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Jul 31st
1320 BA780 LHR>ARN mtikky
1700 BA782 LHR>ARN vintagepilot, squawk
20:05 BA786 LHR>ARN bisonrav,Wozza2404

Aug 1st
0705 BA776 LHR>ARN IFE Wizard
1255 AY808 ARN>HEL bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404, squawk
1300 AY864 GOT>HEL awoxp, gosha
1315 AY804 ARN>HEL IFE Wizard
1435 AY810 ARN>HEL vintagepilot
1600 AY1337 HEL>LHR bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404, squawk
1635 AY814 ARN->HEL tsmnc, Selador
1700 AY1341 HEL>LHR awoxp, IFE Wizard, gosha
1930 AY1339 HEL>LHR tsmnc,vintagepilot, Selador

Aug 2nd
1240 BA1 LCY>JFK awoxp, bisonrav, IFE Wizard, vintagepilot, mtikky, Wozza2404, KARFA, tsmnc, gosha, squawk, Selador
1900 AA2246 JFK>CLT IFE Wizard
2040 AA2272 JFK>AUS awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
2232 AA2092 CLT>MCO IFE Wizard

Aug 3rd
0630 BA4362 JFK>MIA tsmnc
0635 AA1479 MCO>MIA IFE Wizard
0842 AA1176 AUS>DFW bisonrav, awoxp, mtikky, gosha
1000 AA2136 LGA>BOS KARFA
1105 AA1571 JFK>MIA Wozza2404
1219 AA388 JFK>CLT vintagepilot
1253 AA2314 DFW>MCO awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha
1259 AA291 JFK>MIA Selador, squawk
1409 AA1609 CLT>MIA vintagepilot
1937 AA1194 MCO>MIA awoxp, bisonrav, mtikky, gosha

Aug 4th
0700 AA1571 MIA>JFK awoxp, gosha
0831 AA2199 MIA>CLT vintagepilot
0849 AA291 MIA>JFK bisonrav, mtikky
1224 AA1002 CLT>JFK vintagepilot
17:05 BA206 MIA>LHR Wozza2404
1830 BA112 JFK>LHR bisonrav, mtikky, vintagepilot
1900 BA174 JFK>LHR awoxp, gosha
1925 BA212 BOS>LHR KARFA

Aug 5th
06.50 AA1495 MIA>ORD IFE Wizard
0815 BA1340 LHR>LBA KARFA
0825 BA794 LHR>HEL bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404
1020 AY832 LHR>HEL awoxp, vintagepilot, gosha
1144 AA272 ORD>JFK IFE Wizard
1405 AY909 HEL>ARN bisonrav, mtikky, Wozza2404
1600 AY865 HEL>GOT awoxp, gosha
1600 AY813 HEL>ARN vintagepilot
1610 BA6080 LHR>HEL tsmnc
1805 BA781 ARN>LHR bisonrav
1830 AA6133 JFK>LHR IFE Wizard
2345 AY825 HEL>ARN tsmnc

Aug 6th
0825 AA6538 LHR>HEL IFE Wizard
1515 BA779 ARN>LHR mtikky
1600 AY813 HEL>ARN IFE Wizard

Aug 8th
0849 AA291 MIA>JFK squawk
1830 BA112 JFK>LHR squawk

Aug 9th
1020 BA6032 LHR>HEL squawk
1600 BA6043 HEL>ARN squawk

Aug 10th
1215 AA145 MIA>ORD Selador
1735 AY10 ORD>HEL Selador

Aug 11th
1155 AY863 HEL>GOT Selador

Hotels

bisonrav:
July 31st: Cockpit Suite, Jumbo Hotel (in around midnight, so unfortunately no cocktails on the terrace or playing with my knobs)
August 2nd: Staybridge Suites, Austin Airport

Wozza2404

July 31st: Clarion Hotel - ARN
Aug 1st: Moxy - LCY
Aug 2nd: Undecided - Likely something around Penn Station
Aug 3rd: The Julia - South Beach

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May 1, 2019, 4:18 am

#166

mtikky

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: West Sussex, UK

Programs: BAEC Gold (11/Dec/18)

Posts: 262

Wiki updated. Now matching @bisonrav and @awoxp for the 1752 mile diversion via Texas. Thanks to everyone for the tip off and assistance from a first timer to a tier point run as big as this.

I suppose I should book a hotel in Austin too now.

May 1, 2019, 4:39 am

#167

Nephoi

Join Date: Nov 2018

Location: BER

Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 1,842

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtikky

hey folks,

just a short question. do you have your babybus TP run on a BA or an AA ticket? im jealous of all the reroutings you got. my BA Agents on the phone wont give me those and have quite strong rules...

May 1, 2019, 4:51 am

#168

mtikky

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: West Sussex, UK

Programs: BAEC Gold (11/Dec/18)

Posts: 262

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nephoi

It's an AA ticket from Stockholm, and they allowed the updates via Twitter direct message.

May 1, 2019, 4:51 am

#169

Nephoi

Join Date: Nov 2018

Location: BER

Programs: BA GGL, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 1,842

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtikky

It's an AA ticket from Stockholm, and they allowed the updates via Twitter direct message.

so basically I shouldnt book on ba again when AA is involved?

