MFUing a LONE4
Apr 23, 2007 | 6:04 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 30
MFUing a LONE4
Sorry if this is a dumb question but:
If I buy a LONE4 ticket and want to do a MFU to Club does there have to be award availability on every leg of my journey?
Seems to me that, with almost zero availability on many southern hemisphere routes anyway, the chances of putting together a workable itinerary are about as good as being made the next pope!
Thanks for any help, Pirate
If I buy a LONE4 ticket and want to do a MFU to Club does there have to be award availability on every leg of my journey?
Seems to me that, with almost zero availability on many southern hemisphere routes anyway, the chances of putting together a workable itinerary are about as good as being made the next pope!
Thanks for any help, Pirate
Apr 23, 2007 | 9:33 am
#3
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
You can buy the OWE upgrade to WTP (AUD 600 LHR-SIN etc. and AUD 900 LHR-SYD etc.) and then MFU from WTP to Club. No MFU from L to J is possible (probably why BA created WTP, to prevent such upgrades).
The MFU rules depend upon whether you use BAEC or Asiamiles to do the upgrade. The Asiamiles rules are a lot more generous, btw.
The MFU rules depend upon whether you use BAEC or Asiamiles to do the upgrade. The Asiamiles rules are a lot more generous, btw.
Last edited by number_6; Apr 23, 2007 at 3:45 pm Reason: corrected upgrade cost of LONEx and added Asiamiles
missing in that statement. 
Apr 23, 2007 | 2:03 pm
#7
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 540
You cannot MFU a RTW ticket at all.
One of the fundamental rules is that in order to the MFUable it has to be on a return itinerary. Also, it has to be on BA metal.
It would be great if BA did bring in the ability to MFU BA segments but I don't think we'll ever see that.
One of the fundamental rules is that in order to the MFUable it has to be on a return itinerary. Also, it has to be on BA metal.
It would be great if BA did bring in the ability to MFU BA segments but I don't think we'll ever see that.
Apr 23, 2007 | 2:06 pm
#8
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Programs: AA 2MM - PLT, BA GGL, SPG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,221
You cannot MFU a RTW ticket at all.
One of the fundamental rules is that in order to the MFUable it has to be on a return itinerary. Also, it has to be on BA metal.
It would be great if BA did bring in the ability to MFU BA segments but I don't think we'll ever see that.
One of the fundamental rules is that in order to the MFUable it has to be on a return itinerary. Also, it has to be on BA metal.
It would be great if BA did bring in the ability to MFU BA segments but I don't think we'll ever see that.
Apr 23, 2007 | 3:47 pm
#10
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
Note that most of the prior comments are specific to BAEC and do not apply to Asiamiles. The sane plan is to use Asiamiles for this type of upgrade (and not BAEC); however I have never MFU'd on BA as I buy the class that I want to fly, and I know BA is a pain to deal with for upgrades. Asiamiles is supposed to do this pretty well, fwiw.
Apr 23, 2007 | 8:03 pm
#12
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,593
Maybe we need a thread on how to upgrade OWE tickets.
CX: Asiamiles
AA: AAdvantage miles or eVips
BA: none
QF: QFF miles
LA: ?
IB: none (?)
AY: none
MA: by invitation only (Emerald on MA)
RJ: ?
JL: none (?)
Apr 24, 2007 | 3:12 am
#13
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 30
Thanks guys that confirms what I feared.
Looks like its "Plan B" then; use the miles for an award flight to MRU and then do the decent thing and stump up for a AONE4.
Cost will be surprisingly close since I was originally budgeting to start at LHR and needed to buy in 20,000 miles for my notional upgrade.
And by the time I get back I'll have the miles back in the kitty!^
Looks like its "Plan B" then; use the miles for an award flight to MRU and then do the decent thing and stump up for a AONE4.
Cost will be surprisingly close since I was originally budgeting to start at LHR and needed to buy in 20,000 miles for my notional upgrade.
And by the time I get back I'll have the miles back in the kitty!^