UK - Bangkok
Jan 13, 2020, 6:23 am
#1
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UK - Bangkok
Im trying to get a decent reward flight to Bangkok. It keeps coming up with an error after i choose flights together eg . LON - DOH - BKK.
When i get reward prices for each leg it works no problem BUT its very expensive.
LON - DOH 110k avios + £850
DOH - BKK 248k avios + £423
Surely its not going to cost 359K avios and £1273 ?? Obv this is business class.
Any other ways we can get there with avios from UK ? Going 7,8,9 Oct returning 22,23,24 Oct.
When i get reward prices for each leg it works no problem BUT its very expensive.
LON - DOH 110k avios + £850
DOH - BKK 248k avios + £423
Surely its not going to cost 359K avios and £1273 ?? Obv this is business class.
Any other ways we can get there with avios from UK ? Going 7,8,9 Oct returning 22,23,24 Oct.
Jan 13, 2020, 6:29 am
#3
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For DOH-BKK in QR J one way I get the following pricing options:
62000 Avios + £ 104.80
55800 Avios + £ 249.80
46500 Avios + £ 414.80
40300 Avios + £ 559.80
35650 Avios + £ 624.80
31000 Avios + £ 684.80
55800 Avios + £ 249.80
46500 Avios + £ 414.80
40300 Avios + £ 559.80
35650 Avios + £ 624.80
31000 Avios + £ 684.80
Jan 13, 2020, 10:36 am
#4
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When i do the full route on BA website it always brings up an error even though it lets me add the flights. Once i press to go further it shows an error and i have to start again
Jan 13, 2020, 10:51 am
#6
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If you are struggling to search for a LHR-DOH-BKK reward you may be better off just searching for availability for each sector separately then calling to book it as one. However, I just tried searching LHR to BKK as a reward for 16 January and the results given included LHR-DOH on BA and QR connecting to DOH-BKK on QR. For both I could get all the way to the payment screen.
LHR-(BA)-DOH-(QR)-BKK in J one way
LHR-(QR)-DOH-(QR)-BKK in J one way
LHR-(BA)-DOH-(QR)-BKK in J one way
112000 Avios + £ 519.77
100800 Avios + £ 784.77
84000 Avios + £ 1,084.77
72800 Avios + £ 1,344.77
64400 Avios + £ 1,459.77
56000 Avios + £ 1,569.77
100800 Avios + £ 784.77
84000 Avios + £ 1,084.77
72800 Avios + £ 1,344.77
64400 Avios + £ 1,459.77
56000 Avios + £ 1,569.77
124000 Avios + £ 367.57
111600 Avios + £ 657.57
93000 Avios + £ 987.57
80600 Avios + £ 1,277.57
71300 Avios + £ 1,407.57
62000 Avios + £ 1,527.57
111600 Avios + £ 657.57
93000 Avios + £ 987.57
80600 Avios + £ 1,277.57
71300 Avios + £ 1,407.57
62000 Avios + £ 1,527.57
Jan 13, 2020, 12:05 pm
#7
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Crikey, stuff using Avios to book, spend a few Avios getting to OSL/ARN/GOT etc then the world’s your oyster getting to BKK for around £1,200 and a load of Tier Points, plus earning Avios not spending
£1,200 on Qatar
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#fl...9*2.GBP.125799
£938 on SWISS (not OW but excellent fare)
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#fl...11*2.GBP.93711
£1,200 on Qatar
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#fl...9*2.GBP.125799
£938 on SWISS (not OW but excellent fare)
https://www.google.co.uk/flights/#fl...11*2.GBP.93711
Jan 13, 2020, 12:42 pm
#9
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Jan 14, 2020, 2:43 am
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Given those very attractive cash fares* for a J return quoted by mikefly at post #7 , this is surely one of those cases where it would seem (ahem) pointless to use hundreds of thousands Avios and a load of taxes etc to boot 
* think the SWISS promo is based on 2 travellers ....(?)
* think the SWISS promo is based on 2 travellers ....(?)
Jan 14, 2020, 4:48 am
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Jan 14, 2020, 4:58 am
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If you want to use avios, consider whether you can construct a multi-partner award. LHR-BKK is just under 6,000 miles, so you should be able to get a return for 180,000 avios using flights similar to those you've found (though I am not an expert, so that may be wrong). You need to add a third one world airline in somewhere though. Malaysian/Iberia/Finnair?
https://www.headforpoints.com/2018/1...emption-chart/
https://www.headforpoints.com/2018/1...emption-chart/