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British Airways | Executive Club
Sep 29, 19, 1:31 pm
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The 2019 BA compensation thread: Your guide to Regulation EC261/2004
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Aha.. that's a real shame.. Not worth pursuing...
Aha.. that's a real shame.. Not worth pursuing via UK based ADR given the UK CAA interpretation?
SK were absolutely bloody useless about the whole thing There is no customer services after...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Sep 24, 19, 2:30 pm
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The 2019 BA compensation thread: Your guide to Regulation EC261/2004
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Industrial Action Eligability
I understand that the UK CAA has determined that Industrial Action does not count as extra-ordinary circumstances and therefore EU 261 is payable?
I had a flight with a non-UK carrier (SK) but it...
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Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
Feb 10, 19, 4:38 am
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Flame-Free Questions on A3 - ask your newbie (and not so newbie) questions here
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Fantastic, thank you for the quick reply - I was...
Fantastic, thank you for the quick reply - I was concerned about (1) as that would effectively mean only 5 months at gold before a new year starts - phew!
The upgrade is on SAS using the...
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Europe
Feb 9, 19, 4:17 am
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Good restaurant / nice town near ATH airport?
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A quick follow up on this one, in case anybody...
A quick follow up on this one, in case anybody needs to do the same.
We took the subway/metro to Athens center. The Airport metro station is located directly outside the terminal building through...
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Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
Feb 9, 19, 4:07 am
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A3*G here approaching my first re-qualification...
A3*G here approaching my first re-qualification despite being a member since 2015! My gold card year ends 10/10/19 and I only have 4900 miles or so remaining to re-qualify. I have a flight coming...
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Europe
Dec 18, 18, 1:21 pm
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Good restaurant / nice town near ATH airport?
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Thank you all so much for your replies, this is...
Thank you all so much for your replies, this is really great! I will check out the weather on 2nd Jan and then decide which is best. Looks like lots of great options - I had a really good time in...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Dec 18, 18, 1:05 am
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"If there is something outside of our usual service that I can do..."
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I for one am never ashamed to flirt for...
I for one am never ashamed to flirt for Champagne!! :D
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Europe
Nov 28, 18, 11:09 am
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Good restaurant / nice town near ATH airport?
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Good restaurant / nice town near ATH airport?
Greetings A3 flyers, hoping for some help.
I'm a newly minted A3 gold and will be doing my annual 4 sector run this Christmas period to Jordan and Israel. On the way back, we have a long layover...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Nov 27, 18, 8:25 am
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The 2018 BA compensation thread: Your guide to Regulation EC261/2004
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I just had a request for compensation refused on...
I just had a request for compensation refused on the basis that:
My case is Article 1 1(b) - cancellation. Flight cancelled within 4 hours of departure time (I found out upon arriving for check...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Nov 15, 18, 2:59 pm
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G-YMMT Damaged at YYZ
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I was booked on the 92, it was a zoo with...
I was booked on the 92, it was a zoo with everybody at check in for rebooking! All they said at check in was that it ' went tech!' Made it home via CDG with AF. I was a bit miffed as the lady at F...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Sep 26, 18, 1:31 pm
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BAEC Luggage Tags
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I'm just waiting until a few days after 10-Oct so...
I'm just waiting until a few days after 10-Oct so I can display my BA Gold together with my StarGold and SkyTeam Elite Plus on the same keychain :D
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British Airways | Executive Club
Jun 1, 18, 8:40 am
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How much would you Value BAEC Gold?
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It’s not strictly worth £1200, or more...
It’s not strictly worth £1200, or more accurately, it’s hard to justify it’s worth it in monetary return value but that’s not the only consideration:
- extra Avios bonus
- increased chance of...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Mar 21, 18, 2:38 am
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CW squatters?
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So long as the ‘squatters’ are not disrupting...
So long as the ‘squatters’ are not disrupting your experience, it would be nicer to just let them enjoy. We’ve all had an upgrade that we probably didn’t deserve, either through status, grace or...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Feb 25, 18, 9:02 am
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BA bagdrop or checking (J) at AMS
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Plenty of time, though do double check the bag...
