INV-DFW Premium Economy AA/BA £590 rtn
Dec 27, 2022, 1:45 pm
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INV-DFW Premium Economy AA/BA £590 rtn
Very restricted days but may be useful to some. PE fares available for around £590 return on BA INV-LHR-EWR then AA EWR-DFW. Same on return. Ticketed and booked for two pax today for total of £1198.
Dec 27, 2022, 5:32 pm
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Taxes are reduced because journey starts in INV which is exempt from UK APD, saving £185 per pax. Upgrading has no effect on this - still no APD payable even if upgraded to J. The recent Avios changes only result in devaluation if using RFS which AFAIK doesn't apply to UUA. In any event, quite happy to fly the short TATL leg in PE.
Dec 28, 2022, 2:56 am
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Taxes are reduced because journey starts in INV which is exempt from UK APD, saving £185 per pax. Upgrading has no effect on this - still no APD payable even if upgraded to J. The recent Avios changes only result in devaluation if using RFS which AFAIK doesn't apply to UUA. In any event, quite happy to fly the short TATL leg in PE.
Who mentioned anything about taxes? I clearly stated YQ which isn't a tax but a surcharge.
I am well aware of the lack of APD when departing from INV or JER as part of the Highland and Island scheme there is no APD which as you say saves £185.
Back to my original point, you will see that the fair price is still full price and that to get the total price down, they have reduced the YQ and not the actual fare price. This means, should you want to UUA you have a hefty price to pay. That's on top of the extra Avios you now need courtesy of the devaluation which isn't just applicable to RFS as you state.
t was only a few years ago that BA would reduce the fare component of the ticket on premium economy so that you were able to get INV-USA in PE for £500~ then UUA for pretty much no money and 20,000 Avios each way. Now they keep the fare component at full price and lower the YQ to get it around £500~ only now when you UUA, you have to make the difference of the lowered YQ up and it ends up costing loads. Clever from BA, poor for BA customers.
Dec 28, 2022, 9:34 am
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Whatever. It's still a great fare IMHO and I hope others can use the info in the way that I intended when I posted it.
Last edited by superscot; Dec 28, 2022 at 9:45 am Reason: added info
Dec 28, 2022, 6:38 pm
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This is also available in October to November as INV-JFK-LHR on AA ticket stock. Cheaper via AA than BA if you were to return to London. You can also do Edinburgh etc. on the return for around the same $600-$700 range and seems to come out the same on either AA or BA.
Dec 29, 2022, 1:38 pm
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It was only a few years ago that BA would reduce the fare component of the ticket on premium economy so that you were able to get INV-USA in PE for £500~ then UUA for pretty much no money and 20,000 Avios each way. Now they keep the fare component at full price and lower the YQ to get it around £500~ only now when you UUA, you have to make the difference of the lowered YQ up and it ends up costing loads. Clever from BA, poor for BA customers.