IB90k promo - where are YOU going :) ?
Jul 17, 2018, 5:34 pm
#47
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVPG, SPG Gold
Posts: 187
Booked MEX-MAD rt for 85,000 Avios. Wanted LAX or ORD flights, but availability dried up by the time my Avios posted for the dates I was looking at. I have some alerts set with Expert Flyer - any idea how often Iberia releases award space? Not much availability at the moment.
Jul 17, 2018, 11:53 pm
#48
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 2,575
Need to call (currently anyway - website is erroring ) and you may need to HUCA - I got it booked on my fourth attempt - call +442036843774 and say "Iberia plus bookings" and tell the agent you want to use your Iberia plus avios to book on BA
Jul 18, 2018, 12:53 am
#49
Ambassador, British Airways; FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Leeds, UK
Programs: BA GGL/CCR, GfL, HH Diamond
Posts: 42,964
Need to call (currently anyway - website is erroring ) and you may need to HUCA - I got it booked on my fourth attempt - call +442036843774 and say "Iberia plus bookings" and tell the agent you want to use your Iberia plus avios to book on BA
Jul 18, 2018, 3:45 am
#51
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 9
Finally
DOH-LHR on BA in First Class at a cost of 68000 Avios.
Got it for Ł210 (10x 9000 Avios promotion flights) + €218.43 euros tax, the current selling price for the one way fare is actually Ł4547.
Booked my wife’s earlier in the day over the phone (2nd attempt after HUCA as it appeared the taxes were a lot compared to what was showing on the Avios site but ended up paying as I didn’t want to lose it).
For my flights I ended up calling and being able
to book on the fourth attempt. The first 3 agents all kept giving different reasons as to why they couldn’t do it from, no availability, system down and one even suggesting the seats were there but not for Avios redemptions...
Got it for Ł210 (10x 9000 Avios promotion flights) + €218.43 euros tax, the current selling price for the one way fare is actually Ł4547.
Booked my wife’s earlier in the day over the phone (2nd attempt after HUCA as it appeared the taxes were a lot compared to what was showing on the Avios site but ended up paying as I didn’t want to lose it).
For my flights I ended up calling and being able
to book on the fourth attempt. The first 3 agents all kept giving different reasons as to why they couldn’t do it from, no availability, system down and one even suggesting the seats were there but not for Avios redemptions...
Last edited by zoheb_akhtar; Jul 18, 2018 at 4:08 am
Jul 18, 2018, 11:15 am
#54
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: BER (awaiting opening!) / POZ
Programs: BA, IB, LH, U2
Posts: 35
We have also booked Havana, for next February at very similar pricing.
From London there is no direct flight anyway, and changing in Madrid is more appealing than in Miami.
From London there is no direct flight anyway, and changing in Madrid is more appealing than in Miami.
Jul 18, 2018, 6:15 pm
#55
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r
Posts: 838
I found the exact flights I wanted on the exact dates I wanted. However, there is only 1 Biz seat on each flight and I need 2. I found that odd.
I am booking them as one ways because they are "open jaw" I tried calling and I was on hold for 15 + minutes, trying to ask if there are more seats and finally got disconnected before anything was answered.
These flights are in May/June of next year. I checked the flights as revenue flights and there's only 1 seat reserved so far.
Not sure if the open jaw is the issue or not.
"No one ever said it was going to be easy" said everyone.
I am booking them as one ways because they are "open jaw" I tried calling and I was on hold for 15 + minutes, trying to ask if there are more seats and finally got disconnected before anything was answered.
These flights are in May/June of next year. I checked the flights as revenue flights and there's only 1 seat reserved so far.
Not sure if the open jaw is the issue or not.
"No one ever said it was going to be easy" said everyone.
Jul 18, 2018, 7:06 pm
#56
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,351
This is very common and calling will not change it. Your only change is adding some extra segment (e.g., JFK-MAD-LCG instead of just JFK-MAD), which sometimes (but not often) opens up more seats.
Jul 18, 2018, 7:11 pm
#57
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: between Albuquerque and Santa Fe
Programs: Kimpton Inner Circle; IHG Spire elite; Marriott & SPG Gold, r
Posts: 838
I was trying for non-stop which were Iberia flights. There are others with a stop but they include BA and I can't get those to work; keep getting error message.
Jul 18, 2018, 7:12 pm
#58
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,351
Yes, what I mean is that Iberia has married segment availability. Sometimes if you add an extra flight on IB metal beyond MAD more seats appear.
Jul 18, 2018, 11:17 pm
#59
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: executive club
Posts: 1
I was so chuffed when my wife's and my 90,000 points landed!
I spent 1.5 hrs on the phone and finally managed to book 5 business class tickets from LHR to Milan for my family on August 5th. It worked out at 460 Euros plus 83,000 points. We're very happy as we will visit Lake Como and Venice. Hopefully we can book some accommodation with the remaining 90,000.
I spent 1.5 hrs on the phone and finally managed to book 5 business class tickets from LHR to Milan for my family on August 5th. It worked out at 460 Euros plus 83,000 points. We're very happy as we will visit Lake Como and Venice. Hopefully we can book some accommodation with the remaining 90,000.
Jul 18, 2018, 11:59 pm
#60
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 35
SoCal-based, got 180000 Avios total for myself and on behalf of my SO, who's not big on flying even in comfort but is always happy to help my cause. 
I opened both accounts solely for the promo and got the various e-mail messages of doom (which I replied to with relevant info); the Avios all posted yesterday and I made both bookings today:
(1) LAX-JFK-LAX in F on AA metal, 96000 Avios plus ~$20 (transferred Chase points to round it out), h/t to Ben from the One Mile at a Time blog for cluing me in to this possibility. A phone agent was able to book this for me today, but I did have to HUCA several times.
(2) LAX-MAD-LAX in J on IB metal, 85000 Avios plus ~$240. Planning to tack on paid LCC flights to get to/from Paris.
(Edited to add details)
I opened both accounts solely for the promo and got the various e-mail messages of doom (which I replied to with relevant info); the Avios all posted yesterday and I made both bookings today:
(1) LAX-JFK-LAX in F on AA metal, 96000 Avios plus ~$20 (transferred Chase points to round it out), h/t to Ben from the One Mile at a Time blog for cluing me in to this possibility. A phone agent was able to book this for me today, but I did have to HUCA several times.
(2) LAX-MAD-LAX in J on IB metal, 85000 Avios plus ~$240. Planning to tack on paid LCC flights to get to/from Paris.
(Edited to add details)