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• Zain says:

  26 Jan26 January 09:33

  Hey guys – quick question re: the BAPP 2 for 1 voucher. If I book tics and later cancel, would I have to pay a cancellation & Avios redeposit fee (£50?) and also lose the taxes paid?

  • Anna says:

    26 Jan26 January 09:42

    It’s £35 per person, you get the avios and remaining cash back.

• Kai says:

  26 Jan26 January 09:38

  BA has signed a deal with China Southern. Soon-ish we should be able to redeem China Southern flights with avios.

  • Andy says:

    26 Jan26 January 13:41

    Seems good! Can only see a Dutch article about it so far:

    https://www.luchtvaartnieuws.nl/nieuws/categorie/2/airlines/china-southern-schurkt-dichter-tegen-oneworld-aan

    • Kai says:

      26 Jan26 January 14:56

      China Southern made an official tweet in the Chinese Weibo 🙂

  • Charlieface says:

    26 Jan26 January 21:26

    You’ll find an official press release from BA here:
    http://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/2017-228/9067

    It’s a codeshare agreement: 4 destinations on CZ side and 5 on BA side, with Avios collection only, not spending.

• Ammar says:

  26 Jan26 January 09:52

  OT Re Lloyds Avios Voucher – wanting a one way for 2 adults to KUL/HKG – no business availability for the dates I am looking but can see WTP, wondering if I book it now and decide to cancel do I get the voucher back? And what are the charges – £35pp?
  Also would many think doing Premium Economy on BA to KUL with a 1 year old is ok? or try and find Business seats

  • BJ says:

    26 Jan26 January 10:16

    Do not cancel or you will lose the voucher. If you call to make a change you do not lose the voucher but the £35 fee is charged. Although not certain, I believe that change needs to be in the same zone so that the number of avios is not different. If this is true then I imagine that changes from WTP to CW will probably be refused as avios involved is different. Personally I would hold out for availability to HKG because both CW and F are not so difficult to find. More difficult to KUL. Remember HKG is zone 7, KUL is zone 8.

    • Ammar says:

      26 Jan26 January 10:27

      Thank you BJ – very helpful. Will hold out

• Roger says:

  26 Jan26 January 10:19

  OT- If the fees and taxes for a miles redemption ticket on any airline is the same, is it better to book two OW as opposed to a RT? Pros and Cons?

  • Rob says:

    26 Jan26 January 11:06

    They usually are not the same. Downside is 2 x £35 cancellation fees as opposed to one. Upside is more flexibility – you cannot entirely cancel a return when outbound flown.

    • Roger says:

      26 Jan26 January 12:33

      Thanks, Rob.
      Due to UK APD plus LHR UB, it is same fees pretty much for taxes+fees+surcharges in two OW equals one return for cash component of a miles redemption ticket.

• Roger says:

  26 Jan26 January 10:49

  OT- Does anyone know how to select seats on EY without fees?
  https://onemileatatime.com/how-to-select-etihad-seats-online-2/
  The method in above link doesnot seem to work any more.

  • meta says:

    26 Jan26 January 11:51

    I managed to do it via Etihad app last year in July. If you booked via AAdvatange, then you will need Etihad PNR as they’re different.

    • Roger says:

      26 Jan26 January 12:45

      Yes, I did mine last year too.
      I have another booking later this year and the same method does not work.

      More importantly even on my last booking even though I selected seat for us (4 people), etihad changed them to middle four in their A380, which we wanted to avoid as with kids we rather have 3 + 1 (i..e ABC + D seat, so one of kid can have a window seat)

      • meta says:

        26 Jan26 January 13:15

        Just checked, I have two bookings and I can still change seats via the app on my Iphone.

      • Roger says:

        26 Jan26 January 13:18

        Ok, I am trying on my Android.
        will try later on wife’s iPhone

• Shoestring says:

  26 Jan26 January 11:04

  tbh there are 2 good clues in the first post
  catch it if you can!
  be quick as these offers have a habit of disappearing after a few days 🙂

• berneslai says:

  26 Jan26 January 11:56

  OT: Any discounts for official Gatwick parking at the moment? Prices for two weeks at Easter are crazy.

  • Rob says:

    26 Jan26 January 12:14

    Current 10% MyGatwick runs to 31 March.

• Mark2 says:

  26 Jan26 January 12:03

  OT
  Has anyone travelled from Vancouver airport into the city using the Skytrain please?
  I see that you can touch in and out like on the tube; does this includeUK cards?

  • Alex J says:

    26 Jan26 January 19:46

    Yeah, UK cards work just fine on the Skytrain. Keep in mind it’s Visa/MC only, it doesn’t accept Amex, unlike the tube. If you’re going to be using the Skytrain a lot, I’d recommend you get a Compass card, still, it’s slightly cheaper and tapping in is a bit quicker.

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