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Old Feb 20, 2018, 8:09 am
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Originally Posted by BA6501
No, it would not use the multipartner chart. It will price as the sum of two one ways using the distance chart. You can test this with a CX-BE connection.
The multipartner chart is just for oneworld.
Yeah, I think that's right. I booked the following itinerary and the total was 41,750 Avios:

DUB-JFK (EI) Sept 29
JFK-LAX (AS) Oct 3
LAX-DUB (EI) Oct 6

I'm impressed that worked, because Aer Lingus and Alaska aren't partners with each other, they are just each partners with BA. The baggage allowance carried through the whole itinerary too, despite them not being partners with each other.
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Old Feb 20, 2018, 1:23 pm
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Do I recall being able to redeem Avios on Royal Air Maroc? Or am I misremembering something? Looking to go JFK-CMN-GIB.
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Old Feb 20, 2018, 5:26 pm
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Originally Posted by wiivile
Do I recall being able to redeem Avios on Royal Air Maroc? Or am I misremembering something? Looking to go JFK-CMN-GIB.
IAG announced a couple of years ago that Royal Air Maroc would become an avios partner but it has not happened:
Royal Air Maroc to become an IAG Avios partner

They are a partner of IB:
https://www.iberia.com/us/iberiaplus/partners/flights/
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Old Feb 21, 2018, 2:07 am
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Originally Posted by jerry a. laska
IAG announced a couple of years ago that Royal Air Maroc would become an avios partner but it has not happened:
Royal Air Maroc to become an IAG Avios partner

They are a partner of IB:
https://www.iberia.com/us/iberiaplus/partners/flights/
you could do JFK-MAD-XRY/AGP on IB if you don’t mind flying through Spain.
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 2:40 am
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I know additions to RFS buckets are luck based and down to the BA systems.

Is it the same for V class too?
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 3:59 am
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Another question - Upgrading 2x one-way RFS from ET to CE, I'm being quoted £85 change fee + difference in Avios.

£85 is made up of 2x£35 + 2x£7.50.

Is this expected?

Seems a bit naff of BA to be charging the change fee in this case?
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 4:03 am
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Originally Posted by shadowline
Another question - Upgrading 2x one-way RFS from ET to CE, I'm being quoted £85 change fee + difference in Avios.

£85 is made up of 2x£35 + 2x£7.50.

Is this expected?

Seems a bit naff of BA to be charging the change fee in this case?
Yes if you are changing the cabin on an existing reward booking this is a change and a change fee of £35 per person is due.

You may find it cheaper to book the CE seats separately and just cancel the existing ET bookings.
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 4:41 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Yes if you are changing the cabin on an existing reward booking this is a change and a change fee of £35 per person is due.

You may find it cheaper to book the CE seats separately and just cancel the existing ET bookings.
Frustrating! A new booking in CE will cost £25 each, losing £17.50 on the ET seat. Total cost £42.50 each. Which is £85 total...

EDIT: My maths was wrong, I'd ignored the £17.50 that I'd already spent for the upgrade.

This one-way RFS is part of a return trip. I imagine it's straightforward to split the booking? Or am I wrong?
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 4:58 am
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Originally Posted by shadowline
Frustrating! A new booking in CE will cost £25 each, losing £17.50 on the ET seat. Total cost £42.50 each. Which is £85 total...
Based on where you are now with 2 existing ET bookings and that you want to end up flying in ET, which option is cheaper to achieve this?

Option 1 - new CE bookings & cancel existing ET booking:
Cost - avios for CE + 2 x £25
Refund - avios for ET, no cash refunded
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Net Cost - avios difference ET to CE + £50

Option 2 - change existing ET booking to CE:
Cost - avios avios difference ET to CE + 2x £35 change fees + extra RFS fee ET to CE (2 x £7.50)
Refund - none
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Net Cost - avios difference ET to CE + £85

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Old Feb 23, 2018, 5:03 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Thank you! I haven't had my coffee yet today...
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 5:05 am
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Originally Posted by shadowline
This one-way RFS is part of a return trip. I imagine it's straightforward to split the booking? Or am I wrong?
Ah so you want to change one leg only of a return reward booking? That makes it a little more complex.
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 5:45 am
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Originally Posted by KARFA
Ah so you want to change one leg only of a return reward booking? That makes it a little more complex.
Yes
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Old Feb 23, 2018, 6:02 am
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Originally Posted by shadowline
I know additions to RFS buckets are luck based and down to the BA systems.

Is it the same for V class too?
To answer my own question, it is.

I've just had an EF alert for the flight I want, and I was able to book it.
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Old Feb 25, 2018, 7:42 am
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Are there current problems booking SriLankan Airlines redemptions online? I've tried endless routes... CMB-DOH, CMB-DXB, CMB-BKK, CMB-SIN... and all give an error message saying the journey can't be priced, contact the BA call centre. Never used to have this problem.
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Old Feb 27, 2018, 8:22 am
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Hello,

I am trying to search Avios availability and price for a NCE/LGW/FLL/LGW/NCE journey with no stopovers in LGW in either direction. However, when i request NCE/FLL and return the response is BA or its Partners do not fly this route. Is it possible in some way to enter and get this itinerary priced? I know that I can do it as two separate journeys (NCE/LGW/NCE and LGW/FLL/LGW) but I would like it on one ticket to avoid having to pay UK departure tax as you can for an itinerary paying by cash.

So is it possible to book this online somehow?
Cheers
Steve
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