The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 8th September

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• BrianN says:

  8 Sep8 September 10:24

  Hi

  Re the process of applying for a BA future travel voucher.

  Anyone got examples of how long the current wait time is from cancelling a flight to receiving a voucher?

  Thanks

  • John says:

    8 Sep8 September 10:42

    I requested for 2 bookings, one yesterday and one today. Both vouchers arrived in the inbox within 2 minutes of requesting them.

    • BrianN says:

      8 Sep8 September 11:40

      Thanks. I’m tempted to cancel for a voucher and rebook at the cheaper rate but as availability is low (only two seats) it feels risky. Chances of the seats being sold today are slim but it’s just the lack of knowing for absolutely sure the voucher would arrive almost instantly

      • AJA says:

        8 Sep8 September 12:51

        Try booking the flights as a BA Holiday including a hotel. Then you only have to pay a deposit which will secure the flights. Then apply for a FTV cancelling your existing booking. Then apply the FTV to the new holiday booking.

• BSI1978 says:

  8 Sep8 September 10:44

  Can anyone point me in the direction of the handful of recent ‘Best seat on a BA flight’ reviews please? Tried searching without success! Ta

  • Rob says:

    8 Sep8 September 10:48

    Apologies, we need to create a contents page for these which can be linked to the Avios tab above. Here you go – https://hfp2022.headforpoints.blog/category/british-airways-seating-guide/

    • BSI1978 says:

      8 Sep8 September 11:17

      Thanks Rob

• BrianN says:

  8 Sep8 September 11:09

  Hi

  Re the value of a BA future travel voucher.

  Can you part use a voucher? E.g. if I rebooked for a fare that was cheaper would you retain the excess for future use or would they refund you the excess?

  The voucher would be part avios and part cash.

  Thanks

  • GaryC says:

    8 Sep8 September 11:28

    Yes, you can use part of a voucher, and have done that a few times in the past couple of months. The difference is refunded in the form of a new voucher, unless it falls below a certain amount (£20 IIRC) in which case it’s refunded as cash. It can lead to quite a convoluted booking process on the phone as I’ve discovered.

    • BrianN says:

      8 Sep8 September 11:59

      Thanks

    • John says:

      8 Sep8 September 12:31

      That wasn’t the case for me, I have a voucher for £5.50

  • Stanley says:

    8 Sep8 September 11:48

    Did this yesterday. Had to add avios, but had £30 cash leftover which they refunded to my payment card.

• Tom says:

  8 Sep8 September 11:22

  Wonder if anyone can help as I’ve had various conflicting answers so far… I have an Amex companion ticket that expires mid March. I am being told that I can’t book flights using the voucher that would then qualify for the book with confidence guarantee, so I essentially have to use it or lose it – is that right?

  • Rob says:

    8 Sep8 September 12:28

    No, that’s rubbish.

    Book any old random redemption, cancel it for a voucher and the voucher is effectively good until April 2022. What MIGHT be an issue is changing passenger names, so whatever dummy booking you make should be done with the person you ultimately intend to fly with.

    • Tom says:

      8 Sep8 September 12:47

      Thanks Rob, much appreciated.

    • Wollhouse says:

      9 Sep9 September 07:01

      Rob, on that note, what happens if you book a cash flight for two, and you cancel under their book with confidence and receive a voucher, can that voucher be used for anything and anyone or do you have to rebook with the same passenger names? Thx

      • Rob says:

        9 Sep9 September 07:07

        Each passenger gets their own voucher irrespective of who pays, I think, on cash tickets. This is clearly not going down well with some people.

        • Wollhouse says:

          9 Sep9 September 16:02

          Hmm, yes. It’s all very well if you’re married or travelling with a long term partner but if you’re single and travelling with a friend or “new” partner having to reschedule to months in the future, a name change might be required;)!

    • eligold says:

      9 Sep9 September 15:26

      would this work for my Lloyds upgrade voucher too?
      they extended my voucher (which originally expired in Feb) to September 31.
      although if I cancel for a voucher, I don’t see why they should extend the voucher

• L Allen says:

  8 Sep8 September 11:57

  QQ re the BAEC status extension (sorry if this has been asked before!). My points year ends on 8 January – will the tier points collected this year be carried over to next year, or zeroed out? It’d be great to have that head start at the beginning of next year to make sure I reach Gold again but I suspect that’s a step too far for BA 🙂

  • Tocsin says:

    8 Sep8 September 12:27

    Unless BA do something generous and unheard of, TPs will be zeroed. 🙁

    I hope they are thinking about something for 2020/21…

    • L Allen says:

      8 Sep8 September 12:35

      Thanks, wishful thinking on my part as suspected!

      • ChrisC says:

        8 Sep8 September 14:20

        But you will have the lower TP requirement so that should help you get gold.

• BrianN says:

  8 Sep8 September 11:58

  Hi

  Re the BA voucher rebooking scenarios. How would it work if your voucher is avios and cash but the new booking is just cash?

  For example: voucher value 65000 avios + £900 cash. New booking all cash: £1300.

  Any ideas what would happen under this scenario?

  Thanks

• Boi says:

  8 Sep8 September 12:01

  When we bought our flights with LH my 13 year old was charged adult fare ( the younger 2 paid less), was I just dreaming it or we can claim something back?

  • L Allen says:

    8 Sep8 September 12:09

    No, they class a child as up to 11 (under 12 on day of travel)
    https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/travel-preparation-for-children

  • marcw says:

    8 Sep8 September 12:10

    I believe that’s pretty normal. Usually 12+ pay adult fare.

    • Aston100 says:

      8 Sep8 September 12:27

      But they aren’t allowed to request alcohol.
      Treated as an adult only when it suits the airlines.

      • AJA says:

        8 Sep8 September 13:04

        To be fair a 12 year old takes up pretty much the same space as an adult. I also don’t think anyone under 18 years old would be served alcohol either if the cabin crew were aware of the passenger’s age. They might get away with it by looking older but that isn’t an excuse to drink alcohol.

        • Amber Lynn says:

          8 Sep8 September 18:19

          Yes it is, start em early that’s what I say.

      • marcw says:

        8 Sep8 September 13:17

        Are you suggesting that if I fly CW but don’t drink/eat anything I should pay less as well?

• Sunguy says:

  8 Sep8 September 13:00

  Point of interest – maybe….

  My Halloween – Fri 13 NovLH flight – FRA YVR has just had a change from 747-4 to A330…..

  • Rhys says:

    8 Sep8 September 14:25

    was it 747-400 or 747-8?

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