The HfP chat thread – Thursday 1st October

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• Jonathan says:

  1 Oct1 October 19:02

  Looks like The Langley are using their current spare time to try & weed out anyone with a 30k redemption. Just received this about my rearranged stay for next March. I had managed to avoid their attempts to get me to cancel & rebook rather than rescheduling in July so obviously trying a different angle now.

  “I have been reviewing our future reservations and I have noticed that the reservation does not seem to be settled with points as yet. Would you like us to deduct the points for your reservation now (50,000) or would you prefer to wait until a later time?”

  • Anna says:

    1 Oct1 October 19:42

    Presumably I’ll get one then for my stay which was re-scheduled to the New Year! I wonder what they would do if you emptied your Bonvoy account of points?

    • Anna says:

      1 Oct1 October 19:44

      Though the outstanding balance should only be 15k on my new booking, which is probably still worth it, to be honest!

      • Jonathan says:

        1 Oct1 October 20:39

        They never refunded me the original 35k despite them trying to persuade me cancelling was the best option back in July so as a worst case I owe them 15k. Will give my next move some thought…

• Munch says:

  1 Oct1 October 20:18

  Avios booking to Faro was cancelled/moved by BA so i decided to cancel the flight and opt for a full refund. This was over 2 weeks ago and still haven’t received my Avios or the taxes back. How long does the refund normally take?

  • AJA says:

    1 Oct1 October 22:58

    That’s too long. Should have been returned almost instantly. Mine were back in my BAEC account before I got off the phone. I would chase BA.

• Baji Nahid says:

  1 Oct1 October 21:06

  Very strong rumour that Emirates have now dropped Edinburgh (Not surprised) . Wont be surprised if they drop Newcastle too!

  Also did Qatar Drop Birmingham and Cardiff?

  • Aston100 says:

    1 Oct1 October 21:31

    No QR flights out of BHX for months

• Jason says:

  2 Oct2 October 00:31

  Has anyone had any recent experience traveling to Dubai ?
  I am due to go next week. I have booked my Covid test to travel out but I am reading conflicting stories about the return flight.
  Do I need to get a covid test to return to the U.K. ? On the Emirates web site it says you need one to return to the U.K. …..I can’t find anything on the BA web site saying I need a test for the return trip. I’m flying with BA. I have tried calling BA and You First and both just direct me to the U.K. Government web site that mentions nothing apart from quarantine.
  Can anyone have any experience that could clarify for me please?

  • Anna says:

    2 Oct2 October 04:00

    https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/help/covid-19/dubai-travel-requirements/tourists/
    The 2nd paragraph makes it clear you need a test within 96 hours of departing Dubai.

  • Rob says:

    2 Oct2 October 08:43

    BA doesn’t care but you won’t be allowed into the airport until you have shown a test result.

• Nick Newbury says:

  2 Oct2 October 10:12

  BIL just travelled home to NZ at short notice, had to get a CV19 test to enter Dubai on route

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