V-Flyer

Got an email from FC, buy one get on free on select destinations if booked before 5th March, and taken by 31st May.

You have to phone up to book.

Will add destinations when on computer, though must be on website somewhere.

Edit:
Destinations included:

New York
Miami
Boston
Washington
Orlando
San Francisco 
Vancouver
Cancun
Antigua 
Grenada
St Lucia
Tobago
Accra
Nairobi
Johannesburg

I'll take that 'free' with a hefty pinch of salt I wouldn't bet against the 'free' passenger having to stump up the various taxes, charges and everything else - if that is the case, rather misleading from VS yet again.

Just recieved an email. Did a dummy booking but the booking site hasn't caught up still showing the full mileage. n(

Daffodil wrote:Just recieved an email. Did a dummy booking but the booking site hasn't caught up still showing the full mileage. n(

Its a phone only offer Daffodil.

ASWinters744 wrote:I'll take that 'free' with a hefty pinch of salt I wouldn't bet against the 'free' passenger having to stump up the various taxes, charges and everything else - if that is the case, rather misleading from VS yet again.

Very true, which what makes using miles on Y seats very unattractive...
Wonder what the percentage cost of the base fare is against all the other stuff on a standard Y LHR-NYC :w

ASWinters744 wrote:I'll take that 'free' with a hefty pinch of salt I wouldn't bet against the 'free' passenger having to stump up the various taxes, charges and everything else - if that is the case, rather misleading from VS yet again.

Oh BOTH would have to pay the £ 350+ in VS fuel surcharges, airport fees and taxes.

Also just noticed the standard mistake in the email; 45000 mile redemption to MCO, which 'Includes both MAN and LHR routes'

Do VS not proof read?

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ASWinters744 wrote:Also just noticed the standard mistake in the email; 45000 mile redemption to MCO, which 'Includes both MAN and LHR routes'

Do VS not proof read?

No !

Its a phone only offer Daffodil

Thank you tontybear I missed that bit.

tontybear wrote:

ASWinters744 wrote:Also just noticed the standard mistake in the email; 45000 mile redemption to MCO, which 'Includes both MAN and LHR routes'

Do VS not proof read?

No !

It was a rhetorical question Tonty, I knew the answer already

tontybear wrote:

ASWinters744 wrote:I'll take that 'free' with a hefty pinch of salt I wouldn't bet against the 'free' passenger having to stump up the various taxes, charges and everything else - if that is the case, rather misleading from VS yet again.

Oh BOTH would have to pay the £ 350+ in VS fuel surcharges, airport fees and taxes.

So basically a "free reward" seat to for example NYC will actually cost you £350 each saving you about 100 quid for each seat (on a non-sale lowest fare). Bet that doesn't get spun & plastered all over F'book or the VS site...

Assume BA's offer on half price rewards will be published tomorrow... :w

I saw the mail come in and opened it excitedly thinking I could get Gs for the whole family at long last - there was no mention of "economy" in the title.

Hah... why did I delude myself?!

Wonder if this could be combined with the AMEX vouchers for PE?

clarkeysntfc wrote:Wonder if this could be combined with the AMEX vouchers for PE?

That's a negative....don't be such a silly optimist

ASWinters744 wrote:

clarkeysntfc wrote:Wonder if this could be combined with the AMEX vouchers for PE?

That's a negative....don't be such a silly optimist

I'm currently holding to find out.......

kuningan wrote:

ASWinters744 wrote:

clarkeysntfc wrote:Wonder if this could be combined with the AMEX vouchers for PE?

That's a negative....don't be such a silly optimist

I'm currently holding to find out.......

It says so in the terms and conditions on the email, point 8

ASWinters744 wrote:
It says so in the terms and conditions on the email, point 8

Small print! Anyroad up, I've booked PE to LAX for my birthday....buggered if I'm flying E that far......NYC/BOS ok......but not the West Coast!

Sorry to be positive; not generally the norm at the moment...
But this looks like pretty good value if used in conjunction with a pair of AMEX upgrade vouchers - value in terms of miles, perhaps not cash!

craigmonster wrote:Sorry to be positive; not generally the norm at the moment...
But this looks like pretty good value if used in conjunction with a pair of AMEX upgrade vouchers - value in terms of miles, perhaps not cash!

You can't, the terms and conditions exclude any CC upgrade vouchers.

Bugger.

Am I understanding this correctly? Taxes and surcharges are payable on both tickets? This seems like a very mis-leading offer!

It's only £20 more per ticket for a normal ticket.

Free flights my a**e!! Just wondering if VS think that we're all as stupid as their proof reading and IT departments!! ) )

If anyone finds a decent way of using this offer please enlighten us all oo) oo)

Petmadness wrote:
If anyone finds a decent way of using this offer please enlighten us all oo) oo)

As a stick to beat VS with?

ASWinters744 wrote:

Petmadness wrote:
If anyone finds a decent way of using this offer please enlighten us all oo) oo)

As a stick to beat VS with?

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