The new HfP chat thread launches – Sunday 22nd March

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• rams1981 says:

  22 Mar22 March 13:53

  Lloyds upgrade voucher. Has anyone without any flights booked had theirs extended? If so by how long and how did you do it?

  • BigSi says:

    22 Mar22 March 15:43

    yes, asked on chat the other day and got extension from 31/3 for 6 months. Was quite painless just had to wait a while for the chat to start but kept open in a separate window.

    • rams1981 says:

      22 Mar22 March 17:42

      Thanks

• pin perl says:

  22 Mar22 March 14:11

  Hi,
  Anyone know if Avios bookings booked now have the same flexibility as a regular BA booking?

  • Anna says:

    22 Mar22 March 17:06

    Presumably you can still cancel up to 24 hours before travel, unless the Ts & Cs have changed in the past few days.

  • Genghis says:

    22 Mar22 March 21:35

    No. Avios bookings have flexibility to cancel but they’re not exactly flexible.

• Harry T says:

  22 Mar22 March 14:29

  OT:
  My BA club flights from LHR to Helsinki at the start of May were just cancelled (RIP tier points). I had booked separate economy domestic tickets from NCL to LHR with BA – is there any reasonable way to claim the domestic flights as a refund from BA? They are on a separate PNR to the Club flights.

  I’m guessing that BA probably won’t pay out. I would be happy to have a voucher for these but will claim a cash refund for the Club flights. I guess I could try claiming the separate domestic flights from travel insurance…

  • AJA says:

    22 Mar22 March 15:40

    Correct BA wont refund as the flights are on separate bookings.

    You could try your insurance but why don’t you just wait until closer to the time to claim.the voucher? You can claim a voucher up to 1 hour before the flight.

    In the meantime BA could very well cancel the flights if we are all forced to go into lockdown in which case you could get a refund (assuming the hack hasn’t been “fixed” by BA).

    • Harry T says:

      22 Mar22 March 20:15

      Thanks, sounds like a good idea. Wouldn’t be surprised if BA stop the domestic flights given the state of London.

      • Joe says:

        22 Mar22 March 21:20

        Watch this space

• Ian says:

  22 Mar22 March 14:36

  Great idea – IF this stops hundreds of Off Topic comments littering the other threads every day. We’ll see.

  • Jeff says:

    22 Mar22 March 16:59

    I don’t think it’ll stop attention seeking people from showing off to strangers on the internet unfortunately

• Ross says:

  22 Mar22 March 15:15

  Does anyone know if there are any relaxation on hotels booked with avios?

  We have 2 hotel stays for Europe in May that are non refundable avios bookings. Is there a chance these may be relaxed to be transferrable?

  Thanks

  • Rob says:

    22 Mar22 March 15:43

    No sign so far. However Avios Hotels is Expedia-run so if Expedia start letting you cancel then Avios may well do so too.

    • Nick says:

      22 Mar22 March 19:42

      Received an unprompted email from Hotels.com (Expedia owned) offered a full refund to credit card of a non-refundable booking made in January so something may be happening

• Riku says:

  22 Mar22 March 15:40

  It’s about time. I started to read “one mile at a time” and it’s quite refreshing that the comments for historical articles are about the topic in the article itself rather than “OT no bits today” drivel about tesco vouchers and 2-4-1

• Sandra Benn says:

  22 Mar22 March 15:55

  I have return EDI – Cape Town via LHR flights in First Class booked with Avios and 2-4-1 voucher departing April 16, returning May 4 (land 5). I’ve held off cancelling in case BA cancels and I can save the £70 admin charge.Both flights are still showing in My Bookings as Confirmed on a Boeing 747 jet. I saw something about a JavaScript workaround but it’s too complicated for me. I’m not priority to call into Exec Club. Is the advice still to hold on and wait for BA to cancel.

  • Genghis says:

    22 Mar22 March 15:58

    Yes. You’ve a right to cancel until 24 hours before the first flight. Unless you’re worried about BA running out of cash and you not getting your “taxes” back?

    • Sandra Benn says:

      22 Mar22 March 16:21

      No, though I definitely want the cash and not a voucher! If it’s left until 48-24 hours before, I will also only have about 5 weeks to “spend” the refunded taxes before my deadline to trigger the next 2-4-1 voucher – which isn’t easy at the moment. Thanks, will leave it till nearer the time and keep checking My Bookings.

      • Lady London says:

        22 Mar22 March 21:25

        Would be close enough to the flight already to ask if they would extend the voucher. Where people had actually used it to book, they have been

    • James says:

      22 Mar22 March 21:24

      Would Amex Plat cover this?

  • N says:

    22 Mar22 March 22:03

    call youfirst, much faster pickup

• Graham Walsh says:

  22 Mar22 March 16:12

  Anyone know the change policy for Aer Lingus? Seems you have to call up to move a flight. No voucher option online?

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