Plenty of time, though do double check the bag drop cut off, I think it is 60 mins nowadays.
At AMS, BA checkin is in Departures 3. Once you check in I would recommend walking to Departures 2...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Dec 29, 17, 10:10 am
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BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 master thread
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I'm trying to look for the OTP fare routed via....
I'm trying to look for the OTP fare routed via. HEL but can't seem to bring anything up on matrix - is this routing still possible? If so, I will try AMEX TA as I think I have a voucher there.
...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Dec 17, 17, 11:23 pm
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My Impressions of T5 security - it may just be me!
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New data point this morning for RTM...
New data point this morning for RTM (Rotterdam/Den Haag)
5.39 called for a taxi
5.49 taxi arrives
6.05 arrive RTM
6.08 through friendly security, sitting in the departure lounge with an omelet...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Dec 17, 17, 9:34 am
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My Impressions of T5 security - it may just be me!
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OttoMH
Not just you at all... I have been thinking the...
Not just you at all... I have been thinking the exact same thing!I transited twice in a weekend in Oct and that resulted in two complaints! Not that I received a response to the second, more serious...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Oct 28, 17, 6:21 am
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Transit visa China
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I had a similar experience with Lufthansa at AMS...
I had a similar experience with Lufthansa at AMS (Swissport had no idea at all) and they only let me onward to FRA when I was very assertive. The same at FRA and the check in desk had to phone the...
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Aegean Airlines | Miles&Bonus
Oct 7, 17, 6:27 am
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FAQ No. 3 for Aegean Miles & Bonus: How many Miles&Bonus miles will I earn?
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There are some fantastic fares in AC Premium...
There are some fantastic fares in AC Premium Economy from DUS to Canada but it looks like N class (Premium Economy) earns 0 miles in A3 M&B - is this correct?
Nevermind.. the website was playing...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Aug 18, 17, 6:19 am
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Help - 2 4 1 Club bumped to WT+ at check in
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Although a downgrade is a real PITA WT+ for a...
Although a downgrade is a real PITA WT+ for a vacation trip to MCO is not too bad for a day flight. Especially if you let the crew know you were downgraded, you should hopefully get some extra...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Aug 8, 17, 3:21 pm
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BA Tier Point Runs | 2017 master thread
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You could have a lot of fun doing AMS-BKK for...
You could have a lot of fun doing AMS-BKK for <1500 EUR, usually possible to route it via SIN and HKG. You might need a week or two to recover from a Lang Kwai Fong, Soi Cowboy and Duxton Hill on...
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Alitalia | MilleMiglia
Jul 13, 17, 1:13 pm
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LH status matching AZ elites
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OttoMH
This is very interesting indeed! It may be...
This is very interesting indeed! It may be enough to get me to push a quick MR over the 50k miles threshold!
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U.K. and Ireland
Jul 2, 17, 11:56 pm
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69
Dual passport holder entering UK on foreign passport
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OttoMH
I live in Europe and travel back to the U.K....
I live in Europe and travel back to the U.K. frequently. When my UK passport was at an embassy for a Visa I used my Mex one to get in to the UK which is 90-day visa free entry. Nowadays there is no...
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U.K. and Ireland
Jul 2, 17, 11:00 pm
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69
Dual passport holder entering UK on foreign passport
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18,844
Posted By
OttoMH
I can confirm from personal experience it is...
I can confirm from personal experience it is absolutely not an issue.
Mixed up my in and outs with a U.K. And non EU passport once and had to ask immigration to check my other one was 'logged...
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British Airways | Executive Club
Jun 26, 17, 12:29 am
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BA only allows one passport in your profile--why?
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4,324
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OttoMH
Once you go in to MMB you can change it there and...
Once you go in to MMB you can change it there and save but the profile only saves one. You can have multiple bookings with multiple passports saved though as each booking saves the details within...
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