The HfP chat thread – Friday 20th August

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• John says:

  20 Aug20 August 12:53

  Question about upgrade using avios (UUA) on an existing rewards reservation? As one leg of a reward booking was cancelled by BA, we have been asked to rebook. However this doesn’t allow me to change the cabin class. Is it possible to use avios to upgrade the cabin on one leg of an existing rewar booking? Reward seats are available in the higher class. Lastly, when is a “good” time to call BA?!

  • KP says:

    20 Aug20 August 13:17

    You cant use avios to upgrade a rewards booking. You can do a cash upgrade if the option is there

  • Sam G says:

    20 Aug20 August 13:26

    It’s not a UUA in this scenario it’s just a straight forward change up to the higher cabin & pay the difference in Avios/taxes. If you call in (dead on 8am seems best!) they can do it

• KP says:

  20 Aug20 August 13:15

  Just applied for BA e-voucher. Cancelled the booking and received voucher in under 5min. Impressed

• Andrew says:

  20 Aug20 August 13:21

  New targetted Barclaycard Freebie:-

  “We’re excited to bring you more to enjoy, with free access to four Apple subscriptions for up to five months. T&Cs apply.*”

  The offers are on Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple News and Apple Arcade.

  • Nick says:

    20 Aug20 August 13:38

    Also just had that. Doesn’t apply if you currently subscribe… any guesses for how long you’d need to be ‘out’ before it kicks in? Wonder if it’s worth cancelling Music for a month and then getting it free through the offer…

• KP says:

  20 Aug20 August 13:25

  Ps: Used collinson in person covid testing. Went to o2 site yesterday morning for PCR test. Received results this morning. Very efficient and easy. £66 pp using BA discount. Recommended where you dont want hassle of postage etc for pre departure testing

• Dubious says:

  20 Aug20 August 13:33

  Got an email from BA just now offering 4x the usual value of Avios when used for Part-Payment.

  “That’s because, with Avios part payment, you can reduce the cost of a British Airways flight. Even better, for this weekend only your Avios could be worth up to four times more than usual, meaning that somewhere faraway just got a lot closer.

  Book before midnight Monday 23 August 2021 to take advantage of various savings options on one-way and return flights in any cabin. These range from exchanging 250 Avios for £5 off per person on a one-way or return flight, up to a maximum of 5,000 Avios to save £100 on a return flight”.

  • Dubious says:

    20 Aug20 August 13:34

    I don’t have any bookings to make right now but might want to check you emails in case you got something simliar.

    • Rob says:

      20 Aug20 August 15:47

      Book, cancel, get eVoucher for original cash amount ….

      • Dubious says:

        21 Aug21 August 11:27

        Thanks – Good Idea!

  • Robert says:

    20 Aug20 August 13:57

    At 0.5p/Avios, how is this “up to 4 times more than usual? Do the really offer as little as 0.125p/Avios value for some Cash+Avios deals?? Also, 0.5p/Avios off a flight, or 0.8p for Nectar (Sainsbury’s, Argos)… I know what I’d be doing

    • Harry T says:

      20 Aug20 August 13:58

      Your maths isn’t very robust there, friend…

    • Andrew says:

      20 Aug20 August 14:04

      At 250 Avios being worth £5 off a flight, I make that as an Avios as being worth tuppence.

    • VerdantBacon says:

      20 Aug20 August 14:07

      Not really sure how you arrived at your figures, but if you wish to calculate how much multiples of something costs, you divide the cost by the total number of the something.
      So £100 / 5000 Avios = £0.02 per Avios

      • Jeff Greene says:

        20 Aug20 August 14:30

        🤣

      • Lady London says:

        20 Aug20 August 19:18

        Do not laugh. Robert probably makes more than many of us in the City.

• JOHN W says:

  20 Aug20 August 13:36

  Flights to Larnaca in September with BA have been also changed like August to 787 Jet. Flat bed all the way !!!

  • Richie says:

    20 Aug20 August 14:51

    Interesting that the B788 is being deployed on some former B767 SH routes. Will we see the oldest B788s refitted with new CS, or a SH sub fleet?

• DMW says:

  20 Aug20 August 14:05

  BA has cancelled my flight and booked me on another day that doesn’t work for me (it was booked with avios). Am I right in thinking if I click ‘refund’ online I’ll get full taxes/fees and all avios back? Or is it a trick and I’ll end up with some kind of voucher?

  • PaulH says:

    20 Aug20 August 15:41

    …. you will get the avios put back straight away and the refund for taxes/fees will follow in around 7 days.. so no not a trick

    • DMW says:

      20 Aug20 August 15:47

      Many thanks!

• Grimz says:

  20 Aug20 August 14:08

  Is this right from BA – I just called to rebook a cancelled flight and got told because it was the 2nd change (none my fault) that my option of booking 1yr from flight outbound was not valid as its only valid on new bookings.

  • Richie says:

    20 Aug20 August 14:53

    It’s a 261 requirement, nowt to do with BA’s made up policies.

  • Lady London says:

    20 Aug20 August 19:21

    and if we’re talking EU261 which overrides any of BA’s rules or to and cs, strictly speaking there is no limitation of time. (But of course, be reasonable.)

    I’d suggest you HUACA a time or two more.

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