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harley wrote:

If you are connecting and not going into Doha it won’t be the arrivals lounge which exists but is for customers entering Doha. It will be the standard airside lounges but would need to know who your connecting flight to dxb is with and in which class to give a concrete answer

Connecting to DXB with Qatar

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Great, Thank you. I would like to transfer the points before I close the account. Is BA Avios the safe recommendation ?

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Looking through LinkedIn, there are a number of IT, Risk positions open but there not competitive and looks like BA maybe be going for the patch now sweep under the carpet approach. Major Cyber attack has already taken place and you would think they have learnt there reasons now after record fines brand damage. Maybe this is the BA way 🙂

masaccio wrote:

I don’t buy the volume of talent argument @jj. I work with around 1,000 UK-based world-class software developers who are all UK-based. But we pay them exceptionally well: probably 50-100% more in total benefits (salary plus RSUs) than most IT people. I don’t think any of them would get out of bed for what the likes of BA will pay and whatever miserable benefits they offer.

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AndrewT wrote:

As I said it’s the correct seat map for a 789, no CW there yet.

As an aside the A380 is 2-4-2 on the lower deck, 2-3-2 on the upper deck.

Thank you, oversight on my part and definately avoiding in future. The worst BA CW seating configuration still exists and at a premium price. Wll be changing my flight to avoid this

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When I choose seating selection in the app or desktop it does not show the new cw layout it is showing the old A380 bc layout

Here is a screenshot of what I can see

https://i.ibb.co/SNWtJGZ/Screenshot-20240920-090740-British-Airways.jpg

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also received the same that my premier account would be closed in February unless a minimum of 3300 is added every month. I am active user or the barclaycard avios plus card and have two companion vouchers stacked up which I have not used. Not sure if I close the account is there anything else which will offer similar value atm

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thank you everyone spoke to BA gold line very helpful agent , explained as a family member is unwell they have frozen ticket value until October next year so it can be used for any other travel.

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BA Flyer IHG Stayer wrote:

You’ve missed out whether this is a cash or avios booking.

a cash booking only

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accepted 10k to keep gold after my first year fee was due. Only really use the monthly deliveroo credit from the gold rewards 🙂

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Blair Waldorf Salad wrote:

BA voucher? Is that one issued to you from Amex or Barclays? If so, I didn’t think they were usable on Qatar.

I believe BA’s own flight to DOH is consistently on a Club Suites-equipped 777. So that may suit you anyway.

having experienced before BA’s 777 CW would like the opportunity to use QA, but is the Q-Suite only available on their A350’s ? and availability is a still not showing for reward flights ?

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yonasl wrote:

I think OP means he/she has 1) a BA voucher from the covid times and 2) a lot of Avios

Correct

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just recieved mine today after account being opening account in November

Question: I have got a upgrade voucher to use. Can I close my barclays account and still use the voucher ?

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Reney wrote:

namster wrote:

got the sms for 100k to be posted by end of April, but as I have also the premier account was there supposed to be an additional avios bonus?

There was 25k for opening the bank account, there is a question out there as to whether switching was a requirement. I got mine on the monthly drop AFTER 4 months of having the account.

looking through my avios account I don’t see any 25k avios bonus for opening the premier account in Nov 22

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got the sms for 100k to be posted by end of April, but as I have also the premier account was there supposed to be an additional avios bonus?

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still have not recieved my 100k avios bonus it has been 4 months since I joined with the premier bank acc, the CS agent said I completed 4 months now I have to wait 8 weeks to recieve the bonus. That’s terrible

anyone else experienced this ?

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correction to above
I would like to have the return leg in WTP. Not sure if i get that option for a cash and upgrade and using the 2-4-1 as it does not then allow use of the 2-4-1 Voucher. Purely using avios for above with all in economy using the 2-4-1 – gives 27500 Avios + £ 100.00

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marks7389 wrote:

Correct. 13,000 Avios+£520 (return) is the second lowest Avios/highest cash option off-peak. Clearly more Avios/less cash is better if possible, especially using a 2for1, but I’m going by what’s in the original question. As you say, even 100,000 Avios+£100 isn’t great value compared to the available cash fares.

Needs more information to advise further.

Namster, how many Avios do you have available?

287,000 avios

Looking for one person the Lon-JFK return 17-22 February , so i added use the 2-4-1 and book and upgrade the return leg, outbound WT, Return using WTP , 13,000 avios + £596.21

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NorthernLass wrote:

You have to have flown the outbound leg by the expiry date, but it looks like your booking will comply with that.

Only you can decide if you’ve got good value, but if your avios are genuinely free, any return is a decent one. Economy out isn’t a great deal though, you’d be better doing CW on that leg and enjoying the lounge and service (unless you’ve booked the day flight for the return).

I’m not sure where you got your pricing – this look like the “old” pricing for economy. Do you mean you’re using the 241 to reduce the avios price by 50%? Where have the 2 cash amounts come from? The fees element should now be priced up as per the new RFS amounts, although you will also be presented with other combinations if using a new-style voucher.

*Just realised that your voucher must be old-style because of the expiry date so 50% reduction doesn’t apply. Were you given a choice of prices? Rob’s article suggests that this won’t happen, but a couple of anecdotal accounts indicate otherwise.

Yes I have an old 2-4-1 and have the option to reduce the avios price. I am unsure if this is value or what other options i have to redeem this voucher before it expires.

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thank you all, just recieved today the £5 fee refund into the premier account.

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why has it been difficult to cancel the BAE avios card ? is there no CS help ? I have to cancel mine by 6th December to avoid the chargeable fees

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JDB wrote:

namster wrote:

update , I had the bc platinum and then switched to standard avios card , then after a week the avios plus appeared to which I have now joined and also the BC premier banking. The agent I chatted to provided details that it can take up to eight weeks for 100k avios to appear in BAEC account but will not appear in your BC app

The two months/eight weeks to which the agent referred (for the 100k Avios to be credited) starts once you have completed four months with both products open and Avios Rewards turned on for Premier. The precise date should be in your eligibility email.

When does the eligibility email arrive (i may have missed it)

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update , I had the bc platinum and then switched to standard avios card , then after a week the avios plus appeared to which I have now joined and also the BC premier banking. The agent I chatted to provided details that it can take up to eight weeks for 100k avios to appear in BAEC account but will not appear in your BC app

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I got the letter today for premier banking just mentions for “free Premier banking” £3,330 paid into your account each month to avoid the £12 monthly fee or if your a new Premier banking customer we won’t charge the fee for first 12 months

Still have not recieved my physical avios plus card although I have linked card to avios for points

No email or letter acknowledgement yet only 2 weeks so far for the 100k or is it 125k for avios plus card + Premier banking ??

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currently showing a return reward flight in economy November for 50,000 + £100 , where as a cash flight is £727 or £500 off with 116700 Avios

The first option seems better but i will not receive any avios or TP

NorthernLass wrote:

It depends on the cash price and how useful the TPs (I’m assuming that’s what you mean!) are to you. Would they get you status under the current reduced threshold, for example?
If flights are fairly cheap I’d go with cash, especially in economy as 50k avios is only a decent burn rate if cash prices are high or you’re particularly avios-rich. I’ve got a couple of bookings using the RFS option (MIA and EWR), but they are in peak school holiday season so make sense as redemptions.

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thank you everyone for your advice. I had forgotten that I still had double TP points to be added which finally have arrived to my account. I have made it Gold 🙂 with current status 1130 TP and TP collection ends 04/23 and lifetime TP at 2000 and 200,000 avios.

Not sure what I should be doing next maximise status 🤔