BA Avios question(s)

[ckmk47]

Just booked a flight from LGA -- PHL -- MAN  for Sun.  24,500 avios and $5 !!

The cash price of a similar JFK -- MAN (with a stop) is $540
You gotta love points!

[TimT]

Just booked a flight from LGA -- PHL -- MAN  for Sun.  24,500 avios and $5 !!

The cash price of a similar JFK -- MAN (with a stop) is $540
You gotta love points!

That was one way or r/t ?

[ckmk47]

OW

[SOS]

did ba raise their mileage prices? i checked last week phl - vce an d it was 20000 avios, i just checked the same flight now its 25000 avios

[ckmk47]

did ba raise their mileage prices? i checked last week phl - vce an d it was 20000 avios, i just checked the same flight now its 25000 avios

Different combinations were different amounts.  Stopover in USA adds 4500 points to the cost.

[SOS]

they were both direct flight from phl

[ckmk47]

Just booked a flight from LGA -- PHL -- MAN  for Sun.  24,500 avios and $5 !!

The cash price of a similar JFK -- MAN (with a stop) is $540
You gotta love points!

I checked AA right before Shabbos. They had JFK --- MAN nonstop! (Earlier in the day they only had early am flights to ORD or PHL and evening connections to MAN) for 20K points and $77.50 (2.50 and $75 close in fee). So I booked it.  4500 avios vs $72.50 and a non-stop.  For me no question.  Since BA has no close in fees, it's much more useful for me to save for later use.
Then I had to cancel my Avios flights on the phone.  I was stuck doing that until lighting candles.

[Yaalili]

I checked AA right before Shabbos. They had JFK --- MAN nonstop! (Earlier in the day they only had early am flights to ORD or PHL and evening connections to MAN) for 20K points and $77.50 (2.50 and $75 close in fee). So I booked it.  4500 avios vs $72.50 and a non-stop.  For me no question.  Since BA has no close in fees, it's much more useful for me to save for later use.
Then I had to cancel my Avios flights on the phone.  I was stuck doing that until lighting candles.

Don't u have to pay fuel surcharges when using avios for transatlantic aa flights?

[SOS]

As of now they don't charge yq on us airways flights

[ckmk47]

Don't u have to pay fuel surcharges when using avios for transatlantic aa flights?

Very strange.
On Fri morning my search through both BA and AA seemed to indicate that the JFK -- LHR route - even with a stop elsewhere in the USA - had a fee of about $275. 
The LGA departure was fee-free (except close-in fees and the $2.50/ leg).

There was no JFK --MAN.  Only JFK -- LHR -- MAN. 
So maybe JFK -- MAN, like leaving from LGA, has none of those fees.

As of now they don't charge yq on us airways flights

Then again, maybe that was the difference.  When I was looking at flights, I didn't look at which carrier each flight was.

[SOS]

Then again, maybe that was the difference.  When I was looking at flights, I didn't look at which carrier each flight was.

When I look for international flights on ba I always look at who the carrier is

[ckmk47]

When I look for international flights on ba I always look at who the carrier is

Why does it make a difference?
nicer flights?  fees? ??

[SOS]

Fees

[Yaalili]

Why does it make a difference?
nicer flights?  fees? ??

On Aa, Ba, Qr and a bunch of others you have to pay huge fuel surcharge fees for transatlantic flights. As opposed to Ab, Us, Aer lingus etc.. where you don't.

[ckmk47]

I was seeing the difference in fees without knowing why.

[SOS]

did ba raise their mileage prices? i checked last week phl - vce an d it was 20000 avios, i just checked the same flight now its 25000 avios

that flight was supposed to be 25000 avios, i was trying to book a multi city phl - cdg, vce - phl and i tought that the 20000 price was for the vce - phl leg while it really was for the phl - cdg leg 

[SOS]

for some reason phl -cdg is coming up 20000 avios plus $20
cdg - phl is 20000 avios and $109
both on us airways direct

[queensdeals]

has anyone had success with Dan's main page suggested workaround of booking a flight for 4500 miles + $2.50 and then cancelling after 24 hours to renew for 36 months without losing miles via expiration?
I've seen it quoted but would feel better having heard it worked? Lot of miles at stake 

[A European]

has anyone had success with Dan's main page suggested workaround of booking a flight for 4500 miles + $2.50 and then cancelling after 24 hours to renew for 36 months without losing miles via expiration?
I've seen it quoted but would feel better having heard it worked? Lot of miles at stake 

Time for a new CC roundup?
(BA,SP,Ink)

[ckmk47]

has anyone had success with Dan's main page suggested workaround of booking a flight for 4500 miles + $2.50 and then cancelling after 24 hours to renew for 36 months without losing miles via expiration?
I've seen it quoted but would feel better having heard it worked? Lot of miles at stake 

Dan tells everyone to do it, so I assume he knows it really works.  You can always take the flight.