BA miles redemption tax versus AA
Jan 9, 2010 | 4:29 pm
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PS. the cheapest tickets to Eastern Europe I'm finding so far are over $400, typically over $500 actually. I paid $220 NYC to Madrid, round trip.
Jan 9, 2010 | 6:05 pm
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What you ought to explore is to fly to Western Europe then using LCCs to go to Eastern Europe - sure more flights involved but these are your options - either pay to have convenience (perceived only imo) or pay less but not much more inconvenient.
Train is an option as well.
Jan 9, 2010 | 6:49 pm
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I'm curious also if I were to fly France-USA on points prices are quoted in Euro's taxes seem to be excessive. Is British Airways the only option for mileage redemption or are there other One World options?
Jan 9, 2010 | 7:11 pm
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Jan 9, 2010 | 7:14 pm
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I recommend doing a bit of research (in addition to ba.com, use the website of the airline you are hoping to fly) on your own before calling. I called last week and was amazed at how much more info the reps get in their search results, but I wouldn't have been able to take full advantage of this resource if I hadn't done my homework first. Interestingly, I was able to reconstruct the routing they found for me on my own (PVG-HKG-JFK), but had to do so segment by segment.
Jan 9, 2010 | 9:54 pm
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I recommend doing a bit of research (in addition to ba.com, use the website of the airline you are hoping to fly) on your own before calling. I called last week and was amazed at how much more info the reps get in their search results, but I wouldn't have been able to take full advantage of this resource if I hadn't done my homework first. Interestingly, I was able to reconstruct the routing they found for me on my own (PVG-HKG-JFK), but had to do so segment by segment.
Jan 10, 2010 | 5:03 am
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BMI's ff program beats the stuffings out of BA's.
Jan 10, 2010 | 7:00 am
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can you book ORD-DEL non-stop in AA using BA miles?
I read most of this thread and i think it is not answered directly. I read that USA to Europe can only be booked in BA metal. But can USA-DEL direct flight be booked in AA to avoid heafty taxes of BA? Thanks
Jan 10, 2010 | 7:43 am
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I believe it is the case that BA miles cannot be used for ANY transatlantic AA flights from the USA, no matter their destinations. (Edit) Oops, it appears from my reading of some of the earliest posts on this thread that I may be incorrect. Are there USA to transatlantic destinations for which it is allowable to use BA miles on AA?
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Jan 10, 2010 | 3:56 pm
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I believe it is the case that BA miles cannot be used for ANY transatlantic AA flights from the USA, no matter their destinations. (Edit) Oops, it appears from my reading of some of the earliest posts on this thread that I may be incorrect. Are there USA to transatlantic destinations for which it is allowable to use BA miles on AA?
Jan 10, 2010 | 5:54 pm
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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.
Jan 10, 2010 | 6:13 pm
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