Author Topic: BA Avios question(s) (Read 1122244 times)

I heard this card does not allow gift card purchases for the spending threshhold. They also told me the point would expire after 3 years if I do not use the card or the points. My plan was to cancel the card after one year to avoid the fees and hold onto the points. I am very new. Any straight-foraward advice on how to best manage this card and the points?
Thank You

D93 · « **Reply #2846 on:** December 21, 2014, 10:46:09 AM »

Quote from: avi87 on December 21, 2014, 10:21:34 AM

I heard this card does not allow gift card purchases for the spending threshhold.

Of course you can buy Gc's to hit the threshold

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They also told me the point would expire after 3 years if I do not use the card or the points. My plan was to cancel the card after one year to avoid the fees and hold onto the points. I am very new. Any straight-foraward advice on how to best manage this card and the points?
Thank You

As long as you redeem or earn at least 1 mile every 36 months your Avios will not expire. Has nothing to do with having the credit card.

A3 · « **Reply #2847 on:** December 21, 2014, 08:05:59 PM »

Quote from: A3 on December 18, 2014, 01:42:25 PM

Im trying to do the trick on RJ since Finnair doesn't see to be working, however I keep getting an error message...
"Please provide us with a birthdate. (1429)"

Any idea how to get around this?

Data point.
After getting my aa record locator through checkmytrip.com.
I changed my mileage number on AA.com. I got all the benefits I was supposed to... Free checked bags and TSA Pre-check. For having the AA credit card..

D93 · « **Reply #2848 on:** December 22, 2014, 02:29:53 AM »

Quote from: A3 on December 21, 2014, 08:05:59 PM

Data point.
After getting my aa record locator through checkmytrip.com.
I changed my mileage number on AA.com. I got all the benefits I was supposed to... Free checked bags and TSA Pre-check. For having the AA credit card..

was your BA number in your reservation when you booked it?

A3 · « **Reply #2849 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:00:16 AM »

Quote from: D93 on December 22, 2014, 02:29:53 AM

was your BA number in your reservation when you booked it?

Yes.. as I booked it on ba.com

shauly · « **Reply #2850 on:** December 24, 2014, 11:53:16 AM »

Are there restrictions on booking an unaccompanied minor (12) on a domestic flight?

Ask5599 · « **Reply #2851 on:** December 25, 2014, 03:53:32 PM »

I'm trying to make a reservation on ba but some of the flights are not coming up like on aa.com. What's going on?

Joe4007 · « **Reply #2852 on:** December 25, 2014, 03:54:35 PM »

Quote from: Ask5599 on December 25, 2014, 03:53:32 PM

I'm trying to make a reservation on ba but some of the flights are not coming up like on aa.com. What's going on?

Call BA.

Centro · « **Reply #2853 on:** December 26, 2014, 01:19:01 PM »

Couldn't update to my AA FFN through Finnair and neither through RJ (did it in the pass but had issues now) so I called RJ and they did it on the phone.

SearchGuy · « **Reply #2854 on:** December 27, 2014, 11:40:48 PM »

Is QF flight 108 or eventually flight 18 departing JFK considered one or two flights with BA?

Yaalili · « **Reply #2855 on:** December 27, 2014, 11:43:55 PM »

Quote from: SearchGuy on December 27, 2014, 11:40:48 PM

Is QF flight 108 or eventually flight 18 departing JFK considered one or two flights with BA?

One.

SearchGuy · « **Reply #2856 on:** December 27, 2014, 11:45:31 PM »

Quote from: Ya'alili on December 27, 2014, 11:43:55 PM

One.

The YQ makes it painful...

Hershelsdeals · « **Reply #2857 on:** December 28, 2014, 12:38:42 AM »

Does BA open F closer to departure? Looking for F on a certain day in February, to no avail

ayidlmitafiddl · « **Reply #2858 on:** December 28, 2014, 07:44:41 AM »

Can someone with experience please please verify if this is correct?

My year of BA Silver is running out in two weeks, and I am flying this week TLV-JFK business.

I need to ensure two things, with a third as a bonus:

1) That I have four eligible flights (I currently have zero) which count toward silver status with BA.
2) That I earn another 425 tier points to keep my silver. (I currently have 125 tier points.)
Flying tlv-mad-jfk-mad-tlv gives me 140 tier points per leg.
If I fly the return tlv-mad-bcn-tlv id even get 20 more tier points!
But here’s the (double) challenge:
To be eligible for BA, it needs to be an Iberia flight that is actually operated by Iberia. So I need four flight operated by Iberia… which I can do if tlv-mad (1) mad-jfk (2) jfk-mad (3) and mad-bcn (4) are all on IB metal.

If that trip gives me the four IB operated flights, I’m good as far as eligible flights… but still need to fulfill the requirement of 425 tier points.
If, in fact, I can do tlv-mad-jfk-mad-bcn on IB metal (140+140+140+20) than that should equal 440 tier points… which would allow me to take an elal last leg (bcn-tlv, or even tlv-mad and use the last leg on IB metal instead, switching the order), crediting those points to matmid where I’m still 150 points short of gold status, to get me at least partially there.
I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of this, but would hate to mess up my status somehow because of one flight I could have taken differently!

Thanks for your help, Chevra!

MeirS · « **Reply #2859 on:** December 28, 2014, 09:51:51 AM »

Quote from: ayidlmitafiddl on December 28, 2014, 07:44:41 AM

Can someone with experience please please verify if this is correct?

My year of BA Silver is running out in two weeks, and I am flying this week TLV-JFK business.

I need to ensure two things, with a third as a bonus:

1)That I have four eligible flights (I currently have zero) which count toward silver status with BA.
2)That I earn another 425 tier points to keep my silver. (I currently have 125 tier points.)
Flying tlv-mad-jfk-mad-tlv gives me 140 tier points per leg.
If I fly the return tlv-mad-bcn-tlv id even get 20 more tier points!
But here’s the (double) challenge:
To be eligible for BA, it needs to be an Iberia flight that is actually operated by Iberia. So I need four flight operated by Iberia… which I can do if tlv-mad (1) mad-jfk (2) jfk-mad (3) and mad-bcn (4) are all on IB metal.

If that trip gives me the four IB operated flights, I’m good as far as eligible flights… but still need to fulfill the requirement of 425 tier points.
If, in fact, I can do tlv-mad-jfk-mad-bcn on IB metal (140+140+140+20) than that should equal 440 tier points… which would allow me to take an elal last leg (bcn-tlv, or even tlv-mad and use the last leg on IB metal instead, switching the order), crediting those points to matmid where I’m still 150 points short of gold status, to get me at least partially there.
I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of this, but would hate to mess up my status somehow because of one flight I could have taken differently!

Thanks for your help, Chevra!

Aren't you starting to look for flights a little late for travel in 2014?

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