Your guide to spending Avios | 2021 edition
Mar 24, 2022, 6:38 pm
#332
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,425
I have heard that QF opens up most award availability to their own members.
Mar 25, 2022, 8:08 pm
#333
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFOSJCOAK
Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 7,581
I have a novice question.
(1) I have an award booking using Avios to fly on AA. The flight date is beyond (July 2022) the expiration date (May 2022) of the Avios in my account. Should I be concern?
TIA.
(1) I have an award booking using Avios to fly on AA. The flight date is beyond (July 2022) the expiration date (May 2022) of the Avios in my account. Should I be concern?
TIA.
Mar 25, 2022, 9:21 pm
#334
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,584
"Your Avios stay with you as long as you collect, spend, purchase or share at least one Avios every 36 months — any longer and your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before those three years are up."
Source:
https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...you%20collect.
Mar 26, 2022, 8:46 am
#336
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFOSJCOAK
Programs: AA-EXP & 1MM+, AS, MR-LTT, HH Gold
Posts: 7,581
How can that be? You must have redeemed Avios sometime after July, 2021, to obtain a July, 2022, award. Redeeming BAEC Avios automatically extends their expiration by 36 months:
"Your Avios stay with you as long as you collect, spend, purchase or share at least one Avios every 36 months — any longer and your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before those three years are up."
Source:
https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...you%20collect.
"Your Avios stay with you as long as you collect, spend, purchase or share at least one Avios every 36 months — any longer and your Avios will expire and be removed, so remember to take action before those three years are up."
Source:
https://www.britishairways.com/en-us...you%20collect.
Mar 27, 2022, 7:46 am
#337
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: West Lothian
Programs: BA Exec Club Silver, IHG Platinum Elite, Qatar Privilege Club
Posts: 507
I have a paid J trip to SIN in February 2023. The first leg of the trip is from EDI to LHR in CE and then J to SIN. When I try to upgrade the LHR-SIN flight to F, using Avios, I get an error, because it tells me I cannot go any higher than CE from EDI and I can't separate the flights into four legs, it's EDI to SIN and vice versa. Any ideas how I can solve this please?
Mar 27, 2022, 8:18 am
#338
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,951
I have a paid J trip to SIN in February 2023. The first leg of the trip is from EDI to LHR in CE and then J to SIN. When I try to upgrade the LHR-SIN flight to F, using Avios, I get an error, because it tells me I cannot go any higher than CE from EDI and I can't separate the flights into four legs, it's EDI to SIN and vice versa. Any ideas how I can solve this please?
Mar 27, 2022, 8:19 am
#339
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 1,114
I have a paid J trip to SIN in February 2023. The first leg of the trip is from EDI to LHR in CE and then J to SIN. When I try to upgrade the LHR-SIN flight to F, using Avios, I get an error, because it tells me I cannot go any higher than CE from EDI and I can't separate the flights into four legs, it's EDI to SIN and vice versa. Any ideas how I can solve this please?
Mar 27, 2022, 8:58 am
#340
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Europe
Posts: 1,503
I was looking HEL-DOH-SGN and noticed that BA charge more avios for this route than QR's own privilege club. Now that the two programs are somewhat combined it's easy just to send some avios to QR program and book the award.
Mar 27, 2022, 9:02 am
#341
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: West Lothian
Programs: BA Exec Club Silver, IHG Platinum Elite, Qatar Privilege Club
Posts: 507
Mar 27, 2022, 9:02 am
#342
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: West Lothian
Programs: BA Exec Club Silver, IHG Platinum Elite, Qatar Privilege Club
Posts: 507
Mar 30, 2022, 1:44 pm
#343
Join Date: Jun 2006
Programs: AA EP 4MM, UA 1MM, DL 1MM
Posts: 407
Sorry for my newbie question. I’m trying to redeem my BA Avios for the first time on a flight from LAS to PHX (via AA) on 4-29 but the BA site says there are no economy award seats for the entire week. American Airlines shows award availability (does it have to be saver availability?). Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Mar 30, 2022, 1:45 pm
#344
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: MSN
Programs: AA, BAEC Gold
Posts: 3,928
Sorry for my newbie question. I’m trying to redeem my BA Avios for the first time on a flight from LAS to PHX (via AA) on 4-29 but the BA site says there are no economy award seats for the entire week. American Airlines shows award availability (does it have to be saver availability?). Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Mar 30, 2022, 4:27 pm
#345
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,584
Sorry for my newbie question. I’m trying to redeem my BA Avios for the first time on a flight from LAS to PHX (via AA) on 4-29 but the BA site says there are no economy award seats for the entire week. American Airlines shows award availability (does it have to be saver availability?). Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.