Longtime flyer, newbie parent questions
Jul 4, 2015, 12:03 am
#1
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Longtime flyer, newbie parent questions
I've been doing this FF gig for a long time now, but with a recent new addition to the family I have some very newbie questions.
Here are my 3 main ones:
1. If I position to another city to start my journey (e.g. TPE-HKG-xxx, vv), can I purchase an infant fare for my infant to accompany me on only the HKG-xxx, vv leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
2. If I redeem miles (Asia Miles or BA Avios) for myself/spouse, can I purchase an infant fare for the same leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
3. Where exactly are the bassinet locations for longhaul JCL on the 77W/A333?
Thanks in advance.
Here are my 3 main ones:
1. If I position to another city to start my journey (e.g. TPE-HKG-xxx, vv), can I purchase an infant fare for my infant to accompany me on only the HKG-xxx, vv leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
2. If I redeem miles (Asia Miles or BA Avios) for myself/spouse, can I purchase an infant fare for the same leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
3. Where exactly are the bassinet locations for longhaul JCL on the 77W/A333?
Thanks in advance.
Jul 4, 2015, 4:43 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AA,CX, BA, Priority Club, SPG, Hilton
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I've been doing this FF gig for a long time now, but with a recent new addition to the family I have some very newbie questions.
Here are my 3 main ones:
1. If I position to another city to start my journey (e.g. TPE-HKG-xxx, vv), can I purchase an infant fare for my infant to accompany me on only the HKG-xxx, vv leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
2. If I redeem miles (Asia Miles or BA Avios) for myself/spouse, can I purchase an infant fare for the same leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
3. Where exactly are the bassinet locations for longhaul JCL on the 77W/A333?
Thanks in advance.
Here are my 3 main ones:
1. If I position to another city to start my journey (e.g. TPE-HKG-xxx, vv), can I purchase an infant fare for my infant to accompany me on only the HKG-xxx, vv leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
2. If I redeem miles (Asia Miles or BA Avios) for myself/spouse, can I purchase an infant fare for the same leg? And if so, on which fare basis would the infant fare be calculated?
3. Where exactly are the bassinet locations for longhaul JCL on the 77W/A333?
Thanks in advance.
since i have a 3 years old, so your questions did come to me before.
1) yes, you can buy partial portion. it will be 10-25% (depends on short or long haul) of the lowest available fare bucket, i.e. in Y, possibly even N, O. if the agent refused or say otherwise, just hang up and call again.
btw, you need to understand they will price that portion only (sometime is higher than your routing.)
2) yes, again it will be % of the lowest available fare.
3) pls visit seatguru.com
Jul 4, 2015, 8:55 pm
#3
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On another note, as you may or may not know, Asia Miles only accepts over 18s for some unknown reason. I suggest you create a BA Household account and add the sprog onto it so you can accumulate points for it until the age of 2. Thereafter from age 2 to 18 it's MH that's probably the optimal OW plan for someone who is Asia-based.
Jul 4, 2015, 9:53 pm
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I think the CX website is actually more accurate than seatguru. Bear in mind also that there are two different versions of the long-haul 77W so you should check which one you're on.
On another note, as you may or may not know, Asia Miles only accepts over 18s for some unknown reason. I suggest you create a BA Household account and add the sprog onto it so you can accumulate points for it until the age of 2. Thereafter from age 2 to 18 it's MH that's probably the optimal OW plan for someone who is Asia-based.
On another note, as you may or may not know, Asia Miles only accepts over 18s for some unknown reason. I suggest you create a BA Household account and add the sprog onto it so you can accumulate points for it until the age of 2. Thereafter from age 2 to 18 it's MH that's probably the optimal OW plan for someone who is Asia-based.
Jul 4, 2015, 10:54 pm
#5
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congrats on baby. since i had baby i avoid family travel to long distance destination now. .even if someone paid for J i would sti hate to travel to say JFK... u will know why soon, i have 3 little monsters
1. yes u can do portion
2. in my opinion most time they take 10% of full fare. it doesnt matter if u are redemption or revenue.
3. sorry cant help
my forever bigst arbitrage was me buying tpe hkg syd on I class, issued companion J, and bot infant J.... came cheaper than 3 economy fare
1. yes u can do portion
2. in my opinion most time they take 10% of full fare. it doesnt matter if u are redemption or revenue.
3. sorry cant help
my forever bigst arbitrage was me buying tpe hkg syd on I class, issued companion J, and bot infant J.... came cheaper than 3 economy fare
Jul 5, 2015, 3:01 am
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Ah - I knew there was some age 18 related reason that I clock the sprogs onto BAEC and MH Enrich, but I couldn't remember why. Thanks for the clarification: it is so that somewhere on Toddler Flyertalk, my offspring can ask questions like "I am OW Ruby - do I get priority nappy change?".
Jul 5, 2015, 9:37 pm
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Thank you for all the replies.
How does one do this? I do have an existing BA household account, but to add the child she will need to have her own BAEC number? And on that note I read that the minimum age to be a member is 18?
Are you also saying that infant fares (prior to age 2) credited to the child's BAEC number earn Avios?
On another note, as you may or may not know, Asia Miles only accepts over 18s for some unknown reason. I suggest you create a BA Household account and add the sprog onto it so you can accumulate points for it until the age of 2. Thereafter from age 2 to 18 it's MH that's probably the optimal OW plan for someone who is Asia-based.
Are you also saying that infant fares (prior to age 2) credited to the child's BAEC number earn Avios?