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Jul 27, 2018, 10:42 pm
#91
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Chennai, India
Posts: 21
Any one know for which one world partner Iberia charges less taxes and surcharges? I checked Sri Lankan, Malaysia, Qatar, and Cathay - the taxes + $300 (I spent on 10 tickets) is always more than the cash price of the ticket.
Jul 30, 2018, 2:00 pm
#92
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: PHL
Programs: UA 1P / *A Gold, SPG Plat, Club Carlson Concierge, Amtrak S+
Posts: 55
Booked MAD-JFK in May for 2 in business. I'm wondering, if you were traveling with your SO, do you pick the honeymoon seats or the clearly 'better value' window seats 
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Jul 30, 2018, 3:34 pm
#93
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,111
Kept with row 1 for the day flight.
Jul 30, 2018, 11:51 pm
#95
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: HKG
Programs: A3, TK *G; JL JGC; SPG,Hilton Gold
Posts: 9,952
That said, I've redeemed some JL domestics and the surcharge there was astronimical. I just couldnt be bothered to push it once i found someone who can actually ticket it, lol (I would have had it reimbursed anyways, and still cheaper than any other alternatives except using BA Avios at the price i get them for).
Jul 31, 2018, 3:20 am
#96
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Mucci, BA, AF
Posts: 10,129
Aug 1, 2018, 1:43 pm
#98
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA Plat Pro; DL Gold; UA Silver; IHG Plat; Marriott Titanium; Hyatt Globalist; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 104
so why is MAD to SFO more expensive than LAX? aren't they both in the same Band 7 and gcmap shows only 45 mi difference between two distances from MAD. LAX is further yet cheaper than SFO
Aug 2, 2018, 10:24 am
#99
Join Date: May 2018
Programs: SAS Gold, Hilton Diamond, OWS
Posts: 249
Just cancelled MAD - SFO in Business on Sep. 26 in case it gets released into award inventory again.
Managed to get BA First from CPH -> LAS on the 747 (which I have never tried before and probably never will again being based in CPH) for 89.000 Avios + roughly Ł 150.
Booking through Iberia can have its advantages when connecting. Was previously looking at OAK -> CPH in BA Club World. 67.000 Avios + Ł 150 for flying Club World connecting to EuroTraveller to CPH. If flying Club World and connecting to Club Europe it would be 71.500 Avios + Ł 413 in taxes for the exact same flights. I'd happily sit in ET for 2 hours to save the Ł 263 and 4.500 Avios!
Managed to get BA First from CPH -> LAS on the 747 (which I have never tried before and probably never will again being based in CPH) for 89.000 Avios + roughly Ł 150.
Booking through Iberia can have its advantages when connecting. Was previously looking at OAK -> CPH in BA Club World. 67.000 Avios + Ł 150 for flying Club World connecting to EuroTraveller to CPH. If flying Club World and connecting to Club Europe it would be 71.500 Avios + Ł 413 in taxes for the exact same flights. I'd happily sit in ET for 2 hours to save the Ł 263 and 4.500 Avios!
Aug 2, 2018, 10:55 am
#100
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: England - UK
Posts: 512
We're booked on same route in May - both window seats. I know he likes the window seat but will sit with me in the middle if has to so I go with the old 'there's only the window seats left' ploy so doesn't make him feel guilty and I can get a break from 'have you turned the electric off? did you lock the doors/ what about the.....'
Aug 4, 2018, 8:43 am
#103
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 174
AA does now have seasonal direct ORD-PLS, but Saturdays only I believe. I was going for brevity, but yeah actually it is ORD-MIA-PLS / PLS-CLT-ORD. I'm partial to hanging out @ Taylor Bay, but pretty hard to go wrong with any of the beaches there! :-::-::-::-::-: