The new HFP chat thread – Thursday 21st May

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• davvero says:

  21 May21 May 02:36

  Still not got my Heathrow Rewards transfer to BAEC. Anyone with more luck?

  • Andrew says:

    21 May21 May 06:42

    Finally hit my account today – but instead of a 50% bonus, it’s a 100% bonus!

  • Hunter says:

    21 May21 May 06:43

    Same. Did it Friday last week, and think it said should take 24 to 48 hours…

    • Hunter says:

      21 May21 May 06:48

      Sorry, just checked again and mine arrived over night – also 100% bonus!!

      • Pablo says:

        21 May21 May 07:13

        Same here. Are the avios going to be reclaimed back?

        • Andrew says:

          21 May21 May 07:39

          Possibly, but doubtful.

• Jon says:

  21 May21 May 02:57

  Hi all,

  Another “sorry if this has been answered before” question, for which I truly am sorry if it has been! 😉 I have looked but haven’t found it so far.

  Can anyone here can share any insight or experience of the following specific situation:

  I have a trip booked KUL-LHR return in Club World for late July / early August, for two of us. I doubt we’ll travel due to the potential quarantine requirements at either end, but for now I’m sitting tight and waiting to see what happens – presumably BA may cancel one or both of the flights, or I may have to cancel the tickets myself and take the hit on the cancellation fees.

  Either way, I’m curious to know what happens if I take voucher(s), given that:

  1. The outbound KUL-LHR is booked as a one-way using Avios and a Lloyds upgrade voucher.

  2. The return LHR-KUL is booked using Avios and the ‘outbound’ half of a 241 voucher (both pax in household account, if that’s relevant).

  3. The original plan was to use the return half of the 241 to book a second KUL-LHR for next year, which I was planning to do at some point in June/July with a view to travelling in May or June 2021. The return LHR-KUL would then be booked separately, probably on Malaysia Airlines using Enrich miles, or possibly going via Hong Kong with Virgin.

  I assume our first outbound flight would be refunded as a voucher to the (Avios and cash) value of 2 x one-way Club World KUL-LHR including the taxes etc. Or does the Lloyds voucher remain in there albeit presumably extended?

  Would the return be similarly refunded as the Avios-plus-cash needed for 2 pax one way, or as 1 pax Avios, plus 2 pax cash for taxes and fees, and a (presumably extended) 241 voucher?

  If the latter, presumably I can still use the 241 as originally planned (subject to seat availability of course) by topping up with the extra 1 pax Avios and 2 pax cash for the ‘return’ KUL-LHR leg either at the same time as I rebook the LHR-KUL, or when I add it later.

  But if the former, what happens to the return-leg ‘value’ of the 241? Would I be better to add a return-leg booking onto the 241 sooner rather than later so that when it all gets cancelled, the whole lot can be wrapped up in a full return trip voucher?

  That said, if I add a return leg for next year and the outbound this year gets cancelled by BA, would our ticket for the return leg also get cancelled or would it remain valid even though the outbound wasn’t flown?

  Sorry for the long post! Any insight much appreciated, many thanks!

  • Jon says:

    21 May21 May 03:01

    What would be really ideal of course is if BA could just say “Everything in your booking stays exactly the same but moved from 2020 to 2021” 😉

    • Neil says:

      21 May21 May 06:50

      Wouldn’t it just!

    • Chris says:

      21 May21 May 09:55

      Under ec241 you are entitled to later rerouting if you don’t want a refund

      If a flight is cancelled, passengers are automatically entitled to their choice of

      re-routing to the same destination at the earliest opportunity (under comparable conditions);
      later rerouting, at the passenger’s convenience, to the same destination under comparable conditions (subject to seat availability); or
      a refund of the ticket as well as a return flight to the point of first departure, when relevant.

      • Jon says:

        22 May22 May 03:17

        True. Although I get the the impression that actually securing those rights might be more painful than walking over hot coals while sticking pins in one’s eyes 😉

        I foresee it being complicated in any case – spending who knows how long on the phone with Avios to try to get the first leg re-routed for a later date, and then doing the same again with BA, and trying to get both dates to line up. Oh joy 😉

  • Charlieface says:

    21 May21 May 09:11

    Just ask for a full refund on that booking, then you get the 241 back.

    • Jon says:

      22 May22 May 03:25

      I can but try 😉 My concern there (aside from being able to get through on the phone….) is expiry – both my vouchers are close to the limit. If they extend a year (though 18 months would be better) then all well and good. I got the impression from other threads here that (new, refund) vouchers are valid until April 2022 (?), which would be handy, hence my interest in them, but I wasn’t clear how the original upgrade/241 vouchers are treated therein. Also presumably a risk that if APD is substantially reduced your voucher becomes worth less (I’d bet you wouldn’t get a refund of the cash component if your ticket is cheaper than the voucher, but would have to top up if it were more 😉

• James says:

  21 May21 May 04:38

  Can anybody please provide advice on the following:

  Booked a return for 2 x adults with a Lloyd’s Upgrade voucher for travel with BA mid June. However, the return flight has been cancelled.

  Who do I contact for my refund: BA or Avios (trip was originally booked through Avios).

  Also, any clue as to how long these refunds are currently taking please?

  Thanks.

  • Catman says:

    21 May21 May 05:43

    I had the same, I called Avios.com. My taxes were refunded in a couple of days, I don’t know how long the Avios took to come back because I found them in my old closed Avios.com account just as I was about to call or email.

    They put 6 months on the expiry of my Lloyds voucher.

    I would have been happy to have got the voucher but BA said no

  • Leigh says:

    21 May21 May 09:26

    I called Avios for a cancelled flight booked with Lloyd’s Upgrade voucher. Both cash and Avios refunds took just a few days, very impressed.

• Spursdebs says:

  21 May21 May 07:11

  Credit where it’s due called BA on Tuesday straight through to You First cancelled a trip booked with Avois . Points returned to account while still on the phone, taxes and fees money refund back on my card today.

  • Andrew says:

    21 May21 May 07:27

    Yes, You First have been answering the phone on the first ring since the start of the crisis and have dealt with my cancellations very efficiently.

    • Spursdebs says:

      21 May21 May 07:32

      I had a nice chat with the CS agent, they said Tuesday when I rang was very quite, but over previous days people seemed to be cancelling the next few months but booking for next year. Which is what I was doing cancelling a trip in September not due to Covid but for family reasons and I extended my trip in January by a few days.

      • Andrew says:

        21 May21 May 07:38

        The change to 31 July change your booking period probably sparked a lot of calls, with a whole load of new people now eligible.

  • Anna says:

    21 May21 May 07:45

    YouFirst have been the one redeeming factor for BA since this started. Does anyone know if they make new F bookings as I’m shortly probably going to have to try and call BA to use a voucher? 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • Andrew says:

      21 May21 May 08:09

      I can’t imagine them saying no if it’s for a First booking.

    • Spursdebs says:

      21 May21 May 08:25

      I would call them Anna to make a 1st class booking.

      • Anna says:

        21 May21 May 10:50

        I will, thanks Debs, I didn’t know if they officially deal with new bookings. They’ve been fantastic with me over the past couple of months.

  • Jonathan says:

    21 May21 May 09:43

    I’m still waiting for my refund on taxes from BA for a cancelled Avios flight 3 weeks ago. Avios & companion voucher returned same day . This was a club booking not first . Any idea how long BA take to refund taxes ?

• Andrew says:

  21 May21 May 07:40

  Various Selfridges offers out there on Amex

  I’ve got £50 off £250, my brother has £30 off £100 – both on BA Amex and valid until 5th July.

  • Andrew says:

    21 May21 May 07:45

    Spookily I’m a different Andrew, just posting the same below at exactly the same time!

    • Secret Squirrel says:

      21 May21 May 08:09

      One of you needs to become the Original Andrew…😄

    • Andrew M says:

      21 May21 May 08:25

      Maybe you’re both the same Andrew but just don’t know it?

    • Chrish says:

      21 May21 May 11:07

      Andrew@ Yes i just checked there are diffidently “Two” of you its confirmed lol

  • Anna says:

    21 May21 May 07:50

    Thank, just checked and got it on 2 x BAPP plus Gold. Useful to use with e. Store and they stock some nice gourmet foods which make good presents.

  • Spartacus says:

    21 May21 May 09:13

    Tell me about it.

• Andrew says:

  21 May21 May 07:44

  Some generous Amex offers at Selfridges just landed – Platinum I got spend £100, get £30 and BAPP I got spend £250, get £50. Online only though and gift cards is a third party site so won’t work. Runs until early July so let’s see if the offer extends to instore if they open in June as suggested.

  • Anna says:

    21 May21 May 07:53

    Up to 12 Avios per £1 on the e. Store as well at the moment!

  • idrive says:

    21 May21 May 08:31

    +1 250/50 BA

  • BuyEMExternalBonds says:

    21 May21 May 11:10

    Agree on instore comment – don’t see them updating the offer though.

    250/50 on platinum
    100/30 on gold credit + supp card

    • Lady London says:

      21 May21 May 12:03

      wonder if ARCC got the offer and if so what was the spend requirement?

      • Rhys says:

        21 May21 May 12:26

        I got £250/£50 back on my ARCC

• EJH says:

  21 May21 May 08:19

  Anyone know whether BA are required to re-route me for a cancelled AY flight (HEL-CTS) booked with Avios? Trip originating LON.

  Or am I basically high and dry and need to rebook/find redemption space from LON to TYO (BA/JAL) and onwards on JAL myself, which is going to be more dear (both Avios/£££ wise).

  AY seem to have pre-emptively cancelled numerous (30) routes through Mar 2021 – it’s bleak out there…

  • Charlieface says:

    21 May21 May 09:13

    AY need to reroute you

• idrive says:

  21 May21 May 08:31

  Good morning everyone, I am sorry if this has been posted before but lately i am working a lot and haven’t read all comments everyday lately.
  It seems like Tesco has been hacked again I found out, anyone having troubles getting into my ClubCard Account. Either they locked the accounts as a precaution or in fact all points got stolen.
  Anyone got news or similar situation?

  • DB2020 says:

    21 May21 May 15:47

    Yes I am having trouble with Tesco Pay+ and I have not been able to login to tesco.com. Clubcard app appears to be working.

  • Baji Nahid says:

    21 May21 May 18:14

    Hiya, they’ve locked all accounts so you need to reset your passwords to make em stronger. I had the same issue but they’ve changed it now so just reset your password

    • idrive says:

      22 May22 May 10:12

      thank you all sorted with a call and reconfirming personal details, the password was ok but they locked the clubcard module.

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