How to redeem Multi-partner reward flights?
Oct 24, 2018, 10:21 pm
#16
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Is that depend on the agent?
Because I tried to redeem a ticket (HKG-LHR-CPH-HEL-DOH-HKG), the agent said that I should divide it in 2 booking. (HKG-LHR-CPH // HEL-DOH-HKG) costs 56000 Avios in economy class. (CPH-HEL) costs 4500 Avios in economy class. How the agent calculate it?
Because I tried to redeem a ticket (HKG-LHR-CPH-HEL-DOH-HKG), the agent said that I should divide it in 2 booking. (HKG-LHR-CPH // HEL-DOH-HKG) costs 56000 Avios in economy class. (CPH-HEL) costs 4500 Avios in economy class. How the agent calculate it?
Based on my experience, yoi have to state explicitly to redeem as Multi-carrier award for them to work coreectly...
Also, you may have higher rate of success if you speak to UK/US/India agents (late night HK time) than Hong Kong team... Different agents have different rules
Oct 24, 2018, 10:31 pm
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Oct 25, 2018, 1:32 am
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Jun 4, 2019, 3:42 pm
#23
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Can any kind soul tell me if the following qualifies for multi partner booking, and would it be classified as economy or business?
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
Jun 4, 2019, 3:45 pm
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Can any kind soul tell me if the following qualifies for multi partner booking, and would it be classified as economy or business?
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
Jun 4, 2019, 3:48 pm
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Can any kind soul tell me if the following qualifies for multi partner booking, and would it be classified as economy or business?
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
Jun 5, 2019, 2:36 am
#26
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Can any kind soul tell me if the following qualifies for multi partner booking, and would it be classified as economy or business?
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
AMS - DOH (QR J) - JNB (QR J) and DUR - LHR (BA Y)
I could add JNB - DUR on Comair if it makes a difference.
I have heard that the class of the longest leg, ie DUR - LHR determines what multiple of Avios the trip would be calculated on.
Beware of married segment availability on QR too - not that there's a lot you can do to mitigate.
Jun 5, 2019, 1:14 pm
#27
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Longest leg pricing is correct, but as stated above you need another partner. Bounce through either HEL or MAD on AY/IB and you'd still get in under the 14k mile threshold - provided there is appropriate space. From my mooching around, I would hazard a guess that IB is more likely to have J space open - but there's no substitute for actually searching.
Beware of married segment availability on QR too - not that there's a lot you can do to mitigate.
Beware of married segment availability on QR too - not that there's a lot you can do to mitigate.
Jun 5, 2019, 1:25 pm
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I would also highlight that the more a route ceases to resemble the most direct route the more likely it is to be challenged prior to ticketing, which can result in a huge amount of wasted time further down the line. Agreed re the possible addition of partner flights but will be easier if you avoid backtracking, eg HEL-AMS (AY) AMS-DOH (QR) should be easier to book than AMS -HEL (AY) HEL-DOH (QR)
Since multi-partner awards price based on total distance flown, I'm not sure why BA would even care about backtracking on such awards.
But if you are aware of multi-partner routings being rejected because of backtracking, that would be important to the discussion.
Jun 5, 2019, 1:29 pm
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I am, and it got to the point where their reasons for rejection got to be completely made up and they could not explain why the 'most direct route' rule applied in my case, and not in another. No amount of challenging their rejections got anywhere.
