Sep 23, 2019, 5:09 am
Promo : Double Avios on up to 10 flights, register and book by 13 Dec 2019
Sep 22, 2019, 6:58 am
#46
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 1,593
I'm in Switzerland, hadn't received an email, and was using a standard web browser with no VPN (so clearly coming from Switzerland). Registration was successful on my first attempt at clicking the URL. Clicking it a second time told me I was already registered.
However, my EC account is UK registered.
However, my EC account is UK registered.
Sep 22, 2019, 12:38 pm
#49
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,252
Sep 22, 2019, 12:51 pm
#50
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club (Silver), Le Club Accor (Silver)
Posts: 680
I made a booking for next month just before this promo started, and have now registered for the offer and filled in the form for a retrospective claim. I should therefore be all good.
The booking is for me and my sister, and I didn't initially add her Executive Club (Blue) number. I've just done that and had her log in to register for the offer. Do I need to do anything else to ensure she'll also receive double Avios? The booking was only through my email address so I'd be nervous of filling in the retrospective claim form using her Executive Club number and email address but with my PNR knowing BA's dodgy IT! Do you think me doing it will cover both of us?
Cheers!
The booking is for me and my sister, and I didn't initially add her Executive Club (Blue) number. I've just done that and had her log in to register for the offer. Do I need to do anything else to ensure she'll also receive double Avios? The booking was only through my email address so I'd be nervous of filling in the retrospective claim form using her Executive Club number and email address but with my PNR knowing BA's dodgy IT! Do you think me doing it will cover both of us?
Cheers!
Sep 23, 2019, 12:18 am
#51
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL; Lifetime Gold
Posts: 256
I registered for this offer and applied for a booking I made at the beginning of the current sale period to be included. I’ve just received 100% bonus avios for a flight which I took on Saturday but which was booked 9 months ago, so it looks like BA’s flaky IT may not be able to identify when you made the booking if you apply for older bookings to be included in the promotion.
Sep 23, 2019, 12:53 am
#52
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: 64K or 2A
Programs: BA LT Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 785
I registered for this offer and applied for a booking I made at the beginning of the current sale period to be included. I’ve just received 100% bonus avios for a flight which I took on Saturday but which was booked 9 months ago, so it looks like BA’s flaky IT may not be able to identify when you made the booking if you apply for older bookings to be included in the promotion.
Sep 23, 2019, 1:53 am
#53
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Belfast
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 379
This is good to hear. I have four bookings which were made just days before receiving the email about the promotion. I’ll chance my arm and see if they can be included.
Sep 23, 2019, 2:03 am
#54
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 778
So annoying I don’t think flying to Mumbai next March will count for double Avios which I was planning to book in November? Unless I have misread the terms and conditions? Double Avios on a A class flight to Mumbai would have been a tremendous boost
Sep 23, 2019, 2:29 am
#55
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 847
Not so good if you plan a long haul flight to be captured by this offer, and then find that the maximum 10 flights the offer applies to get used up by a lot of short haul you booked ages ago! It would be better if BA followed the published rules of the offer so that people can plan accordingly.
Last edited by volar; Sep 23, 2019 at 3:42 pm
Sep 23, 2019, 2:35 am
#56
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GGL / GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson Premium, IHG Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 5,907
I didn't receive any email from BA about this promo but was able to find it on ba.com and registered successfully - I've also registered a few flights booked prior to the date, although none of them were "sale" fares.
Unfortunately almost everything at the moment is short haul for me but I guess 5000 bonus Avios is better than none !
Unfortunately almost everything at the moment is short haul for me but I guess 5000 bonus Avios is better than none !
Sep 23, 2019, 2:41 am
#57
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: London, ARN, HEL, ..... or MAN
Programs: BA GGL / GFL, Mucci Diamond!, HH Diamond, Radisson Premium, IHG Gold, Hertz Gold
Posts: 5,907
Not so good if you plan a premium cabin long haul flight to be captured by this offer, and then find that the maximum 10 flights the offer applies to get used up by a lot of short haul you booked ages ago! It would be better if BA followed the published rules of the offer so that people can plan accordingly.
My understanding is that premium cabin bookings earn no more than full fare economy - it's the base miles only as far as I can see?
Sep 23, 2019, 2:43 am
#58
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Morbihan, France
Programs: Reine des Muccis de Pucci; Foreign Elitist (according to others)
Posts: 19,180
I registered for this offer and applied for a booking I made at the beginning of the current sale period to be included. I’ve just received 100% bonus avios for a flight which I took on Saturday but which was booked 9 months ago, so it looks like BA’s flaky IT may not be able to identify when you made the booking if you apply for older bookings to be included in the promotion.
I registered HI and myself from Spain without any issues within a couple of hours.
Sep 23, 2019, 2:54 am
#59
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL; Lifetime Gold
Posts: 256
Youre naive if you don’t think BA has already been made aware of this by affected passengers ringing BA up to find out why they’ve been credited with extra Avios.
Sep 23, 2019, 3:15 am
#60
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver (temp demotion), *A Silver, HH Gold, IHG Diamond
Posts: 493
I tried registering again yesterday now that I am back in the UK and still wasn't successful, got the same error message as Navylad.
I then spent 51 minutes on the phone on the Silver line to BA and the CS Agent gave me all sorts of brush-offs starting with a blanket I am only eligible if I received an email, along with only eligible if I was based in the UK. I persisted by quoting term 1.1 which does not mention the existence of an email as a qualifying criteria added to which you don't even have to be a current BAEC member as there is a link to sign up to BAEC and automatically register. She ended by saying she would pass my query on to BA and I will get an answer in 7 working days.
Just tried registering again this afternoon but still no joy.
Anyone else still not able to register or got an answer from BA rectifying the IT issue?
I then spent 51 minutes on the phone on the Silver line to BA and the CS Agent gave me all sorts of brush-offs starting with a blanket I am only eligible if I received an email, along with only eligible if I was based in the UK. I persisted by quoting term 1.1 which does not mention the existence of an email as a qualifying criteria added to which you don't even have to be a current BAEC member as there is a link to sign up to BAEC and automatically register. She ended by saying she would pass my query on to BA and I will get an answer in 7 working days.
Just tried registering again this afternoon but still no joy.
Anyone else still not able to register or got an answer from BA rectifying the IT issue?