[RedScopeAlpha]

Originally Posted by AirlineSympathizer

Your only chance is to wait until 2-3 days before the flight, when more reward seats may open up.

Thanks. Will keep looking.

[anonymouscomments]

Firstly i think its a mis conception that the executive club is for premium cabins only. In my experience euro traveller/world traveller avios availability is opened up long before traveller plus or club. A couple of points to take into consideration are that if you are planning to try and use avios for flights you have to be very flexible on dates and consider buying commercial tickets for all or part of the trip for some passengers. Secondly if you are planning to upgrade from euro traveller/world traveller you must be in one of 3 fare types Y B OR H. H is the lowest cost but is still more expensive than a lot of economy fares. Also you can only upgrade one cabin up with avios, when you are upgrading a commercial tickets. Some other very important points are that avios bookings cannot be upgraded when you us part cash part avios and that an avios booking cannot be changed once you are within a point 24 hours from departure.

As for availabilty stop whinging. i know its hard to get availability but at the end of the day there are lots of executive members and the club is growing all the time. If BA allows members to just use avios without selective availability there would be no commericial seats left and no executive club whatsoever!

[RedScopeAlpha]

Originally Posted by anonymouscomments

Firstly i think its a mis conception that the executive club is for premium cabins only. In my experience euro traveller/world traveller avios availability is opened up long before traveller plus or club. A couple of points to take into consideration are that if you are planning to try and use avios for flights you have to be very flexible on dates and consider buying commercial tickets for all or part of the trip for some passengers. Secondly if you are planning to upgrade from euro traveller/world traveller you must be in one of 3 fare types Y B OR H. H is the lowest cost but is still more expensive than a lot of economy fares. Also you can only upgrade one cabin up with avios, when you are upgrading a commercial tickets. Some other very important points are that avios bookings cannot be upgraded when you us part cash part avios and that an avios booking cannot be changed once you are within a point 24 hours from departure.

As for availabilty stop whinging. i know its hard to get availability but at the end of the day there are lots of executive members and the club is growing all the time. If BA allows members to just use avios without selective availability there would be no commericial seats left and no executive club whatsoever!

Whinging? How would you feel if you spent thousands and it ended up being a pile of junk? Doesn't have to be a car or toaster to feel cheated or upset!
I joined a long long time ago...well before every Tom **** and Harry was allowed. Your point would be perfectly valid if I didn't have a 3 month window with flexible dates and times and even locations to some extent!
So, given your reasoning, I ask this, what is the point of such schemes that are so open to the masses???

[anonymouscomments]

I think you just answered youre question. Its OPEN TO THE MASSES! Thats the problem. There is only ever going to be limited availability and as more people realise its a goog idea its only ever going to get more restricted. Avios does not operate for your privilege and the reality is you pay for the service you get avios happens to actually be a bonus added to that. Seats are only opened when BA think the seats are going to be spare. Seriously you need to just get over yourself because whinging isnt going to change this.