Book Vueling flight with Avios (Barcelona to Split)
Jun 15, 2013, 10:02 am
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Book Vueling flight with Avios (Barcelona to Split)
Is the Iberia site buggy when it comes to searching flights on Vueling?
I am flying from Barcelona to Split on 8/17 on the 11:45am flight... Its an Iberia flight operated by Vueling. Ideally I'd like to use my avios, however, if not, I could purchase the flight on the Iberia site (instead of the Vueling site), bc Iberia is now offering 2x avios on Vueling.
Today when I try to search from BCN to SPU, SPU doesn't come up as an available airport. Yesterday SPU was coming up. I searched booking as a revenue, avios ticket and even one world partner ticket, and nothing. Anyone know the trick to this?
I am flying from Barcelona to Split on 8/17 on the 11:45am flight... Its an Iberia flight operated by Vueling. Ideally I'd like to use my avios, however, if not, I could purchase the flight on the Iberia site (instead of the Vueling site), bc Iberia is now offering 2x avios on Vueling.
Today when I try to search from BCN to SPU, SPU doesn't come up as an available airport. Yesterday SPU was coming up. I searched booking as a revenue, avios ticket and even one world partner ticket, and nothing. Anyone know the trick to this?
Last edited by MissMiles; Jun 17, 2013 at 9:24 am Reason: ...
Jun 17, 2013, 1:49 pm
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Just checked and Split comes up both by inputting SPU and doing the drop-down list thing... Perhaps you should try switching your country setting to Spain.
No Avios availability on August 17th BTW...
No Avios availability on August 17th BTW...
Jun 17, 2013, 1:59 pm
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yesterday I also saw there was no Avios availability. Deciding if I should wait it out or book a revenue ticket. Seems like on all other days of Vueling service, there is avios availability
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Jun 18, 2013, 1:56 am
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Whenever I've checked, availability using Avios on Vueling tracks the lowest fare buckets. In other words, if the cash ticket is cheap, you can use Avios, but if it's expensive you won't find an award seat. For me, redeeming on Vueling is usually below my valuation of avios so I just pay cash, particularly when there are double avios bonuses...
I don't think Vueling are known for having wildly fluctuating fare prices, so you're unlikely to see the price come down too much...
I don't think Vueling are known for having wildly fluctuating fare prices, so you're unlikely to see the price come down too much...
