[PREM FARE GONE] BA/AA/LATAM r/t LHR to GYE First & Business from £797
Oct 4, 2017, 7:35 am
#271
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Excellent. Please keep updating us as you are the first one to start the adventure!
Oct 4, 2017, 7:50 am
#272
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As of a few months ago at least, this is no longer the case. I flew CUN-MIA-LHR in January, and again in July. In January I had to collect luggage and proceed through US customs. In July, my bag travelled straight through without having to be collected and rechecked.
Oct 4, 2017, 8:42 am
#273
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As of a few months ago at least, this is no longer the case. I flew CUN-MIA-LHR in January, and again in July. In January I had to collect luggage and proceed through US customs. In July, my bag travelled straight through without having to be collected and rechecked.
Oct 4, 2017, 8:59 am
#274
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Oct 4, 2017, 10:14 am
#275
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A rumor I recall is that MIA is notorious for checked luggage, if I remember correctly you may not be able to retrieve them even for very long layovers.
In any case, it is safer to fly with a roller board, if you can.
Last edited by nk15; Oct 4, 2017 at 10:22 am
Oct 4, 2017, 11:03 am
#276
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Either you have been lucky, or you cancelled before the CC payment was still in pre-authorisation so you haven't really been charged yet anyway. Officially it's call centre only. https://www.britishairways.com/trave...e/public/en_gb
Oct 4, 2017, 12:11 pm
#277
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Booking with BA? Mine were confirmed and ticketed instantly. The only time it took about 10 minutes was when I booked through orbitz, and even then I was surprised by how fast it was ticketed.
Oct 4, 2017, 12:32 pm
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BA are generally very quick to issue a ticket number but you often see the charge as “pending” on your credit card for a number of days (for me it’s usually always at least 2 days in pending).
Oct 4, 2017, 1:55 pm
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I used my Citi card. I made four bookings, canceled one, and all are still pending, but that’s usually the case for Citi. Sometimes it can take a week for the charges to actually go from pending to posted.
Oct 4, 2017, 1:55 pm
#282
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Oct 4, 2017, 2:02 pm
#283
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AmEx can be a bit inconsistent in when it shows pending payments... I’ve booked flights in the past and it’s shown as pending for 2-3 days, then drops off and reappears as a processed charge a few days later. It’s happened to me before with AA and QR.
Oct 4, 2017, 3:13 pm
#284
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Is this gone now? 
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(First post so apologies if i have missed something. Long time lurker and beneficiary of the Sake Fare
Found flights to GYE from London in BA first to Miami and then AA or LATAM to GYE for £797. Return via Miami or JFK. Possible glitch?
Searchable via GF and example found on Expedia UK
Also similar price to UIO
Possibly not a valid price but worth a mention..
Found flights to GYE from London in BA first to Miami and then AA or LATAM to GYE for £797. Return via Miami or JFK. Possible glitch?
Searchable via GF and example found on Expedia UK
Also similar price to UIO
Possibly not a valid price but worth a mention..