Etihad goes to FIVE flights per day from London Heathrow

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• BJ says:

  2 May2 May 17:40

  OT @Harry, Anna and other half term experts: What are your predictions for sumner half term 2020 peak dates? I’m guestimating Saturday 23-Sunday 31 May inclusive peak, all of June off peak and all of July peak. Does this sound reasonable or do you folks think peak will still run into first few days in June and off peak into first few days in July as has been the pattern until now?

  • Shoestring says:

    2 May2 May 17:51

    I reckon peak will *at least* include all of 23/5-31/5 – that’s when my kids both get their half term hols

    then most of June off peak (not the first couple of days as you say), then peak beginning again Sunday 5th July

    • BJ says:

      2 May2 May 18:02

      Thanks. That has been the pattern in the past but I wondered if it might be different next year the way the weekends are falling in. I’m hoping off peak will start 6th June and end 3rd or 5th July as you suggest. I want to get a peak flight in early July, not that it matters much as peak will only cost me another 15k avios as we will use a 241.

      • Shoestring says:

        2 May2 May 18:04

        You could earn a few easy points on Europcar as I mentioned 🙂

      • BJ says:

        2 May2 May 20:16

        I see it, cheers.

• Alex Sm says:

  2 May2 May 19:46

  Should I open a J-Club account now (speculatively) or wait for the merger in terms of a better sign-up bonus?

• Alex Sm says:

  2 May2 May 19:51

  Also not entirely clear what will happen to the services between 8 and 29 Sep…

• Shoestring says:

  2 May2 May 21:15

  My son & I are travelling out with BA to our place in the sun (at half term) on IB points from the IB90K deal. Ie Avios redemptions. Out in Business, back in Economy.

  We’re both earning a chunk of Avios and 40 TPs for the trip, booked as a return. That’s what it says in MMB (BA).

  Is that what you’d expect for an Avios redemption using IB points?

  • Shoestring says:

    2 May2 May 21:21

    Booked on IB, I should add.

  • BJ says:

    2 May2 May 21:37

    Shhh, it happens sometimes. Let’s not uncover the scale of the issue here and draw attention to it.

  • TGLoyalty says:

    2 May2 May 21:58

    MMB regularly shows it and you get nothing too. I got nothing for a business return with Iberia booked via Iberia which was showing TP in MMB.

    I hear upgrades with Avios often pay out the higher cabin TP and Avios though.

    • BJ says:

      2 May2 May 22:28

      I’ve had one success with the former and 2 with the latter. Have a nice one sitting there for July so I’m hopeful but expecting nothing.

      • BJ says:

        2 May2 May 22:33

        Also had the scenario where they didn’t charge me but everything was in order on MMB, only I got to check in to discover I didn’t even have a ticket. So, best not to believe everything you see on MMB.

        • Charlieface says:

          3 May3 May 00:39

          You should always check your booking to see it has the 15 digit e-ticket number. The 6 digit number is just for the folio of reservations, there may be no ticket attached. This applies to cash tickets as well.

        • BJ says:

          3 May3 May 06:27

          That’s the thing, there was an e-ticket number, everything was legitimate, I even selected seats and booked meals. First sign of a problem was when I tried to check in online. It didn’t work but even then I thought there would be some good reason for it. Next day I am at check in, agent said there was no ticket, showed her all the paperwork, more tapping of her keyboard still no ticket. Telephone call, still no ticket. Sent to ticket desk, fortunately there was a CW seat left, following a short call she took payment and issued ticket. Agent said it happens sometimes but is very rare.

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