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Originally Posted by Happy
(Post 13154573)
No. You cannot fly AA to India because it is TATL.
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Originally Posted by aaron1262
(Post 13154466)
For those of you who are wondering..yes you can avoid BA flying transatlantic. I just pulled up JFK-HEL Nonstop on FinnAir(AY) Jan 28 returning 29th..(as a test). $2.50 taxes outbound $35.92 taxes inbound.
(JFK, BOS, or ORD) to (MAD or BCN) Some of these are codeshare so I don't know if all routes would be valid on codeshare flights for award redemptions. I've heard that BA does not allow codeshare flights for award redemptions, but I'm not 100%. Also I read somewhere that IB has high YQ. Or you could fly AerLingus from several spots in the US. to Europe. I haven't checked what the YQ for them is either. Brussels Air probably has a few transatlantic routes as well. Again, no idea on YQ with them. |
forgive the ignorance, but how do you actually book a partner airline with BA miles?
would anyone recommend booking Euro-USA on BA and USA-Euro on AA? or are you better off booking a round trip on a single itinerary? |
Originally Posted by aaron1262
(Post 13154661)
So to clarify once again...you just can't fly AA right? Because as i've noted above i'm able to see and book a ticket to Helsinki on Finnair as well as Royal Jordanian to DEL via AMM no problems.
You can use AY & IB for TATL flights. Now, in your sample itinerary you are using AY and RJ on the same award, am I correct? In this case, your award is no longer ONE partner award - it will be a OneWorld award because more than One partner is used. It would be Expensive to use BA miles for a OneWord Type award which is based on Distance Flown. You should check the award chart to see how many miles would cost you using BA's program, versus using AA's program (AA miles). |
Originally Posted by JerseyVics
(Post 13154785)
forgive the ignorance, but how do you actually book a partner airline with BA miles?
However BA's software often does not pick up partner airlines routing if connection is involved. It is better to also check the partner airline's own site for the targeted routing to compare with what BA shows. If not shown online, then you need to call to inquire.
Originally Posted by JerseyVics
(Post 13154785)
would anyone recommend booking Euro-USA on BA and USA-Euro on AA? or are you better off booking a round trip on a single itinerary?
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Originally Posted by JerseyVics
(Post 13154785)
forgive the ignorance, but how do you actually book a partner airline with BA miles?
would anyone recommend booking Euro-USA on BA and USA-Euro on AA? or are you better off booking a round trip on a single itinerary? -you can't use BA miles to book AA TATL -" AA " BA " -many people here are loath to use BA miles on BA (at all, not just TATL) because the fuel surcharges and related fees can be excessive -it almost always makes sense to book journeys one way at a time IMO since there is no price break for RT bookings; furthermore, BA treats 2 (or more) airline awards differently (prices are comparable for short and medium trips, but diverge sharply on long journeys), so by splitting a RT into two one ways you can fly two different carriers without being subject to the 2+ airline award rules |
Originally Posted by Happy
(Post 13154789)
It would be Expensive to use BA miles for a OneWord Type award which is based on Distance Flown. You should check the award chart to see how many miles would cost you using BA's program, versus using AA's program (AA miles).
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no, I don't want to book AA flight on BA miles... I was asking if its reasonable to book a BA flight Euro-USA using BA miles and USA-Euro on AA using AA miles.
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Originally Posted by JerseyVics
(Post 13155215)
no, I don't want to book AA flight on BA miles... I was asking if its reasonable to book a BA flight Euro-USA using BA miles and USA-Euro on AA using AA miles.
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Originally Posted by headinclouds
(Post 13094176)
Here is a table that lists a one-way economy flight ex-USA and the cost in miles and dollars. This is also a good clue as to which airlines charge a fuel fine when booking the RTW tickets.
AY Finair JFK-HEL 32.5K $2.50 AA American ORD-PVG 25K $2.50 BA British JFK-MAD 30K $127.00 CX Cathay Pac JFK-HKG 25K $47.00 IB Iberia JFK-MAD 30K $133.00 JL Japan Airline SFO-NRT 25K $75.00 LA LAN Chile JFK-SCL 20K $2.50 MX Mexicana JFK-MEX 17.5K $103.00 QF Qantas LAX-MEL 40K $94.00 RJ Royl Jordian JFK-AMM 40K $115.00 MA no long-haul flights, useless partner Are you sure about these fares? I don't have my first batch of miles posted just yet so I can't verify at BAEC, but they seem really low using ITA as a reference. For example LAN, JFK-SCL has to be more than $2.50 out of pocket. $2.50 only covers the Sept. 11 security fee. Are you saying that you were not charged a US Passenger Facility Charge, US International Departure Tax, Chile Domestic Airport Facility Charge, US Immigration Fee, US Customs fee, etc... Surely there are no flights where the out of pocket is only $2.50? |
Originally Posted by frankiwa
(Post 13161815)
Are you sure about these fares?
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Originally Posted by frankiwa
(Post 13161815)
Are you sure about these fares? I don't have my first batch of miles posted just yet so I can't verify at BAEC, but they seem really low using ITA as a reference. For example LAN, JFK-SCL has to be more than $2.50 out of pocket. $2.50 only covers the Sept. 11 security fee. Are you saying that you were not charged a US Passenger Facility Charge, US International Departure Tax, Chile Domestic Airport Facility Charge, US Immigration Fee, US Customs fee, etc...
Surely there are no flights where the out of pocket is only $2.50? |
Originally Posted by Mr. Bean
(Post 13177003)
no those are not the only out of pocket costs. they are only fuel and insurance surcharges. the airport and govt. taxes are extra.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Bean
(Post 13177003)
no those are not the only out of pocket costs. they are only fuel and insurance surcharges. the airport and govt. taxes are extra.
As much as I'd really like to nail down a seat on that flight, I can't pull the trigger yet because I can't seem to get ba.com to display LGA-ORD-PVG as a through trip; they REALLY want me to chose an LHR routing, to the extent that the "include partners" link doesn't even present itself on my preferred date (though, it does the day prior). I'll stop short of blasting BA over its website because most US airline sites don't display partner availability at all. That having been said, as long as they maintain that they have partner routes covered, they should be held somewhat accountable for missing the obvious. |
Originally Posted by moondog
(Post 13177418)
I just proceeded all the way to the final payment screen on booking (ORD-PVG, business class) and didn't notice any additional charges.
As much as I'd really like to nail down a seat on that flight, I can't pull the trigger yet because I can't seem to get ba.com to display LGA-ORD-PVG as a through trip; they REALLY want me to chose an LHR routing, to the extent that the "include partners" link doesn't even present itself on my preferred date (though, it does the day prior). I'll stop short of blasting BA over its website because most US airline sites don't display partner availability at all. That having been said, as long as they maintain that they have partner routes covered, they should be held somewhat accountable for missing the obvious. EDIT: on the return, though, the cost is $30. Adding up the taxes from ITA, it looks like the International Arrival Tax ($16) is not charged, but PRC Airport Fee, US Customs Fee, US Immigration Fee, and USDA Fee are collected. So looks like this is a US thing, as I've not been able to get these "tax dumps" from/between other countries. |
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