Booking HAV with Avios
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Just type in HAV - don't worry that it doesn't autocomplete - and search. Works fine and shows availability on ba.com. Just tried for IB MAD-HAV.
#3
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I haven’t tried HAV specifically but there are lots of airports for which BA.com does not recognise and auto-complete the airport name, but for which you can just enter the 3 letter code and the search will work anyway.
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Hmm. That’s solved one problem, thank you KARFA. But any AA flight I select (for example I was looking 16 Jan and there’s loads of availability MIA-HAV) but an error keeps coming up saying I can’t book these flights & please try another
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I don't think you can book AA reward flights to HAV on aa.com using aa miles so the same restriction may also apply to AA reward flights booked with avios on ba.com. You may need to call to book those AA flights.
I don't think there should be any issue with IB flights - however if that's what you want to pick you would be better off transferring the avios to your IB account and booking on there since taxes/fees/charges for a return in J will be ~£150 compared to ~£450 when booking on ba.com.
I don't think there should be any issue with IB flights - however if that's what you want to pick you would be better off transferring the avios to your IB account and booking on there since taxes/fees/charges for a return in J will be ~£150 compared to ~£450 when booking on ba.com.
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And don't use BA.com to book MAD-HAV on Iberia - it'll cost you hundreds in BA fees, even though it is an Iberia flight.
Make sure you have an IB+ account and transfer the avios over to there and then book direct with IB avios for the IB flight.
ps. Much higher "visa" fees for flights from USA to Cuba. Perhaps fly MAD-HAV HAV-MIA and then MIA-MAD, all transatlantic on Iberia. (and remember one-way ex-USA in BA CW or F on avios carries HUGE surcharges!)
Make sure you have an IB+ account and transfer the avios over to there and then book direct with IB avios for the IB flight.
ps. Much higher "visa" fees for flights from USA to Cuba. Perhaps fly MAD-HAV HAV-MIA and then MIA-MAD, all transatlantic on Iberia. (and remember one-way ex-USA in BA CW or F on avios carries HUGE surcharges!)
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I would agree though it is easier to go from MAD if the OP can go with that option.
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It was a huge ordeal trying to get this done last year
Booked IB MAD-HAV using avios on Iberia plus website with ease
Was unable to book AA HAV-MIA through BAEC online (despite availability showing up on avios search) nor by phone. The BAEC agent, after keeping me on hold for ages, gave the explanation that "as a company [they] don't sell tickets to Havana". This is untrue as both they and IB are part of IAG...
Eventually managed to book AA cash flights from HAV-MIA on the AA website for around $100 USD.
Booked IB MAD-HAV using avios on Iberia plus website with ease
Was unable to book AA HAV-MIA through BAEC online (despite availability showing up on avios search) nor by phone. The BAEC agent, after keeping me on hold for ages, gave the explanation that "as a company [they] don't sell tickets to Havana". This is untrue as both they and IB are part of IAG...
Eventually managed to book AA cash flights from HAV-MIA on the AA website for around $100 USD.
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The Cuba restrictions that had been loosened a couple of years ago were again tightened early this year. See:
Trouble booking avios redmption from Mia to Hav
BA avios redemption with AA - HAV-MIA - January 2020
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ravel/cuba.jsp
Trouble booking avios redmption from Mia to Hav
BA avios redemption with AA - HAV-MIA - January 2020
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ravel/cuba.jsp