£1200 surcharges now showing on BA and Virgin Atlantic redemption flights
Mar 26, 2024, 1:47 am
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£1200 surcharges now showing on BA and Virgin Atlantic redemption flights
“£1200 surcharges now showing on BA and Virgin Atlantic redemption flights” reported by Head for Points, rather annoying!
Mar 26, 2024, 2:00 am
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It looks like YQ has spiked to £900 on all business class return flights from LHR to JFK. BA, AA, VS, DL, even JetBlue
By comparison YQ on the CDG JFK route is £444
edited to add
UA/LH also impose a £900 YQ on LHR-SFO, more than twice the YQ on the direct FRA-SFO (£429)
By comparison YQ on the CDG JFK route is £444
edited to add
UA/LH also impose a £900 YQ on LHR-SFO, more than twice the YQ on the direct FRA-SFO (£429)
Last edited by Prospero; Mar 26, 2024 at 2:13 am
Mar 26, 2024, 2:55 am
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So increase in surcharges is just for LHR-JFK, is this likely a (temporary) computer glitch? It only seems to apply when you upgrade with Avios on BA (apart from upgrading to First), but very annoying if it is what you actually want to do.
EDIT: some interesting comments/discussion in the original article in Head for Points...
EDIT: some interesting comments/discussion in the original article in Head for Points...
Mar 26, 2024, 3:01 am
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So increase in surcharges is just for LHR-JFK, is this likely a (temporary) computer glitch? It only seems to apply when you upgrade with Avios on BA (apart from upgrading to First), but very annoying if it is what you actually want to do.
EDIT: some interesting comments/discussion in the original article in Head for Points...
EDIT: some interesting comments/discussion in the original article in Head for Points...
Mar 26, 2024, 3:11 am
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Mar 26, 2024, 3:31 am
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Hasn’t YQ on US routes ex LHR in J been £900 for ages? Some pretty conflating reporting by HfP joining two similar sounding but fundamentally different things together in one article which is generating some of the comments over there IMO. Upshot no changes for full Avios redemption bookings. No changes to GUF Avios bookings- they price using RFS. GUF cash ticket CW to F unaffected as they have the same YQ. Bites on GUF a cash WTP to CW and UUAing WTP to CW on ex UK bookings.
Mar 26, 2024, 3:35 am
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Mar 26, 2024, 5:30 am
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BA gives away Avios like jelly beans to UK and US holders of BA branded credit cards. If you have to fly for the Avios like the rest of us, they have become much harder to come by since the recent changes.
Mar 26, 2024, 5:32 am
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Market forces. It's a big business for BA, VS and other carriers, it's not some sort of charitable endeavour. If airlines were unable to sell the seats, prices would drop.