The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 15th September

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• Munch says:

  15 Sep15 September 14:05

  BA have just cancelled my Avios flight from LCY to LHR flying to Faro – I assume with this change I can receive a full refund on the taxes?
  By inbound was a cash flight – can I still claim a cash refund instead of a FTV?

  • Rob says:

    15 Sep15 September 14:39

    Yes and yes, but you need to call.

    • Nick says:

      15 Sep15 September 17:42

      You can only get a full refund for the return if it’s (a) also cancelled, or (b) on the same PNR. If it’s a separate booking and unaffected it’ll be FTV only.

  • Anna says:

    15 Sep15 September 16:08

    Have both legs been changed (I assume you mean changed and not cancelled from what you’ve written)? Sounds like they are on separate bookings, so both would need to be changed or cancelled for you to get a refund on both.

    • Munch says:

      15 Sep15 September 19:34

      Thanks for the updates. Just spoke to BA before seeing the replies. Nick / Anna you are correct, as my inbound is on a separate reference I have to wait for the flight to be cancelled or changed for cash or its a FTV.

      • Munch says:

        15 Sep15 September 19:41

        What’s the latest I can leave the booking before claiming a FTV if the flight isn’t cancelled.

        • Roberto says:

          15 Sep15 September 21:38

          The latest is as the flight closes. Thia is even the case if you have checked in.

• Jody says:

  15 Sep15 September 15:05

  Been having a little look on BA at holidays to replace our Monte Carlo trip in November (although in all honesty we’ll probably just end up doing something in this country).

  Looked at Madeira and Sorrento, both have flights going from Heathrow but landing back at Gatwick, which is no good at all (and doesn’t look like there are any other options to change to). I didn’t even think BA were flying to/from Gatwick (obviously got that wrong), but seems a bit strange that both destinations only had that option.

  • Jack says:

    16 Sep16 September 00:37

    It will be LHR both ways, BA are just moving stuff in stages.

• makrxx says:

  15 Sep15 September 15:31

  Can I pay off my Amex CC bills with my Curve card (linked to my HSBC Premier WE MC? Will I get hit with the 1.5% charge?

  • TGLoyalty says:

    15 Sep15 September 16:15

    Curve will charge you unless you have a Metal card.

    No idea if HSBC will charge you too

  • John says:

    15 Sep15 September 17:00

    Curve blue, paid Amex with no charge on Sunday

    • TGLoyalty says:

      15 Sep15 September 17:59

      Fronted turned off and went through with no issues?

      Perhaps they’ve changed their minds, they think you’re actually a metal subscriber (which is great for you) or you haven’t noticed they charged you 1.5%.

    • Aston100 says:

      15 Sep15 September 18:18

      Got declined before, and got declined again just now when testing.
      As expected.

      Curve blue > Amex.
      Fronted turned off.
      What are you doing differently?

  • Nigel says:

    15 Sep15 September 22:15

    Tried yesterday, got charged by Curve (black card here) but haven’t seen if Hsbc have charged me extra yet.

• rk says:

  15 Sep15 September 15:44

  For those with an additional card on the IHG Black card, is the additional card holder seen as that or does it create a financial link for credit files?

  • Anna says:

    15 Sep15 September 16:10

    I assume they are just seen as a cardholder on your account, I don’t recall having to apply as such for a supplementary, just requested one.

    • rk says:

      15 Sep15 September 16:13

      Thanks Anna.

  • John says:

    15 Sep15 September 17:00

    Doesn’t appear on credit reports at all

  • Nick says:

    15 Sep15 September 17:45

    There is no such thing as a joint credit card. It doesn’t exist – with any provider.

• Anthony says:

  15 Sep15 September 17:40

  I’ve had both the outbound and inbound flights cancelled on a BA holiday booking but I’ve been rebooked onto flights that depart about 4 or 5 hours later. Does that mean I can cancel for a full refund? The BA Holidays Ts & Cs seem to suggest that I need to have my departure time changed by 12 hours

  • Roberto says:

    15 Sep15 September 21:39

    Yes.

• Ron says:

  15 Sep15 September 19:57

  Hello, is BA book with confidence only applies to BA own flights? Want to book some AS flights using Avios for next year. Thanks.

  • Rob says:

    15 Sep15 September 20:02

    Yes, just BA. You can cancel the Alaska redemption at any time for the standard £35 fee anyway, however.

• Chris says:

  15 Sep15 September 20:39

  Has anyone received the 1000 Amex MR points for online booking Santander Cycles 3 times via the app?

  • Rob says:

    15 Sep15 September 20:59

    Yes, me.

    • meta says:

      15 Sep15 September 21:42

      Me too. Before last transaction even posted.

• Dave says:

  15 Sep15 September 22:39

  Looking at upgrading premium economy flights to business using avios. Anyone know if you can do this with open jaw flights? Online search tool can’t handle open jaws and suspect it might be a case of ringing up.

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