Changing 50% Avios Flights
Feb 16, 2021, 2:29 am
#152
Join Date: Jan 2021
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Feb 16, 2021, 3:06 am
#153
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: South East, UK
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Posts: 2,431
Unless they later extend other 241s, assuming travel starts to pick up, there is going to be a squeeze on redemption availability early next year!
Feb 16, 2021, 3:14 am
#154
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 14
I believe this only applies to 241s expiring this year. So if you have one expiring 31 Dec 2021, it will have been extended by 6 months. If you have one on 1 Jan 2022 it will not have been extended.
Unless they later extend other 241s, assuming travel starts to pick up, there is going to be a squeeze on redemption availability early next year!
Unless they later extend other 241s, assuming travel starts to pick up, there is going to be a squeeze on redemption availability early next year!
Feb 16, 2021, 3:29 am
#155
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 579
I sense using the voucher may be difficult during 2022 with so much pent up demand and a huge number of unused vouchers. On the other hand, with less travelling in 2020 and 2021, people's avios balance will have been growing slower (on the assumption that most avios are earned through flying rather than credit cards...!)
Personally I won't be using my avios and 2-4-1 on anything less than club world...
Feb 16, 2021, 3:35 am
#156
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 14
I have a Nov 22 expiry (already extended 6 months last year) and it has not been extended, so the Dec cutoff seems correct.
I sense using the voucher may be difficult during 2022 with so much pent up demand and a huge number of unused vouchers. On the other hand, with less travelling in 2020 and 2021, people's avios balance will have been growing slower (on the assumption that most avios are earned through flying rather than credit cards...!)
Personally I won't be using my avios and 2-4-1 on anything less than club world...
I sense using the voucher may be difficult during 2022 with so much pent up demand and a huge number of unused vouchers. On the other hand, with less travelling in 2020 and 2021, people's avios balance will have been growing slower (on the assumption that most avios are earned through flying rather than credit cards...!)
Personally I won't be using my avios and 2-4-1 on anything less than club world...
With our flights to Tokyo in April-21 likely to be cancelled, I’ll probably just sit on the avios until another 50% offer rolls back around and take a look at available options.
It seems unlikely that popular long-haul destinations from the UK with BA (Japan, S. America, South Africa etc) are going to be worth visiting in 2021 with the prospect of hotel quarantines upon arrival etc. I’ll more than likely wait until early 2022, when hopefully the world is approaching a level of ‘normality’ with regards to tourism.
Feb 16, 2021, 6:08 am
#157
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 1,197
My 2-4-1 (the one I used on the 50% Avios sale) has been extended until December. Sadly that's not going to make any difference to the tickets I currently hold, but can't use. Just fingers crossed for another offer I guess.
At least my Avios balance is relatively healthy (credit cards), but that's not going to help me retain status for 2022!
At least my Avios balance is relatively healthy (credit cards), but that's not going to help me retain status for 2022!
Feb 16, 2021, 10:32 am
#158
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: BA Blue, EI Silver, Honours Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,207
Or BA might decide to be generous with redemption availability in an attempt to get the cash proportion of the fares. I think there would be quite a few routes where the YQ paid on a 2-4-1 would be more than the equivalent cheapest economy fares. I think it could go either way with the yield management algorithms being totally bamboozled.
Feb 16, 2021, 3:10 pm
#159
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN
Programs: BA Gold, SQ Silver (exPPS:(, Tesco sad, FR Ł0.01
Posts: 599
I have LHR-SIN-LHR in CW: outbound in end Feb (cancelled) and return in end June (still confirmed).
I tried to change the dates in MMB to May and Oct respectively, but system shown no availability at all for any selected dates (while reward flights availability is generally open).
Should I try change both flights at the same time, or I have to change only cancelled flight first (involuntary change)?
If then I try later to change return flight (still confirmed) - would this be considered as voluntary change for that one?
Thanks
I tried to change the dates in MMB to May and Oct respectively, but system shown no availability at all for any selected dates (while reward flights availability is generally open).
Should I try change both flights at the same time, or I have to change only cancelled flight first (involuntary change)?
If then I try later to change return flight (still confirmed) - would this be considered as voluntary change for that one?
Thanks
Feb 16, 2021, 6:21 pm
#161
Join Date: May 2004
Location: SIN
Programs: BA Gold, SQ Silver (exPPS:(, Tesco sad, FR Ł0.01
Posts: 599
Yes, I should be able, but system gives only ´no availability for selected dateś for any dates - even for dates before 30/6 deadline of the original promo....
Feb 17, 2021, 12:35 am
#162
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Feb 17, 2021, 1:34 am
#163
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Feb 17, 2021, 2:34 am
#164
Join Date: Mar 2015
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 2,447
Apparently not. With my 50% Avios redeemed flight cancellation they wanted the extra 175,000 Avios for a rebooking elsewhere - and that was for an F-J downgrade. Requested refund, so that's four-figures fewer in BA's bankroll when some acceptance on their part would have meant otherwise.
Feb 17, 2021, 3:47 am
#165
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 579
Considered voluntary just in an online context. I presume in terms of rights to change for no extra charge, as soon as one leg is cancelled, the whole booking can be amended, correct?