PETER01

ALL bank errors stopped a long time ago as you well know. If you check again you'll see your mistaken BA read Flyertalk and people shouldn't post incorrect statements like they had a bank error in their favour as it's unwise to do so.

It's very admirable when people delete/amend/make no mention of these bank errors posts.

KARFA

At least when it comes to crediting flights, I personally welcome BA's diabolical IT. If they post higher than they should it works out well for me, and if they post lower or not at all I can always claim. Heads I win, tails BA loses

flarmip

Ah, but they don't know my BAEC number (albeit who am I kidding, it would be trivial for them to work out who I am from my posts - same for most of us, TBH).

I also wouldn't have cause to complain if they did reduce me to the correct amount!

samunique

I currently have EDI-LHR-HND booked as an avios redemption on 16 Dec. Is it possible to fly EDI-LHR earlier (such as 12 Dec) whilst keeping the LHR-HND segment on 16 dec? Will this require avios availability on both segments? Thanks in advance!

KARFA

Yes you can, but yes you will need reward availability for any flights you want to change to. Unless you are changing LHR-HND you shouldn’t have an issue with that flight. There will be a change fee of �35 per person to pay.

timb777

Hi - BA Cancelled by SOF-LHR on 3rd Dec, no alternative flight that day. Thinking to ask to be rerouted onto IB code SOF-MAD-LHR, with SOF-MAD operated by bulgaria air (but IB code). Does anyone know if this Bulgaria air flight would earn Avios / TP? Obviouly not oneworld, but is IB code so not sure?

AJA_

I doubt it would purely on the basis that for other OW flights to credit to BAEC they have to be on that OW metal and this isn't. If it did credit it definitely wouldn't count as an eligible flight towards BA status as for IB coded flights it has to also be IB metal. It might post to IBPlus if you entered that FF no (if you have one) But you could still request re-routing and then apply for ORC (Original Routing Credit) for the flight that was cancelled.

jinkssick

hi all, is China Eastern bookable with Avios? As its not bookable atm with Sky Team (my virgin)?

KARFA

No it’s not bookable with avios thro baec.

TuttiFrutti

Hi, a few questions about using a 241 in general and on Iberia in particular.

Firstly, can I book a flight from LHR to South America with an overnight stopover in Madrid using a 241? Do they count this as 2 flights and does that make it more expensive? I presume I would have to phone to book this.

Secondly, I presume I can book MAD-a South American city -MAD-LHR (so a reverse open-jaw) on a 241 but again would have to phone to book?

Lastly, if I book a 241 on Iberia and there’s a problem, do I go to BA, as I booked through their site, or do I go to Iberia?

Many thanks.

flarmip

1) Yes, no restriction on doing this and in fact the stopover could be as long as you want (within the usual constraints of the 355 day booking horizon and 1 year overall ticket validity). Avios redemptions are priced by segments anyway (other than domestic UK connections, which are "free") so it doesn't add anything to the amount of Avios needed. If your redemption goes outside the remit of RFS, adding a stopover may vary the amount of taxes payable. Bear in mind that you pay a lot less in both Avios and cash for redemptions beginning in MAD - you save �200 in APD, for one thing.

The online site will sometimes offer up the option of a stopover but it doesn't always do this, and it might not offer the flights or dates you want. It's always best to search for availability on a segment by segment basis (at least for IB/BA, where availability doesn't work on a "married segments" basis like it does with AA) to show the maximum number of options.
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2) Yes, open jaw has to be booked over the phone. Push back (gently) if you're being told you have to pay a telephone service fee - anything that can't be done online doesn't attract this fee for obvious reasons.

3) It depends on what you mean by this. Schedule changes and cancellations more than about 24-48 hours out are generally handled by the ticketing agent, i.e. BA - although your UK/EU261 rights still apply (at least in theory) directly against the operating carrier. Anything that happens within 24 hours of travel is definitely the operating carrier's responsibility.

TuttiFrutti

Thank you flarmip, that is really helpful

Uuaww

looking at booking flights next july from zrh to the states. Do off-peak dates change or are they set in stone? The tuesday is off peak but we need to fly wednesday... wondering if i should wait to book.

flashware

They're set unfortunately.

Dark Blue

I have been trying to book a European break using Avios, I dont see any 'last flight of the day" availability to LHR from any European cities on Sundays. BA do not release these flights? For example, BA961 costs only �82, but no Avios availability.