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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #80 on: October 15, 2015, 01:55:15 PM »
So back to J?

Cancelled. Have to rebook.
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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #81 on: October 15, 2015, 02:02:49 PM »
Cancelled. Have to rebook.

Why all this? Booking, upgrading, canceling,? Just to try the rules?!

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #82 on: October 15, 2015, 02:02:54 PM »
Can anyone confirm these tickets earn 1.5 AA EQP?
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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #83 on: October 15, 2015, 02:04:13 PM »
Can anyone confirm these tickets earn 1.5 AA EQP?
Yes it does, because it is considered a regular revenue/cash ticket.

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #84 on: October 15, 2015, 02:07:59 PM »
Worth noting, as BA has notoriously long hold times


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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #85 on: October 15, 2015, 02:09:46 PM »
Booked for summer 2016 on BA metal for ~440 + 30K avios.
Is the AA 77W better? I have outbound on 747 and inboud on 777 on BA.
Worth it to cancel and rebook on AA?

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #86 on: October 15, 2015, 02:10:52 PM »
Yes.
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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #87 on: October 15, 2015, 02:13:31 PM »
When canceling do the 30k Avios come back right away?

Or perhaps come back as $$$$ a la IHG?

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #88 on: October 15, 2015, 02:14:35 PM »
Booked for December.
AA 777 RT.
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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #89 on: October 15, 2015, 02:17:45 PM »
When canceling do the 30k Avios come back right away?

Or perhaps come back as $$$$ a la IHG?

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #90 on: October 15, 2015, 02:18:34 PM »
crap didnt realize i could use AA here i booked BA. Worth cancelling an rebooking?

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #92 on: October 15, 2015, 02:20:50 PM »
How refundable are these? Do you get back the $344.30 in taxes/fees?

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #94 on: October 15, 2015, 02:24:05 PM »
Booked for summer 2016 on BA metal for ~440 + 30K avios.
Is the AA 77W better? I have outbound on 747 and inboud on 777 on BA.
Worth it to cancel and rebook on AA?

How did you book next summer with the AARP discount? I thought it was only valid for flights through March 2016...

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #95 on: October 15, 2015, 02:25:18 PM »
How did you book next summer with the AARP discount? I thought it was only valid for flights through March 2016...
Shows through August.
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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #96 on: October 15, 2015, 02:26:05 PM »
How did you book next summer with the AARP discount? I thought it was only valid for flights through March 2016...

Just worked for me. Clicked through on the AARP from Dan's link, and searched for dates over Jul 4th weekend.
I didn't use the 10% off, but the 30K avios instead.
Also, couldn't select 'business' from the search page - just 'economy', but 'business' column showed up on the results as well, with the appropriate discount.

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #97 on: October 15, 2015, 02:31:12 PM »
Better to fly on AA metal or BA?
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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #98 on: October 15, 2015, 02:34:03 PM »
Better to fly on AA metal or BA?

BA is cheaper to upgrade to F. AA 77W is nicer product. AA SWU cannot be applied to codeshare :(

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Re: British Airway Sale + AARP Discount
« Reply #99 on: October 15, 2015, 02:36:47 PM »
BA is cheaper to upgrade to F. AA 77W is nicer product. AA SWU cannot be applied to codeshare :(
how much does ba normally charge to upgrade to f?
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