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• John says:

  5 Dec5 December 05:14

  Flight timing is annoying for me – arriving and departing around 9pm in LJU, which is not exactly close to the city and the bus is only hourly, but I guess I can stand it at RFS prices.

  I usually fly LOT from (or via) WAW, sadly LHR-WAW on BA is no longer from T3. Another option I have used is the train from Zagreb which is 9 euros if you buy it the day before departure (in person only).

  I have stayed at the IC Ljubljana once, for 40K points. As Spire Amb, I got nothing more than a corner room upgrade, but at my IHG points valuation, it was still cheaper than any other reasonable hotel in the city at the time I booked (and the paid rate of the IC was €300+, not that it matters really).

  • BTC says:

    5 Dec5 December 11:15

    Flixbus is also an easy option from Zagreb, although wait times crossing the Croatia/Slovenia borders are lengthy. Took me 2 and a half hours…

    • John says:

      5 Dec5 December 13:47

      On the train both sets of officers get on at Dobova and go one after the other. It usually takes 20-30 minutes which is more or less built into the schedule. Anyway Croatia will eventually join Schengen.

• Flying Misfit says:

  5 Dec5 December 05:30

  OT: for those with Red by Dufry accounts an easy 300 points. Worked on my existing account.

  Also, earn 300 RED by Dufry points by using the promotional code RED300POINTS in the field “Promotional Code” on your RED by Dufry account (My profile > Promotional Code), for more benefits.

  • Alex Sm says:

    5 Dec5 December 05:47

    Oh thanks for that – just tried to redeem and it worked!

    • SG says:

      5 Dec5 December 06:34

      +1

      • David says:

        5 Dec5 December 08:14

        I now have 400 points… And what do points make?

• Alex Sm says:

  5 Dec5 December 05:43

  They’d better run a winter schedule to Ljubljana as Slovenia is a nice skiing destination. My partner and I are going there in January. But flying with easyJet from LGW

• JK says:

  5 Dec5 December 06:12

  OT: Iberia has taken 90,000 for the promo earlier in year. Balance now negative. I had transferred to BA and redeemed them, just not with IB. I don’t see any reason to try to clear the ‘overdraft’!

  • Shoestring says:

    5 Dec5 December 07:47

    There’s an easy way to close down your old IB a/c – email Atencion_datospersonales@iberia.es telling them to erase all your data and close down a/c.

    Why? Because at some stage the plan is to move BAEC & IB Avios loyalty schemes to the same platform & your points will be aggregated.

    • Anna says:

      5 Dec5 December 08:18

      Has anyone managed to close down their account with a negative balance in it?

      • Shoestring says:

        5 Dec5 December 08:19

        Yes – see FT IB threads

    • Andrew says:

      5 Dec5 December 13:20

      I wouldn’t necessarily rely on that plan to get you out of any future merger. Companies don’t have to fully erase all of your data if that data is necessary in some way. For example you can’t ask your electricity supplier to delete your personal data while they’re still supplying you. If it were that simple you could run up a large credit card debt and then just ask them to delete your personal data. It wouldn’t surprise me if BAEC accounts were still merged with such ‘closed’ IB accounts in future.

      • Russ says:

        5 Dec5 December 14:26

        I have to agree with Andrew. BA have already stated should there be a dispute over ownership the issuer of the points (in this case Iberia) takes precedence. It is therefore allowable that should Iberia decide to issue a demand notice to BA to return the avios BA would oblige. Furthermore, BA are within their rights to withdraw points used in a booking pending departure towards satisfying the outstanding points. May be of interest to some.

        Iberia are, coincidentally some may say, running a 50% bonus on buying avios: 90,000 (60,000 + 30,000 bonus points) for 1,118.0 euros.

• tartan says:

  5 Dec5 December 07:24

  OT but a number of US sites are reporting that there is a 7,000-square-foot Amex Centurion Lounge coming to LHR T3 next year. No indication of timescales though

  • Optimus Prime says:

    5 Dec5 December 08:00

    Looks like they’re also opening some in DEN, LAX, JFK and CLT – https://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2018/12/04/american-express-announces-new-london-heathrow-centurion-lounge-confirms-charlotte-location/

  • Mark2 says:

    5 Dec5 December 08:41

    Great news; the one in Seattle is excellent.
    I am flying out of T3 in May so the opening will be after that.

    • Rob says:

      5 Dec5 December 11:47

      It is, we have the press release.

  • Alan says:

    5 Dec5 December 23:38

    T3 just keeps getting better and better when it comes to lounges – puts T5 to shame!

• Boi says:

  5 Dec5 December 07:52

  OT: is there a way I can get Marriott platinum apart from the usual way? I really want free breakfast for my next stay- I am gold elite through Amex

  • Qwerty Bertie says:

    5 Dec5 December 09:28

    I stand to be corrected, but presuming you mean instantly I strongly believe the answer is no. There is an upgrade challenge available to you as gold though. Calling customer services should result in an 18 nights in 90 days challenge.

    • Boi says:

      5 Dec5 December 09:56

      I meant a challenge, not instant, though instant would be nice. Thanks for response.

      • Lee says:

        5 Dec5 December 11:23

        16 nights

• Shoestring says:

  5 Dec5 December 08:16

  BREAKING! – CAA launching action against Ryanair for not compensating passengers delayed / cancelled due to recent strike action.

  Brilliant news IMHO! It means BA will be bound by the same obligations if it goes on strike. Plus you can backdate any compo claim up to 6 years if you have been inconvenienced in the past 🙂

• Shoestring says:

  5 Dec5 December 08:18

  Google to get behind paywall

  The Civil Aviation Authority has launched an enforcement action against Ryanair after the low-cost airline refused to compensate thousands of British customers for flight disruption over the summer.
  Ryanair, whose passengers suffered flight issues over the summer because of strikes by pilot and cabin crew, said at the time that these were “extraordinary circumstances”, which meant compensation was not payable.
  But on Wednesday, the CAA said that passengers affected were entitled to payouts under EU law.
  “The UK Civil Aviation Authority has today started enforcement action against Ryanair, following the airline’s decision that financial compensation is not payable under European Commission Regulation 261/2004 for flight disruption resulting from industrial action by the airline’s staff this summer,” the aviation industry body said.
  “Ryanair passengers have made claims for compensation directly to the airline, but these have been rejected.”
  People whose compensation claims were rejected had been able to escalate their complaints to Aviation ADR, which is a dispute resolution body approved by the CAA and used by many major airlines.
  “Ryanair has now informed the Civil Aviation Authority that it has terminated its agreement with AviationADR,” the CAA said.
  It added that passengers who believe they have valid compensation claims for the summer disruption will now have to “await the outcome of the Civil Aviation Authority’s enforcement action,” before finding out if they will get any money back.
  Ryanair said: “Courts in Germany, Spain and Italy have already ruled that strikes are an ‘exceptional circumstance’ and EU261 compensation does not apply. We expect the UK CAA and courts will follow this precedent.”

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