Quick question about upgrading with Avios.
May 13, 2018, 1:12 am
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Quick question about upgrading with Avios.
Is it better value to book your flight in, say WT and then upgrade your cabin using Avios.
Or book in WT+ in the first place, and use the Avios to bring the price back down to WT levels?
Can you upgrade a WT ticket to F using avios or only up 1 cabin?
Or book in WT+ in the first place, and use the Avios to bring the price back down to WT levels?
Can you upgrade a WT ticket to F using avios or only up 1 cabin?
May 13, 2018, 1:18 am
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May 13, 2018, 1:24 am
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It is worth exploring threads on Dual Inventory fares so you can familiarise yourself on how they work and how to identify them
Essentially, DIFs are available in WT+ and are constructed as prevailing WT fares with a fixed supplement. It should also be possible to use Avios to reduce the fare
Essentially, DIFs are available in WT+ and are constructed as prevailing WT fares with a fixed supplement. It should also be possible to use Avios to reduce the fare
May 13, 2018, 1:28 am
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May 13, 2018, 1:34 am
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Cash tickets which you upgrade with avios earn avios and TPs based on the underlying cash booked cabin, not based on the upgraded cabin.
May 13, 2018, 1:36 am
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When it comes to Avios/TPs - you get what you paid for in cash.
SO - if you buy a fare and upgrade using cash - you get the Avios/TP for the upgraded cabin
If you buy a fare and upgrade using avios - you get the Avios/TP for the original cabin
If you buy a fare using cash and reduce the price using avios - you get Avios/TP
If you buy a fare using avios and reduce the price using cash - you get nothing