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With BA all WTP and Club tickets are upgradeable but the lowest priced economy ones are not, where as on Virgin the lowest priced Premium Economy fares are not upgradable with miles. And of course, on Virgin, you can't upgrade from business/upper as they don't have First! A couple of years ago...

Ah but Ernest will have only used 25,000 miles each way instead of the 80k for a full redemption. And he will earn miles on the revenue part of the booking. That's a difference of 110000 miles. Considering the taxes would have been £500+ he has spent £700 more buy saved 110000 miles. That's...

Agreed. In fact you will have more room getting an exit row in economy. Short haul business is a disgrace. Sometimes it's offered for around £70. Now, if you need to check bags, don't have the status for lounge access it can be worth it. Also, it might been that you need some extra tier points...

BA Don't have blackout dates. They commit to releasing 2 seats in business and 4 in economy for every flight. I think it's 350 days before and they go on around 1am. For popular destinations like OZ you may have to book the outbound without the return, booking the return when that is in the 350...

Never buy airmiles/avios. At best, I value them at 1p each but they are typically sold for about 1.6p each. The most you can buy is 100,000 so for a long haul first class this simply can't be achieved. But in answering the OP. You would need 240,000 for a trip to LA. Even if you could buy this...