Free domestic business leg with Economy long-haul to/from USA

[Colin MacKinnon]

Noticed when booked the No1 son and family back from the USA in Economy that there was a long connection at Heathrow to Edinburgh.

So using the “stopover” option, and continuing on the day of arrival at LHR, it came up with space on an earlier LHR-EDI flight in Club Europe, but not Economy.

But the avios price has turned out the same! 35,000 each plus £75. Don’t know if this has happened because it was a peak day – so avios 35k instead of 30k, and that confused the system – or just a generous glitch.

So they all get home 2.5hrs early, with a decent snack on the flight. Happy Christmas!

ps. Looked the other way, EDI-LHR-USA and the same applied.

[davefl]

Plus lounge access at LHR whatever that’s worth, maybe a little free booze to ease the journey.

[NorthernLass]

I’ve mentioned it on here a couple of times – it’s been like that since BA introduced RFS on economy long haul and domestic connections became totally free once again. I usually book F or CW out and PE back, so it gives me lounge access and CE privileges at LHR on the way home.

I think it’s a glitch that they’ve never noticed or bothered to rectify so maybe we shouldn’t mention it too often!

[shub]

Used it recently when going out, CE domestic connection with long haul in economy. Was offered lounge access as well at LHR, when asked nicely.

[davefl]

shub wrote:

Used it recently when going out, CE domestic connection with long haul in economy. Was offered lounge access as well at LHR, when asked nicely.

I believe it’s an entitlement not something that’s granted on a whim.

I came back from Rio in 1st, with an club domestic connection but still got Concorde lounge during the layover.

[Scott]

@davefl your situation is indeed covered by the OneWorld rules – the class of the long haul determines the lounge access while you wait for your short haul sector.