Your guide to spending Avios | 2021 edition
Mar 23, 23, 11:06 pm
#796
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 884
Mar 27, 23, 7:07 am
#797
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Thailand
Programs: BA Gold (OWE), OZ Diamond (*G), TK Elite (*G), HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 358
Is it not possible to select seats when travelling on a Avios ticket on partner airlines? Have a booking with QR connecting to AY and cannot see seat selection anywhere online/app with BA, QR or AY.
Mar 28, 23, 8:28 am
#798
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: DFW or GOT or...
Programs: BA Gold, Marriott GFL
Posts: 732
Mar 28, 23, 8:36 am
#799
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 228
If I use Avios to book an AA domestic return flight where the return leg will loosely connect with another Avios flight, I still need to decide but would be happy to build a 1 night stop into the connection, and there is some disruption to the flight - will AA actively assist me to get to my destination?
Apart from once upgrading a flight with Avios I have never booked an award flight!
Apart from once upgrading a flight with Avios I have never booked an award flight!
Mar 28, 23, 8:43 am
#800
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 41,758
If I use Avios to book an AA domestic return flight where the return leg will loosely connect with another Avios flight, I still need to decide but would be happy to build a 1 night stop into the connection, and there is some disruption to the flight - will AA actively assist me to get to my destination?
Apart from once upgrading a flight with Avios I have never booked an award flight!
Apart from once upgrading a flight with Avios I have never booked an award flight!
Mar 28, 23, 9:05 am
#801
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Norn Iron
Posts: 228
Sorry, I didn't mean to ask about 'protection' and not expecting that. My use of the word destination may have been a poor choice on my part!
My trip is A-B and then B-C, if A-B is disrupted will AA actively help purely on the A-B leg of an Award ticket or is it down to me to track down call centres or whatever?
The response will assist me in determining how long of a self connect I need to allow for
My trip is A-B and then B-C, if A-B is disrupted will AA actively help purely on the A-B leg of an Award ticket or is it down to me to track down call centres or whatever?
The response will assist me in determining how long of a self connect I need to allow for
Mar 28, 23, 10:14 am
#802
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Thailand
Programs: BA Gold (OWE), OZ Diamond (*G), TK Elite (*G), HH Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 358
Mar 28, 23, 12:04 pm
#803
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 41,758
Sorry, I didn't mean to ask about 'protection' and not expecting that. My use of the word destination may have been a poor choice on my part!
My trip is A-B and then B-C, if A-B is disrupted will AA actively help purely on the A-B leg of an Award ticket or is it down to me to track down call centres or whatever?
The response will assist me in determining how long of a self connect I need to allow for
My trip is A-B and then B-C, if A-B is disrupted will AA actively help purely on the A-B leg of an Award ticket or is it down to me to track down call centres or whatever?
The response will assist me in determining how long of a self connect I need to allow for
Mar 30, 23, 2:24 am
#804
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kent, UK
Programs: BA Gold; Virgin FF; United Airlines; American Airlines; and was frequent c/c churner - RIP!
Posts: 762
Apologies if this has been covered previously - I am considering using 2-4-1 with Avios to fly LGW - Aruba (AUA), which connects via Antigua (ANU). Is it permissible on the return journey to get off at Antigua to spend several days there then return to LGW from ANU on the same voucher and Avios? I suspect that it's not possible (and would have to buy a separate one-way cash ticket from AUA to ANU and book an open-jaw return), but would welcome comments/advice on this.
Apr 3, 23, 3:27 pm
#805
Join Date: Jun 2022
Programs: EuroBonus
Posts: 37
I have an American airlines award bought with avios from BAEC, but there is no way to choose a seat...? It's a business class ticket and I did not get any e-ticket number more than BAs booking reference.
Is there a way to choose seat?
Is there a way to choose seat?
Apr 3, 23, 3:50 pm
#806
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 41,758
if you go on to BA and on manage my booking and select seats, it should show you a reference for AA, and a link to take you to the booking on AA.com where you can select seats.
Apr 5, 23, 8:05 am
#807
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 389
Does anyone understand why YVR-LHR nonstop flights appear to be pricing at 90,000 Avios on the BA website? This seems to be the case both on peak days (e.g. Feb 4 2024) and non-peak (e.g. Feb 7 2024). The distance is 4700 miles, so should be band 6 (62,500 Avios off-peak and 75,000 peak), whereas 90,000 is band 7 peak.
Apr 5, 23, 8:18 am
#808
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 41,758
If you click through to the quote page you will see a range of pricing options now we have RFS on long haul. One should correspond to the old band rate.
90000 Avios + 225.00
76000 Avios + 340.00
62500 Avios + 420.00
54000 Avios + 650.00
45000 Avios + 850.00
31250 Avios + 1,000.00
76000 Avios + 340.00
62500 Avios + 420.00
54000 Avios + 650.00
45000 Avios + 850.00
31250 Avios + 1,000.00
Apr 5, 23, 7:05 pm
#809
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 389
Aha, thanks. I'd wondered about this. Maybe the issue is not understanding how the cash portion is calculated. Looking at YVR to LHR, the website wants to charge $558.53 in fees at the 90k Avios rate, and $858.53 in fees at the 62.5k Avios rate. The YQ and taxes on a revenue ticket would be $569.23, so, very close to the former number.
Apr 10, 23, 8:52 am
#810
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 389
Separate issue -- seems that when booking online with a companion pass, there's no range of pricing options; but the only choice given is highest points/least cash rather than the old band option?
