Reward Flight Savers priced from £1 - trial begins 16 July 2019
May 6, 2020, 12:37 am
#106
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 5,398
Yes, I was happy the Javascript workaround worked. In fact, it still seems to work too as long as the reservation is intact and no flight cancellation has yet taken place. I am still holding future bookings that can be cancelled this way, although I would prefer to fly them.
May 6, 2020, 9:57 am
#108
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 411
They seem to have introduced the prices rises without grabbing any attention, presumably as few people are booking or flying right now.
May 6, 2020, 12:44 pm
#109
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,158
I've checked. I did it on April 6th, that must be why it worked. So they've actively invested real time in explicitly blocking this. #.......s
May 6, 2020, 12:47 pm
#110
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,158
It already has happened over the last few weeks. At the cheapest 50p price point the UK and the shorter European routes one way were 7500 avios off peak and 8000 peak. These have been raised by 1000 avios to 8500 off peak and 9000 peak. Other price points have seen an increase in cash or avios. For example off peak was 4000 avios plus £15.50 one way and this has now risen to £17.50 (which was the old RFS default before the lower £1 base return was introduced).
They seem to have introduced the prices rises without grabbing any attention, presumably as few people are booking or flying right now.
They seem to have introduced the prices rises without grabbing any attention, presumably as few people are booking or flying right now.
Aug 13, 2020, 2:18 pm
#111
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: IND/NYC/MEX
Programs: AA PPro BA Bronze SPG Gold HH GLD Hyatt Exp
Posts: 1,133
There has been an increase in the "normal" rates at least as far as USD are concerned. The cash component is pricing at 62 USD rather than 42 USD. I was told the only way to get the "correct" rate is to have a UK address.
Aug 17, 2020, 6:29 am
#112
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,158
The new RFS rates have increase Avios and lowered RFS fee but this has never publicly changed from being a trial to being final. The first step of Avios&Cash is the previous RFS fee, give or take, reducing Avios required to the standard RFS amount.
Aug 17, 2020, 8:47 am
#113
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: IND/NYC/MEX
Programs: AA PPro BA Bronze SPG Gold HH GLD Hyatt Exp
Posts: 1,133
I don’t think that is right. You may be noticing a price difference between an “RFS” (Reward Flight Saver) for which you must qualify rather than the normal Avios + Fees, Taxes and Charges.
The new RFS rates have increase Avios and lowered RFS fee but this has never publicly changed from being a trial to being final. The first step of Avios&Cash is the previous RFS fee, give or take, reducing Avios required to the standard RFS amount.
The new RFS rates have increase Avios and lowered RFS fee but this has never publicly changed from being a trial to being final. The first step of Avios&Cash is the previous RFS fee, give or take, reducing Avios required to the standard RFS amount.
There is some more detail in this thread:
Avios Redemption Pricing Error?