Note: There is a downside to booking with British Airways if you're an American Airlines AAdvantage member — you can not use Systemwide upgrades or AAdvantage miles to upgrade flights booked through British Airways even if those flights are flown on American Airlines aircraft (there is an exception to this but it will almost certainly not apply to most readers of this blog as it involves
booking full fare tickets).
Not exact matches
To
book the 2 - for - 1 deal, you were required to purchase a
full fare business or first class
ticket.
Fares listed may be Basic Economy
tickets which are subject to additional restrictions including, but not limited to: no seat selection or upgrades, no group or family seating, no
full - sized carry - on bags and no flight changes or refunds except as stated in the United 24 - hour flexible
booking policy.
As with Delta's long - haul international Economy Comfort product, complimentary access to domestic and short - haul international seats will be available at
booking to all SkyMiles Platinum and Diamond Medallion members and customers purchasing
full -
fare Economy class
tickets.
One way to take
full advantage of the companion
fare is to
book a
ticket for yourself and a spouse and use the miles for another family member's award
ticket.
It does, however, heavily favor travelers that
book full -
fare tickets in premium cabins.
First, it can give you a complimentary upgrade to business class if you
book a
full fare economy class
ticket.
That said, if you
book flexible or
full fare tickets in a premium cabin, you'll actually earn more Avios miles than before.
Note: All airline
tickets, particularly promotional
fares, are payable in
full on
booking and are non-refundable regardless of the date OR reason for cancellation.
It's possible to mix
fare class, too, so you can
book a J, which is a
full -
fare business class
ticket, on the outbound flight, and D, which is a discounted business class seat, on the return flight.
You have to purchase a
full -
fare ticket (you pay the J
fare price, but it
books into the Z
fare bucket, so there must be availability in Z).
Now it covers about half the cost of a companion
ticket for business or first, but any
booking code — not just refundable /
full -
fare tickets.