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    Has anybody experience of using the voucher down to Buenos Aires, Business Class. We were thinking, (one voucher each), of the BA flight that stops first at Rio and then onwards to BA.
    2/3 weeks in Rio and 2/3 weeks in BA, but is this segment 5th freedom, and bookable as part of this itinerary with the voucher ?
    I’m going to have to call to book, as I have a voucher to use in my account and my wife has one in hers…and to try and book on line with both is not particularly easy.
    Thanks for any advice/assistance.

    11,209 posts

    Are you asking if you can use the voucher and have a stopover in Rio, on one booking? It’s not possible on Caribbean routes, so I’m guessing it’s the same with this. What you can do on the Caribbean routes is book to the first arrival airport with a voucher, then book the 5th freedom sector separately with cash or avios.

    It might be doable in economy depending on the length of the flight. And of course you could book out to Rio and back from BA as it would fit the OJ rules.

    11,209 posts

    So – if you do a dummy booking, GIG-EZE starts at 13,750 avios plus 50p, one way, in economy. It’s 3 1/2 hours which is probably bearable!

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