BA Multi City
Sep 25, 2019, 2:39 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2019
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 228
BA Multi City
Just wondering if anyone has managed to use the BA Multi-City Option with any degree of success.
I am trying to plan a holiday next year (joint 50th) taking in Maldives / Singapore & Vietnam, but struggling to find flights between the various countries - I thought I might get some connections being offered (or flights on other OWE aircraft (or I could add in some extra locations) - but all I seem to be getting is errors.
Is it just worth calling BA, or has anyone got any tips?
(Was looking as doing it as a 'BA Holiday' for (a) The ATOL protection and (b) so I can retain gold next year!
Ta
I am trying to plan a holiday next year (joint 50th) taking in Maldives / Singapore & Vietnam, but struggling to find flights between the various countries - I thought I might get some connections being offered (or flights on other OWE aircraft (or I could add in some extra locations) - but all I seem to be getting is errors.
Is it just worth calling BA, or has anyone got any tips?
(Was looking as doing it as a 'BA Holiday' for (a) The ATOL protection and (b) so I can retain gold next year!
Ta
Sep 25, 2019, 2:51 pm
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 228
Ultimately looking to do the trip next autumn/winter, when the weather is better over there (sometimes between October - March, excluding xmas), but I'm a bit early for any bookings, but trying to use some of the avios acquired and want to make sure I get those booked on the day they get released!
Sep 25, 2019, 11:44 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2014
Location: BRU
Programs: BA GGL, TK E (*G), ITA exec
Posts: 4,072
Multi city on BA has a lot of limitations, from a minimum connection time of 2 hrs, no matter the airport/route, to display availability only for codeshare flights for sectors on other airlines. if you need something complicated is better to check on ITA matrix and then call.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:20 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,197
It's still a "holiday" even if you only book some of the flights and accommodation as a package, so I wouldn't get too hung up about having everything booked in one place.
MLE-SIN can be done on Sri Lankan. SIN-SGN can be done on Malaysian, so you do have OneWorld options - but in general, I'd suggest that low cost, point-to-point flights might be better.
MLE-SIN can be done on Sri Lankan. SIN-SGN can be done on Malaysian, so you do have OneWorld options - but in general, I'd suggest that low cost, point-to-point flights might be better.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:56 am
#8
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: England
Programs: BAEC: Bronze; Marriott: Gold
Posts: 399
Agreed - I've been trying to price up a multi-city trip LON>HON>SYD>AKL>SIN>LON. Matrix gives me a OW itinary priced at ~£4k per person (in J), whereas the best that BA.com can come up with it literally twice that amount.
Also - Going through the Armed Forces Discount link to BA does not effect effect the pricing what so ever.
Also - Going through the Armed Forces Discount link to BA does not effect effect the pricing what so ever.
Sep 26, 2019, 3:20 am
#9
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci Chevalier de Actes Bénéfiques pour les Autres, BAEC Gold.
Posts: 1,483
A quick phone-call to BA usually resolves it and they apply the discount to the BA sectors (providing they meet the critieria ie booked in advance, on BA metal, ex-UK and in either Traveller or Club class etc etc).
Last edited by BarneyMcGrew; Sep 26, 2019 at 3:27 am