[Expired 2009 offer]100,000 miles for new BA Chase VISA
Nov 4, 2009, 10:54 pm
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Nov 4, 2009, 11:00 pm
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Sign me up ... any promotional codes available to join BA's Executive Club?
Nov 4, 2009, 11:19 pm
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I might still get the card but only because the 100k can be used on OneWorld carriers like AA which does not have a YQ. Terrible redemption value (100k for coach upto 20k miles flown like in this US-DEL example), but makes a long-haul ticket about $200 incl. all taxes and card fees which is a decent deal.
It is the same as AA's, 100K in Y, 130K in J and 180K in F.
Though I suspect the tax / fee would be much lower using AA miles.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...r/public/en_us
The real value in the OW award (IMO) is because of unlimited stopovers + 1 open jaw, up to 16 segments.
I don't think BA can charge YQ for partner routes (unless the partner themselves charges one), since it's not booked as a codeshare or anything. But I may be wrong
Nov 4, 2009, 11:20 pm
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Redemption Flights and Redemption Vouchers may only be used for flights on British Airways mainline service, which have a BA prefixed flight number. Travel on franchise, codeshare or alliance airlines is not permitted.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...2/public/en_us
http://www.britishairways.com/travel...2/public/en_us
"All travel must originate in and return to the US."
If all you wanted was a pair of BA J or F seats from LHR to CPT, MRU, or DEL etc., this offer won't work for you. [From NYC one can almost always find a cheap, paid TATL flight on AA, CO or DL that costs significantly less than what BA charges for fuel surcharges alone. To also spend a lot of miles for the TATL --- in addition to high fuel surcharges --- is typically not a good use of BA mles]
Nov 4, 2009, 11:31 pm
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For those of us located on the east coast, the next sentence is also a problematic restriction:
"All travel must originate in and return to the US."
If all you wanted was a pair of BA J or F seats from LHR to CPT, MRU, or DEL etc., this offer won't work for you. [From NYC one can almost always find a cheap, paid TATL flight on AA, CO or DL that costs significantly less than what BA charges for fuel surcharges alone. To also spend a lot of miles for the TATL --- in addition to high fuel surcharges --- is typically not a good use of BA mles]
"All travel must originate in and return to the US."
If all you wanted was a pair of BA J or F seats from LHR to CPT, MRU, or DEL etc., this offer won't work for you. [From NYC one can almost always find a cheap, paid TATL flight on AA, CO or DL that costs significantly less than what BA charges for fuel surcharges alone. To also spend a lot of miles for the TATL --- in addition to high fuel surcharges --- is typically not a good use of BA mles]
That's why the oneworld award seems like the best deal to me, unless you're pooling multiple of these bonuses together for a longhaul F/J award. You get to at least choose the metal you fly on.
Nov 5, 2009, 4:52 am
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The value in the card is the free companion award, that requires BA metal, and there the value is in premium class travel.. leverage it the way I described above, 2 people get the card and pool miles via a household account... one hits the minimum spend for the voucher.. 240k miles 2 ppl fly F US-LHR-DXB. Crazy, considering it's only $32k in total spend on a credit card to get that. ^
Or 1 person could get the card, put $40k in spend on it, hit 150k miles and 2 people fly say LAX-LHR in F.
Or 1 person could get the card, put $40k in spend on it, hit 150k miles and 2 people fly say LAX-LHR in F.
Nov 5, 2009, 5:57 am
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There is already a thread in the BA forum discussing the 2-for-1 voucher and other changes to the card.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...-earnings.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...-earnings.html
Nov 5, 2009, 6:53 am
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This is a big time win for me. I live in Tampa, and Tampa's only non-stop to Eurpoe is BA to Gatwick. It kills me that my AA miles won't work on the flight, and I have thought about trying to rack up BA miles just to redeem for that award, so Mrs. Mike1625 can have a non-stop (where I have grown used to looking for out of the way stops as often as possible).
Nov 5, 2009, 7:05 am
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How do I household accounts? I have a BAEC account and my wife doesn't. Does she need to sign up for an account and then we combine them?
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Nov 5, 2009, 7:51 am
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Nov 5, 2009, 8:11 am
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Nov 5, 2009, 8:56 am
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This always happens. Get the card, then a better offer comes along. Will they allow a second card or are all of we early adopters out of luck on this offer?
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Nov 5, 2009, 9:01 am
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If I'm understanding the BA redemption structure correctly, I could fly AA from NYC to Hawaii roundtrip in first class (on two-class aircraft) with en route stopovers for 70,000 BA miles, versus flying the same route without stopovers for 75,000 AAdvantage miles. Is this correct?
Edited to add: BAEC has advised that flying first class on AA, even on a two-class aircraft, requires redemption at the first class award level, which would be 105,000 BAEC miles for NYC-Hawaii on AA. But en route stopovers, at connecting points along the "most direct routing," are free and unlimited.
Edited to add: BAEC has advised that flying first class on AA, even on a two-class aircraft, requires redemption at the first class award level, which would be 105,000 BAEC miles for NYC-Hawaii on AA. But en route stopovers, at connecting points along the "most direct routing," are free and unlimited.
Last edited by guv1976; Nov 16, 2009 at 8:32 am
Nov 5, 2009, 9:03 am
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knowing BA's wonderful standards..they will probably cancel the miles bonus once you sign up for the card...just because they can. 
leaving you with a card you don't need or necessarily want and no "free" trip if you can even call it that.
leaving you with a card you don't need or necessarily want and no "free" trip if you can even call it that.
Nov 5, 2009, 9:35 am
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If I'm understanding the BA redemption structure correctly, I could fly AA from NYC to Hawaii roundtrip in first class (on two-class aircraft) with en route stopovers for 70,000 BA miles, versus flying the same route without stopovers for 75,000 AAdvantage miles. Is this correct?