Reply To: Cost for multi-carrier reward flights

[nathanheywood@hotmail.com]

Agree your mileage estimate and 100k, doubled for business in this case, could apply if the multi-partner award chart was in play. However …

BA appear to have priced them individually, SIN-LHR at the customary 120k and the prior legs as a separate booking at 238.5k for the four.

Lord knows what methodology they used for the second booking, but neither of are of the multi-partner chart variety.

Initially, I was told over the phone that combining further redemptions with the SIN-LHR to one multi-partner redemption was possible.
Then, later, it may be possible but the LHR-SIN leg would have to be cancelled with the risk that the seat ‘might be released back to the cash pool’ and unavailable to me to re-book.
Lastly, I was told that it wasn’t possible and my 4-way redemption would be cancelled at end of day if I didn’t book it there and then. Hobson’s choice!

159k of avios is a worthwhile prize to try again. I wonder if anyone has experienced similar?