British Airways just announced a terrific promotion... 50% off award flights. You need to book right away (before August 12) but you can fly anytime through August 3 of next year (2012).

This applies to BA metal flights (not code shares operated by another airline and not on partner flights). I think this may still be a good deal for certain routes. We're going to try to get tickets to the Maldives.

Here's more info: http://t.co/TWHQSBG

Note this applies to Economy and Premium Economy, but not Business or First class. I was more excited before I read the fine print.

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Eugene

Me too Eugene! Coach from the West Coast to Europe? Maybe they will expand it. Thanks anyway for the scoop, Andrea.
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Helen

DRATS! I got the email too and was excited; HOWEVER, we have to use partner airline (AA) to connect to BA.

DRATS! I got the email too and was excited; HOWEVER, we have to use partner airline (AA) to connect to BA.

Can you teach Tony the DRATS word?????? Sure beats some of his favorites :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I tried to call BA during the day yesterday, last night, and this morning, and each time it was an estimated 35-minute wait. I was trying to see how to book multi-city award tickets, relevant for our cruise. Also, the BA Web site kept getting overloaded.

A colleague said that the only way was to do two one-way tickets. I could have sworn I was able to do this before at one time. (If one has to go the one-way route, what happens if you book one, and you can't get the return even if you try immediately?)

Some where else, I read that the 50% promotion wasn't even applicable for multi-city awards, though I don't see that in the T&Cs.

Give me Delta dumb.com any time. At least I can figure out what's going on most of the time, even if the mileage requirements are sometimes insane.

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Eugene

I've been trying to get one way flights to the UK for next month for weeks on either Continental or BA. I spent 40 minutes on hold with BA yesterday and there is just nothing from the West Coast. Three FF tickets on the same flight is almost impossible!
I have tons of Delta miles I wish I could use but they must be the last major airline that won't allow one way ff tickets.

Hope it works out for you Julie. We'd be in same case I bet if we were looking (non-stop from LAX). Wonder why Delta hasn't switched to one way, makes so much more sense.

Marcie, I finally found something. Have to go in a day earlier than I would like and it's in coach not biz but I got us three seats SFO-FRA-EDinburgh on Lufthansa. Then we'll come back on the QM2.

I love it when you can fly once and cruise at least back to USA (SAMBA comes to mind). Glad it worked out Julie.

Thanks Marcie. When you are travelling with a 3 year old, 1 eleven hour flight is enough!