Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios | 2022 edition
Aug 3, 2022, 4:39 am
#211
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,897
This isn't the right place to post it but I don't want to start a thread for a single question...
I'm in world traveler plus for USA-LHR-USA and I am able to select seats for the USA-LHR leg. But BA says I cannot select seats on the LHR-USA leg until 24h before departure. Is that right? You cannot select seats for return leg until check in?
I'm in world traveler plus for USA-LHR-USA and I am able to select seats for the USA-LHR leg. But BA says I cannot select seats on the LHR-USA leg until 24h before departure. Is that right? You cannot select seats for return leg until check in?
Aug 3, 2022, 4:45 am
#212
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I'm looking to book Buisness Light flights to Helsinki from Heathrow direct with Finnair as they're half the price of booking with BA, but would be very grateful if someone could confirm that this would earn 80 tier points each way. I did look at flying from Barcelona as an alternative but think I would only earn 40 tier points each way? Thank you in advance
Aug 3, 2022, 7:12 am
#213
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI
Programs: BAEC GGL
Posts: 181
This isn't the right place to post it but I don't want to start a thread for a single question...
I'm in world traveler plus for USA-LHR-USA and I am able to select seats for the USA-LHR leg. But BA says I cannot select seats on the LHR-USA leg until 24h before departure. Is that right? You cannot select seats for return leg until check in?
I'm in world traveler plus for USA-LHR-USA and I am able to select seats for the USA-LHR leg. But BA says I cannot select seats on the LHR-USA leg until 24h before departure. Is that right? You cannot select seats for return leg until check in?
Aug 3, 2022, 4:42 pm
#214
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
My mum took a BA flight which didn't have her BAEC number attached to it, and was booked by my brother in Oz. It was from LCY > AGP rtn. She sent me a photo of the BP which clearly has the ticket number on it, but when I punch it in to her account to claim back the avios + Tp it keeps returning an error msg. What to do?
Aug 4, 2022, 1:13 am
#215
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Oxford & Sollas
Programs: BA GGL, RyanAir MillionMiler :( ;
Posts: 762
My mum took a BA flight which didn't have her BAEC number attached to it, and was booked by my brother in Oz. It was from LCY > AGP rtn. She sent me a photo of the BP which clearly has the ticket number on it, but when I punch it in to her account to claim back the avios + Tp it keeps returning an error msg. What to do?
Aug 4, 2022, 1:17 am
#216
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 43,112
My mum took a BA flight which didn't have her BAEC number attached to it, and was booked by my brother in Oz. It was from LCY > AGP rtn. She sent me a photo of the BP which clearly has the ticket number on it, but when I punch it in to her account to claim back the avios + Tp it keeps returning an error msg. What to do?
Aug 4, 2022, 7:57 am
#217
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Programs: BAEC Gold Guest List, Hilton Honours Diamond, Accor Gold
Posts: 2,303
Aug 4, 2022, 7:58 am
#218
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
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Shes 83, a Blue member and wont hang on the phone for ages waiting for someone to answer her call. Shes also part of my household account.
Aug 4, 2022, 8:50 am
#219
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Aug 4, 2022, 6:33 pm
#220
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Globalist, *A Silver
Posts: 4,897
Im assuming youre BA Exec Blue, in which case free seat selection only opens at check-in. Bronze holders get free seat selection seven days before departure and Silver and above get it from time of booking onwards. For me, gaining Silver was worth it just for the seat selection as we used to like the pairs of WT seats at the back of the 777s when travelling as a couple.
Aug 5, 2022, 4:59 pm
#221
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: TPA/ABZ
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold. GGL/CCR.
Posts: 13,285
I flew in July on a Finnair ticket that included a sector from IST-HEL operated by Turkish Airlines but marketed as an AY codeshare in a fare class listed in the Finnair section on BA.com as qualifying for Avios and Tier Points. Should I expect to receive miles and points for that sector? All the other sectors on the ticket posted apart from that one. Thanks
Aug 5, 2022, 5:04 pm
#222
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Juneau, Alaska.
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I flew in July on a Finnair ticket that included a sector from IST-HEL operated by Turkish Airlines but marketed as an AY codeshare in a fare class listed in the Finnair section on BA.com as qualifying for Avios and Tier Points. Should I expect to receive miles and points for that sector? All the other sectors on the ticket posted apart from that one. Thanks
https://www.britishairways.com/en-us..._ecavsflights2
Aug 7, 2022, 1:53 pm
#223
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,610
There is also one exception. When flying AY code on transatlantic BA flights you earn as many Avios as you would earn using BA code.
Last edited by nordic; Aug 7, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Aug 9, 2022, 9:35 am
#224
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: South Lakes U.K. & Thassos Greece
Programs: BA Gold Hilton Diamond IHG Spire ANEK Ferries Gold
Posts: 208
Sorry if this has been brought up before but can’t seam to find the answer
looking at booking a TP run. So am I right in thinking as long as my flights have a BA flight number and are operated byBA/ AA I will recive the 150% avios cabin bonus or does it have to be booked on 125 stock.
looking at booking a TP run. So am I right in thinking as long as my flights have a BA flight number and are operated byBA/ AA I will recive the 150% avios cabin bonus or does it have to be booked on 125 stock.
Aug 9, 2022, 11:37 am
#225
Join Date: Jul 2019
Programs: BAEC Bronze, Mucci recipient
Posts: 1,792
Sorry if this has been brought up before but cant seam to find the answer
looking at booking a TP run. So am I right in thinking as long as my flights have a BA flight number and are operated byBA/ AA I will recive the 150% avios cabin bonus or does it have to be booked on 125 stock.
looking at booking a TP run. So am I right in thinking as long as my flights have a BA flight number and are operated byBA/ AA I will recive the 150% avios cabin bonus or does it have to be booked on 125 stock.
See this post in this thread
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/33863742-post6.html
BA prefix, BA operated flight
You earn Avios and Tier Points for a BA flight as per ba.com
BA prefix, oneworld partner operated flight
You earn Avios and Tier Points for a BA flight as per ba.com