ, YUL) to LHR (or ideally ZRH, but adding that as a cash flight is easy)
in September
Absolutely no availability. October looks similar. Yet there is availability in August...i.e. at shorter notice. Used ba.com and qantas.com to search.
Is there something daft I'm doing? Is September really so popular for TATL reward bookings that they are all gone? (never had problems finding something before as long as I've been a bit flexible with dates.)
in Club or First
to get from New England (NYC, BOS, PHL, YYZ, YUL) to LHR (or ideally ZRH, but adding that as a cash flight is easy)
in September
Absolutely no availability. October looks similar. Yet there is availability in August...i.e. at shorter notice. Used ba.com and qantas.com to search.
Is there something daft I'm doing? Is September really so popular for TATL reward bookings that they are all gone? (never had problems finding something before as long as I've been a bit flexible with dates.)
Jul 26, 2018, 2:55 pm
#315
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,561
I'm trying to find Reward availability:
in Club or First
to get from New England (NYC, BOS, PHL, YYZ, YUL) to LHR (or ideally ZRH, but adding that as a cash flight is easy)
in September
Absolutely no availability. October looks similar. Yet there is availability in August...i.e. at shorter notice. Used ba.com and qantas.com to search.
Is there something daft I'm doing? Is September really so popular for TATL reward bookings that they are all gone? (never had problems finding something before as long as I've been a bit flexible with dates.)
in Club or First
to get from New England (NYC, BOS, PHL, YYZ, YUL) to LHR (or ideally ZRH, but adding that as a cash flight is easy)
in September
Absolutely no availability. October looks similar. Yet there is availability in August...i.e. at shorter notice. Used ba.com and qantas.com to search.
Is there something daft I'm doing? Is September really so popular for TATL reward bookings that they are all gone? (never had problems finding something before as long as I've been a bit flexible with dates.)