BWC ends at midnight tonight (7-JUN)
#61
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I suspect not, but happy to clutch at a straw when it dangles
#62
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So at the risk of over interpreting your words CWS, does that mean if I make a booking today, using an evoucher, for a flight/holiday by the end of September, that it would still be covered by BWC flexibility? Because BA doesn't really see it as a 'new' booking...
I suspect not, but happy to clutch at a straw when it dangles
I suspect not, but happy to clutch at a straw when it dangles
#63
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So at the risk of over interpreting your words CWS, does that mean if I make a booking today, using an evoucher, for a flight/holiday that takes place by the end of September, that it would still be covered by BWC flexibility? Because BA doesn't really see it as a 'new' booking...
I suspect not, but happy to clutch at a straw when it dangles
I suspect not, but happy to clutch at a straw when it dangles
#64
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Which cards are they (presuming you're in the UK)? In my experience it is very difficult to find cards in the UK which accept balance transfers from amex because of the 15 digit card number v 16 digit card number. Have read workarounds to add a leading 0 but they also seem to have mixed results
MBNA, Barclaycard Platinum (not the new BA/Avios one) and Tesco.
Transfer fees (for the offers they are currently showing) are 4.5% 2.90% and 2.99% respectively so MBNA is not an option I'd regularly use but is kept as an emergency back up.
They all periodically offer money transfers which is handy if you can't do a transfer - e.g. you can't balance transfer to a chargecard like the Amex Platinum - but that will cost more in fees.
You need to see if booking a BAH package vs flights and hotel/car separately is better value than paying a balance transfer fee. It's not always better value.
None of these cards have annual fees so keeping them in the drawer unused costs nothing.
#65
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Interestingly, when I get to the stage of selecting a new flight, if the new flight costs more I can get all the way to the payment page. If it costs the same (actually, I think a very small refund of less than 10p), I get this error instead:
As I am of a generous disposition, I assume this isn't a deliberate upselling tactic but rather BA IT's inability to process a change that involves a refund - only to accept additional payment.
But regardless, finding this out a couple of hours before BWC ends (which hasn't even been advertised) but after the phone like has shut at 8pm (at least the one shown when you click the "Contact Us" link so helpfully provided) is... irksome.
As I am of a generous disposition, I assume this isn't a deliberate upselling tactic but rather BA IT's inability to process a change that involves a refund - only to accept additional payment.
But regardless, finding this out a couple of hours before BWC ends (which hasn't even been advertised) but after the phone like has shut at 8pm (at least the one shown when you click the "Contact Us" link so helpfully provided) is... irksome.
Many times I've rebooked over the past couple of years (under BWC) and ended up with a refund and not being able to proceed. Phoning up sorted it out but it was a faff.
#66
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I suppose if you book your BA flights under an AA codeshare on an AA (001-) ticket, you'd be covered by AA's policy?
Maybe the better way, at least going westwards from the UK.
Maybe the better way, at least going westwards from the UK.
#67
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By complete coincidence, I got a mail today reminding me of the evouchers that I still have to use. I'm sure BA are especially keen for me to use them now that there is no going back...