Avios award inconsistency
Nov 3, 2022, 6:08 am
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Avios award inconsistency
Travelling from DOH to HKT on Qatar, mrs firstlight got 8k avios travelling on a BA codeshare, I got 4k for the same flight but for the QR flight code. This is for the same booking reference on a BA holiday, both of us are on I class tickets and she was sat behind me. While the TPs were correct and obviously I will complain, just a reminder for people to watch out for how many avios they are being awarded.
Nov 3, 2022, 6:15 am
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Travelling from DOH to HKT on Qatar, mrs firstlight got 8k avios travelling on a BA codeshare, I got 4k for the same flight but for the QR flight code. This is for the same booking reference on a BA holiday, both of us are on I class tickets and she was sat behind me. While the TPs were correct and obviously I will complain, just a reminder for people to watch out for how many avios they are being awarded.
Nov 3, 2022, 6:27 am
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So there must something off here.
Nov 3, 2022, 6:40 am
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Same happened to me (we flew 30/10). Boarding passes clearly state “sold as BAxxx” but credited as the QR flight numbers and low Avios amount (no difference between mine as gold and the OH as silver). Also not counted as eligible flights, despite the BA code and 125 ticket. Have raised it with the EC, not sure how long they’ll take to answer…
Nov 3, 2022, 8:34 am
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Nov 3, 2022, 8:38 am
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You misunderstood me or I didn't explain myself very well. There's no GGL bump for Avios, just Gold so for the purposes of the Avios calculations you are both treated as Gold. If one of you was on a QR code and the other on a BA code, the BA code would generate the higher level due to the Gold bonus on BA. The confusing thing - as pointed out above - is that if you're both on the same booking it shouldn't be possible for you to have differently coded flight numbers.
Nov 3, 2022, 8:41 am
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DOH-HKT for a GGL or gold
On BA codeshare for R/I class - 8,233 avios
On QR flight number for R/I class - 4,116 avios
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...r/public/en_gb
On BA codeshare for R/I class - 8,233 avios
On QR flight number for R/I class - 4,116 avios
https://www.britishairways.com/trave...r/public/en_gb
Nov 3, 2022, 8:44 am
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You misunderstood me or I didn't explain myself very well. There's no GGL bump for Avios, just Gold so for the purposes of the Avios calculations you are both treated as Gold. If one of you was on a QR code and the other on a BA code, the BA code would generate the higher level due to the Gold bonus on BA. The confusing thing - as pointed out above - is that if you're both on the same booking it shouldn't be possible for you to have differently coded flight numbers.
Nov 3, 2022, 12:13 pm
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Travelling from DOH to HKT on Qatar, mrs firstlight got 8k avios travelling on a BA codeshare, I got 4k for the same flight but for the QR flight code. This is for the same booking reference on a BA holiday, both of us are on I class tickets and she was sat behind me. While the TPs were correct and obviously I will complain, just a reminder for people to watch out for how many avios they are being awarded.
Net result I blew past not just the reduced threshold of 1125 TPs for Gold before 31/12 but the regular 1500 TP threshold in a single round trip!
Nov 4, 2022, 1:11 am
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How long since you flew? If very recent would keep quiet for a few more days as this happened to me on the exact same BAH itinerary. Flights posted as QR-coded with full TPs and Avios as per the calculator tables for QR, then a day or so later it posted again as a BA codeshare flight with additional TPs and Avios equating to the calculator for BA flights.
Net result I blew past not just the reduced threshold of 1125 TPs for Gold before 31/12 but the regular 1500 TP threshold in a single round trip!
Net result I blew past not just the reduced threshold of 1125 TPs for Gold before 31/12 but the regular 1500 TP threshold in a single round trip!
Nov 4, 2022, 1:38 am
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