Author Topic: Watch Out for Possibly a BA Devaluation Coming Soon (Read 4225 times)

moto · « **on:** August 24, 2014, 06:05:06 PM »

http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/08/24/british-airways-devalue-points-iberia-massively-jacks-award-rates/

HOLY SMOKE: Is British Airways About to Devalue Its Points? Iberia Massively Jacks Up Award...
It looks like Iberia may have just gone and gutted their frequent flyer program for...
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ah · « **Reply #1 on:** August 24, 2014, 06:26:13 PM »

would suck BIG TIME

nobiggy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 24, 2014, 06:33:04 PM »

IMHO. Very soon all programs are going to convert in to price based redemptions slowly but surely.
This is only the beginning of a downgrade in the mileage game.

lunatic · « **Reply #3 on:** August 24, 2014, 06:43:19 PM »

Time to start booking avios for the next year or however far we can

lunatic · « **Reply #4 on:** August 24, 2014, 07:08:59 PM »

Since we had no warning of Iberia (or did we), I hope this does not come with no warning

henche · « **Reply #5 on:** August 24, 2014, 07:36:44 PM »

weird. nothing available on my outbound leg when I try to book for pesach. but tons of availability on inbound leg

D93 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 24, 2014, 08:17:10 PM »

NO! first fuel surcharges now this

BD"E

robbie · « **Reply #7 on:** August 24, 2014, 08:18:19 PM »

if this is all true its horrible.. but this will all be ending in a few years regardless

avremie · « **Reply #8 on:** August 24, 2014, 09:26:57 PM »

Maybe they learned from united if your getting all that bad press might as well not give a warning

Moshe123 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 24, 2014, 10:34:20 PM »

טאטע זיסע!

ah · « **Reply #10 on:** August 25, 2014, 12:38:01 AM »

if this actually happens, sky pesos would be looking even better to me....nothing compares to avios short haul but availability on DL has been amazing for me lately when no one else has any

chuchem · « **Reply #11 on:** August 25, 2014, 01:58:06 AM »

Hopefully it would stop the 100s of so called travel agents that book for friends short haul tickets, get audited as they screw up the bookings and just make it harder for all

lunatic · « **Reply #12 on:** August 25, 2014, 06:27:22 AM »

Frequent miler also sent out an email blast

Dan · « **Reply #13 on:** August 25, 2014, 10:26:54 AM »

http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/50288

lunatic · « **Reply #14 on:** August 25, 2014, 10:42:24 AM »

Quote from: chuchem on August 25, 2014, 01:58:06 AM

Hopefully it would stop the 100s of so called travel agents that book for friends short haul tickets, get audited as they screw up the bookings and just make it harder for all

True... But would hurt us at the same time... Though we could still utilize lan