Companion Voucher - Open Jaw - BA + IB
Mar 25, 2024, 7:17 am
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Companion Voucher - Open Jaw - BA + IB
Hello,
is this possible?
Madrid to Narita on Iberia
Haneda to Heathrow on BA
Using Avios and an Amex Companion Voucher
Can't seem to do it on a few dates I tried on the BA site, but I might be unlucky with availability.
Certainly I can use the voucher for a MAD > NRT return entirely on Iberia, and obviously it works with LHR > HND on BA only. Just not sure if and how this can be done when going out from one city with one airline, and coming back from a different airport in Tokyo to a different city in Europe.
I'm happy to fly Iberia from London but again can't seem to get the full journey up on the BAEC site. LHR > MAD > NRT (all IB or BA + IB) // HND > LHR (BA) Or LHR > MAD > NRT // NRT > MAD > LHR
So before I ring up and waste lots of time, can anyone confirm if this is actually do'able to begin with, and presumably would need to be done on the phone with a competent agent?
Thanks.
is this possible?
Madrid to Narita on Iberia
Haneda to Heathrow on BA
Using Avios and an Amex Companion Voucher
Can't seem to do it on a few dates I tried on the BA site, but I might be unlucky with availability.
Certainly I can use the voucher for a MAD > NRT return entirely on Iberia, and obviously it works with LHR > HND on BA only. Just not sure if and how this can be done when going out from one city with one airline, and coming back from a different airport in Tokyo to a different city in Europe.
I'm happy to fly Iberia from London but again can't seem to get the full journey up on the BAEC site. LHR > MAD > NRT (all IB or BA + IB) // HND > LHR (BA) Or LHR > MAD > NRT // NRT > MAD > LHR
So before I ring up and waste lots of time, can anyone confirm if this is actually do'able to begin with, and presumably would need to be done on the phone with a competent agent?
Thanks.
Mar 25, 2024, 8:46 am
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Mar 26, 2024, 10:36 am
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I expect it's possible, but not online. It's not going to be a commonly asked for thing, so you might get funny reactions over the phone, but I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed.
Mar 26, 2024, 10:51 am
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Find all the flights you want, check the availability and then ring up.
Previously Amex vouchers were BA only, so they might quibble about it at first, but it should be fine. Mixing carriers and 'reverse' open jaws are all fine on a normal redemption and there are no relevant exclusions for the Amex voucher to stop you applying it.
I think you can actually do an open jaw at each end as long as the cities are in the same OW region, e.g. Europe or Asia and the 'open' part at each end is smaller than the distance of the main leg of each outward and return.
Previously Amex vouchers were BA only, so they might quibble about it at first, but it should be fine. Mixing carriers and 'reverse' open jaws are all fine on a normal redemption and there are no relevant exclusions for the Amex voucher to stop you applying it.
I think you can actually do an open jaw at each end as long as the cities are in the same OW region, e.g. Europe or Asia and the 'open' part at each end is smaller than the distance of the main leg of each outward and return.
