Reward to/from Johannesburg
#16
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Silver, Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles Platinum
Posts: 2,373
Cape Town is 2x 747 ex LHR, and then a less than daily service ex LGW on a 747.
I believe that the airport is not capable of A380 service, or both BA & EK would be flying A380.
I believe that the airport is not capable of A380 service, or both BA & EK would be flying A380.
#17
Join Date: Feb 2016
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 342
Last week I booked LHR to JNB J in jan on Qatar for 1550 pp. no way a CW fare would get to that price and so we are happy to take the longer route. When we use avios for F or J, then it is at T-355, whether it is September or January....
#18
Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 1,260
Ex-EU is a good thought, although starting in JER makes it less easy.
I also need to remember that OW won't be essential, as we will already have the TPs needed for gold renewal.
Just hate to lose a 2-4-1 and have to pay for an expensive seat ... and, sorry, we don't do PE
I also need to remember that OW won't be essential, as we will already have the TPs needed for gold renewal.
Just hate to lose a 2-4-1 and have to pay for an expensive seat ... and, sorry, we don't do PE
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,124
I do however need to balance the use of the voucher with the relentless pursuit of TPs during the membership year. Fortunately, having just started a new year, we already have 1,600 in MMB so have free rein for the first 4 months of 2020. But ... we have our 40th anniversary in March, and I need a special destination (= expensive!). So the 2-4-1 has added value on this occasion.
#21
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: JER
Programs: BA Gold/OWE, several MUCCI, and assorted Pensions!
Posts: 32,124
Much may hinge on our experience at a new hotel in St. Lucia next month. If it’s as good as we hope, then certainly a 2-4-1 to somewhere East Coast followed by a paid AA flight may fit the bill... despite some probably inconvenient connection times. But the Western Cape is always our favourite!
#23
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Under the Heathrow flightpath
Programs: BA, Virgin, Emirates, SAA, Kenya Airways, Hilton, Radisson, IHG group
Posts: 20
I never knew that Cris! I've often moaned about being on that 747 to Cape Town as I think they wheel out their oldest ones for it - but never knew that the airport couldn't accommodate the A380
#24
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
Programs: Mucci. Nothing else matters.
Posts: 38,642
I believe (from previous discussions about CPT) that this is being worked on, but it's the sort of project that takes years not months.