May 1, 2019, 4:57 am

#170

bisonrav

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Join Date: Dec 2016

Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis

Posts: 5,573

There are pros and cons, but in general AA is very flexible on re-routings on significant changes.

Nephoi likes this.

May 1, 2019, 4:59 am

#171

mtikky

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: West Sussex, UK

Programs: BAEC Gold (11/Dec/18)

Posts: 262

Quote:

Originally Posted by bisonrav

Should be up to 720TPs now, which since I booked 640 is quite pleasing.

Just added mine up - I went with the simpler direct positioning flights.

All in, I make it 800TP and 37,588 Avios. And possibly the need for a holiday afterwards to recover...
For the main trip, 3 sectors on AY, 3 on BA and 5 on AA.

May 1, 2019, 5:16 am

#172

vintagepilot

Join Date: Mar 2017

Location: Lincolnshire, UK

Programs: BA GGL - maybe only briefly!

Posts: 1,378

Unable to get that additional outbound routing as my JFK MCT problem had already been sorted after last month's changes with a connection down the east coast, but at least I have got my economy return to JFK changed back into first.

The agent said that the AA re-booking engine prioritises timings, to be as close to the original as possible, over cabin class. Maybe I need to swot up use of twitter as it seems to work well.

May 1, 2019, 8:09 am

#173

IFE Wizard

Join Date: May 2007

Location: Close to Heathrow

Programs: BA GGL, Gold for Life, CCR, VS Silver, HHonours Diamond

Posts: 549

Quote:

Originally Posted by awoxp

I've just changed mine due to the MCT breach at JFK.

I found my new route and sent the whole lot to AA via Twitter and they did everything within 5mins. Very efficient.

NEW:
02AUG AA2772 2040 JFK-AUS
03AUG AA1176 0842 AUS-DFW
03AUG AA2314 1253 DFW-MCO
03AUG AA1194 1937 MCO-MIA

All in, another 80 TP from the original itinerary

Along with yourself, bisonrav and mtikky I am going to try and get this revised routing.

I noticed in the Wiki, above, that the flight number for the JFK-AUS is wrong. Once I have re-booked I will correct it.

May 1, 2019, 11:31 am

#174

mtikky

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: West Sussex, UK

Programs: BAEC Gold (11/Dec/18)

Posts: 262

Quote:

Originally Posted by IFE Wizard

I did note that this resulted in a ticket reissue as the cost of mine has disappeared off AA and now shows as an “exchange”.

Same PNR for all three airlines as from before however so all is good.

May 1, 2019, 12:42 pm

#175

bisonrav

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Join Date: Dec 2016

Programs: BAEC GGL/CR; Hilton Diamond; Mucci des Puccis

Posts: 5,573

Quote:

Originally Posted by IFE Wizard

Never update a wiki when watching Game of Thrones. Even the second time through.

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May 4, 2019, 11:28 am

#176

tsmnc

Join Date: Jun 2018

Location: TXL

Programs: BA GGL/CCR; AB Platinum; Hilton Diamond

Posts: 55

Is there someone on BA1 at 2nd August who already flew or will fly the new BA soft First Class?
If so, could one of you awesome guys bring me a new First Class amenity Kit - I can change against another one if wanted

May 4, 2019, 8:12 pm

#177

KeaneJohn

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: London Stratford, E7

Programs: BAEC Gold! Thanks to FT

Posts: 3,368

Very envious of this. As a data point, when I did my BA1 to AA. TP run, for some reason AA has BA1 as international as it’s from London and the system only books flights allowing the BA INT to AA DOM MCT. They couldn’t override this for love nor money and didn’t grasp the concept of pre-clearance in SNN as it was an international flight arriving from London.

I resigned myself to a night at JFK and stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn for around $160. What it lacked in TLC and this was mainly the rooms (80s motel carpet and massive A/C unit) it more than made up for in the public areas, and warm hospitable staff. To get there you take the air train to the hotel shuttle/car rental stop and they return you to the terminal of your choice. I wasn’t overly fussed as at the time I booked my trip I was flying DUB-LCY-MAD-JFK and BA pulled the LCY-MAD part so I was expecting to either have to go direct from DUB or back via LHR and the ‘helpful’ AA agent said, oh I’ve got s one stop flight from LCY to JFK leaving 30 mins after you were originally due to depart but it gets into JFK 5 hours earlier, would that do for you..... when I said it would be she said she needed to get her manager to override availability which would take a while.

May 4, 2019, 11:29 pm

#178

KARFA

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Location: Leeds, UK

Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond

Posts: 42,881

Unfortunately the MCT table makes absolutely no allowance for BA1 and ore clearance so it’s subject to the normal blanket 2 hours for all T7->T8 connections.

May 25, 2019, 10:43 am

#179

squawk

Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: The North

Posts: 1,844

Could anyone who knows MIA recommend a hotel from the plethora of options near the airport?

On the return leg of this fare, I have a 12 hour overnight at MIA before the first MIA-JFK (I arrive from LAS the previous evening about 20:20, and it's an 08:40-odd departure the next morning).