Unable to Book Avios flights with a domestic connection
Apr 3, 2020, 12:04 pm
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Unable to Book Avios flights with a domestic connection
Hi All,
Does anyone know if there is a workaround to this?
I'm looking to book an Avios redemption with a domestic leg starting in EDI, for example, EDI-LHR-HND, but I get stuck in a loop regarding stopovers or no stopovers.
I can see there is Avios availability for both legs if I search EDI-LHR and then LHR-HND.
Any help would be most appreciated,
Stephen.
Does anyone know if there is a workaround to this?
I'm looking to book an Avios redemption with a domestic leg starting in EDI, for example, EDI-LHR-HND, but I get stuck in a loop regarding stopovers or no stopovers.
I can see there is Avios availability for both legs if I search EDI-LHR and then LHR-HND.
Any help would be most appreciated,
Stephen.
Apr 3, 2020, 12:06 pm
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will it let you go to the search engine if you select yes for a stopover? if so just select yes and select arrival and departure date as the same day.
Apr 3, 2020, 12:28 pm
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I've tried no stopover, same day, next day, it just says...
There was a problem with your request, please try again later.
Stephen.
Apr 3, 2020, 12:49 pm
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Apr 3, 2020, 12:55 pm
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I seam to remember a post about this a few months ago, but can’t remember the exact details as it’s not something I do often, but i have vague memories it was in a thread that they had changed the rules so you don’t get free domestic connections anymore, just the different taxes of the connecting flights, I think the advice might be to call up and ask, appreciate people are holding back at the moment to keep the lines free, but I can’t think of another hack to do it on the website.
Hopefully someone with a better memory or greater knowledge will be along to assist shortly...
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Apr 3, 2020, 12:58 pm
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I don't think it was me, but I remember the post too. And sometimes BA.com just throws a new error - it's under a continuous development cycle at the moment - so new bugs arrive and depart all the time. Clearly if the OP wanted to put some dates someone could try it out, otherwise it would be best to call up. Contact Centres are getting quieter.
Apr 3, 2020, 12:58 pm
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I seam to remember a post about this a few months ago, but can’t remember the exact details as it’s not something I do often, but i have vague memories it was in a thread that they had changed the rules so you don’t get free domestic connections anymore, just the different taxes of the connecting flights, I think the advice might be to call up and ask, appreciate people are holding back at the moment to keep the lines free, but I can’t think of another hack to do it on the website.
Hopefully someone with a better memory or greater knowledge will be along to assist shortly...
Paging @corporate-wage-slave
Hopefully someone with a better memory or greater knowledge will be along to assist shortly...
Paging @corporate-wage-slave
Apr 3, 2020, 1:03 pm
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I don't think it was me, but I remember the post too. And sometimes BA.com just throws a new error - it's under a continuous development cycle at the moment - so new bugs arrive and depart all the time. Clearly if the OP wanted to put some dates someone could try it out, otherwise it would be best to call up. Contact Centres are getting quieter.
EDI-LHR-HND
Apr 3, 2020, 2:14 pm
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Apr 3, 2020, 2:17 pm
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Right on the limit of the bookign wndow so likely not all variations loaded
(Would have been good if the OP had put the dates into the first post)
(Would have been good if the OP had put the dates into the first post)
Apr 3, 2020, 4:25 pm
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