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Jan 23, 2022, 9:45 am
#286
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, AMEX,
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LUX-LHR-BOS-LHR-BRU was 683 per person in J for a bit - my two fares live on due to rebooking 
I agree that this is a decent rate for exEU at that time of year. Ive booked exDublin to LAX for a similar price for August 2022. Just add a single night in a hotel and make it a holiday if you are worried about the uncertainty - thats what Ive done so I can just pay a 300 euro deposit. Use the hotel night for your stopover in Madrid.
Edit: I paid 300 deposit as a I booked two return flights in business and added a night at a Dublin airport hotel. If you are booking for one person, I imagine the BA Holidays deposit will be less than 300.
I agree that this is a decent rate for exEU at that time of year. Ive booked exDublin to LAX for a similar price for August 2022. Just add a single night in a hotel and make it a holiday if you are worried about the uncertainty - thats what Ive done so I can just pay a 300 euro deposit. Use the hotel night for your stopover in Madrid.
Edit: I paid 300 deposit as a I booked two return flights in business and added a night at a Dublin airport hotel. If you are booking for one person, I imagine the BA Holidays deposit will be less than 300.
The WTP fare is also not really attractive if looking to UUA. Ex MAD you will have additional carrier charges of around 200 plus any connecting flights will be in Y plus 60,000 Avios each for the upgrade, which in my mind makes the CW cash price more interesting. Especially when you consider that there will almost certainly be a reschedule or cancellation in the intervening 6 months allowing you a free time and route optimisation closer in without the 6 month requirement.
Thank you everyone for your input. It's much appreciated. Whilst I've got your attention - I guess MAD to MIA in J with IB is acceptable?
Jan 23, 2022, 10:09 am
#287
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Jan 23, 2022, 1:55 pm
#288
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC, AMEX,
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https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...ys#voucherfaqs
Jan 24, 2022, 2:16 am
#289
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Jan 24, 2022, 4:09 am
#290
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Jan 24, 2022, 5:15 am
#291
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
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Yes, perfectly. IB is as hit and miss with service as BA is, but generally it's good enough and currently the food is much better than the stuff BA is turning out from LHR.
Jan 29, 2022, 3:58 pm
#292
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold / OW Emerald
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Here's the usual 2 week trips in J (and one in F this time too!) from Google Flights
CDG-BKK 966
BUD-DEL 987
MAD-SFO/LAX 1,098
BRU-HKG 1,134
ALG-West Coast 1,192
Europe-NRT from 1,464 QSuites
MAN-JNB 1,595
CDG-MEL 2,031 QSuites
BUD-West Coast 2,333 First
CDG-BKK 966
BUD-DEL 987
MAD-SFO/LAX 1,098
BRU-HKG 1,134
ALG-West Coast 1,192
Europe-NRT from 1,464 QSuites
MAN-JNB 1,595
CDG-MEL 2,031 QSuites
BUD-West Coast 2,333 First
Mar 3, 2022, 2:42 am
#293
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: The Garden of England
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Don't know if this is of any interest to anyone, AGP-LHR-JFK-SFO return in FIRST, around 2000GBP. 920TP. Price shown is with one night hotel at AGP.
I could only get it to work via BA Holidays and that took a fair bit of jiggery-pokery, initial searches would only bring up flights via DFW or ORD,
Spike
Mar 3, 2022, 3:15 am
#294
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Berkshire
Programs: BAEC GGL/CCR/LTG
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Don't know if this is of any interest to anyone, AGP-LHR-JFK-SFO return in FIRST, around 2000GBP. 920TP. Price shown is with one night hotel at AGP.
I could only get it to work via BA Holidays and that took a fair bit of jiggery-pokery, initial searches would only bring up flights via DFW or ORD,
Spike
Does this qualify for double points?
Mar 3, 2022, 3:46 am
#297
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: BAEC Silver, Flying Blue Gold, TK M&S Nobody
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Mar 3, 2022, 8:38 am
#299
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Programs: BA Gold (GGL), Hilton Diamond, AA Gold, Marriott Gold
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Hello wise people. A quick question - is there any disadvantage to booking BA flights through Iberia? I am looking at LHR-BOS in Club in November, and it is 300 cheaper (20% approx.) via Iberia - found the fares on Google flights.
Mar 6, 2022, 5:11 am
#300
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I was just looking at some similar flights which are cheaper via Iberia, then I looked at Amex Travel and they are a further 100 cheaper if you are eligible for the IAP with a platinum card. May be worth a look and can't seem to see any disadvantages to it. (e.g. TPs)
