Seat Spy or Reward Flight Finder
Apr 29, 2021, 1:04 am
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2020
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Seat Spy or Reward Flight Finder
Am looking to take a paid subscription for instant alerts for one or the other, as I’m struggling for a inbound flight on my companion voucher.Any opinions which is the best and most reliable?
Thanks
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Apr 29, 2021, 1:24 am
#2
Join Date: May 2019
Location: Manchester
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I've had phantom issues with both of late, got excited and then been let down when checking on the BA website. Of course YMMV. If you've already got the outbound sorted then search on BA from your return leg departure port and use the 90 day or calendar month feature (assuming you're well inside the 355 days), otherwise wait til 1am and call up.
Apr 29, 2021, 2:17 am
#4
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Been on phone last 3 nights at 1am unsuccessful every time, so my flexibility has run out and I’m left with hoping something pops up during the year. BTW I’m looking for return from MLE so not hopeful.
Apr 29, 2021, 2:47 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2015
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You might need to consider flights back from DOH or DXB, and book a cash ticket from MLE to there, or somewhere in India if it's worth sorting the visa.
Apr 29, 2021, 3:40 am
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Apr 29, 2021, 3:48 am
#7
Join Date: May 2019
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Have done myself recently, into SIN & Out of HKG. As per the 2-4-1 Thread/Wiki
BA American Express companion voucher | master thread
Q: Can I book an open-jaw trip using the voucher?
A: You can, but you will need to call BA. For the trip to be valid, the length of the surface sector must be shorter than either of the flown journeys. If you want to fly from LHR to AAA and from BBB back to LHR, then the LHR-AAA and BBB-LHR distances must both be greater than the distance between AAA and BBB.
Confirm your DXB, DOH or other nearby option's availability then call BA. I used the Japan number recently with success.
BA American Express companion voucher | master thread
Q: Can I book an open-jaw trip using the voucher?
A: You can, but you will need to call BA. For the trip to be valid, the length of the surface sector must be shorter than either of the flown journeys. If you want to fly from LHR to AAA and from BBB back to LHR, then the LHR-AAA and BBB-LHR distances must both be greater than the distance between AAA and BBB.
Confirm your DXB, DOH or other nearby option's availability then call BA. I used the Japan number recently with success.
Last edited by Colesmore; Apr 29, 2021 at 3:48 am Reason: spelling errors
Apr 29, 2021, 4:03 am
#9
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What about booking DXB-LON as a standalone one-way without tying it to the companion voucher? That way, if MLE-LON becomes available later, you can book MLE-LON and cancel the DXB-LON booking. You'd get flexibility on the inbound half while still keeping the companion voucher discount for the LON-MLE direction.
Apr 29, 2021, 4:41 am
#10
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Not according to the rules. DXB and MLE are in different zones, and you can't make a change that changes zones. You'd have to cancel and rebook.
What about booking DXB-LON as a standalone one-way without tying it to the companion voucher? That way, if MLE-LON becomes available later, you can book MLE-LON and cancel the DXB-LON booking. You'd get flexibility on the inbound half while still keeping the companion voucher discount for the LON-MLE direction.
What about booking DXB-LON as a standalone one-way without tying it to the companion voucher? That way, if MLE-LON becomes available later, you can book MLE-LON and cancel the DXB-LON booking. You'd get flexibility on the inbound half while still keeping the companion voucher discount for the LON-MLE direction.
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Apr 29, 2021, 4:58 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Thanks for the suggestion, if I book cash flight DXB to LHR who knows what BA policy will be about cancellations later this year concerning refund FTV etc if a MLE to Lon becomes available. Also hate the thought of not utilising the full value of the voucher by only using it one way. I think the odds of MLE appearing later this year are low especially as I’m going March/April peak time, so booking the DXB to LON using my voucher with cash flight from MLE to DXB seems the better option at the moment. Also BA cash flight from MLE to LON currently $1000 each in Y ATM, so need to use the voucher.
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Apr 29, 2021, 7:25 am
#14
Join Date: Jun 2009
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My experience with SeatSpy has been good (and their website is super easy to follow). The emails are very prompt but the whatsapp messages do not always appear until I manually open the app. However, £2.99 a month is nothing if you are desperate to get a redemption on a hard to book route.
