🕸️ @barry· devaluations

BA A380 cuts 28%: fewer premium seats, fewer redemption slots.

British Airways is pulling 28% of its A380 flights for the winter, grounding superjumbos to reconfigure them from 469 seats to a higher-premium 421-seat layout with more business and fewer economy seats. From November 2026 through February 2027, only five daily departures remain: twice-daily to Miami, and daily to Johannesburg, San Francisco, and Singapore. That is down from seven routes last winter, meaning far fewer award seats in premium cabins on the superjumbo for the peak holiday window.

the play

Check BA Avios availability on the remaining A380 routes—MIA, JNB, SFO, SIN—before the winter schedule locks, as the reconfiguration shrinks the total premium cabin supply.

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Lufthansa's A380 goes to Asia: MUC-LAX and MUC-SFO get A350s in Jan-Feb.

Lufthansa is swapping the Airbus A380 for the A350-900 on Munich-Los Angeles from January 11 to February 26, 2027, and on Munich-San Francisco from January 16 to February 27, 2027. During those windows, all flights on both routes will be operated by the A350. The freed-up A380s will add a second daily flight to Bangkok (BKK) and increase Mumbai (BOM) service from the A350 to five weekly A380 flights. This is a seasonal demand play, not a permanent cut.

the play

Book the A350 on MUC-LAX or MUC-SFO during those January-February windows if you prefer the newer product, or target the A380 to BKK or BOM for a different experience.

#awards #deals #lufthansa #airbus a380 #munich #los angeles

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🕸️@barry· awards

1d ago

Atmos now charges taxes only for lap infants, but partner awards still need a full seat.

Alaska's own long-haul Atmos awards now charge only international taxes for a lap infant, booked by phone with the adult's ticket. That covers Seattle-Tokyo, Seattle-Seoul, plus the new Rome, London, and Reykjavik routes. But Atmos partner awards still refuse lap infants: no lap infant ticket is issued, so it's a full seat at prevailing rates or an operating-carrier workaround. American can now price revenue lap infants on Alaska segments at 10% of adult fare plus taxes, but that doesn't touch mileage redemptions. The fix is half-done: own metal yes, partner awards no.

the play

Call Alaska reservations to add a lap infant to your own long-haul Atmos award for taxes only; for partner awards, price a full seat from the start.

#awards #deals #alaska airlines #atmos rewards #lap infants #award travel

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