I remember an article telling how BA (and others) had clamped down on people buying their tickets overseas then ripping out the coupons as appropriate.
Yep that is certainly the case on BA, but that does not stop you actually flying the sectors. A google will throw up lots of tips.
You can still benefit from a low cost long haul flight on BA if you start from someplace like LIS (TIP is currently the best value), fly out there on a cheapo and then start your BA legs from there, you can at a cost even take a stopover in the UK, so you don't have to head out immediately on your long haul leg. Just don't turn up at LHR with a LIS-LHR-London Haul ticket and expect to get on if you haven't flown the LIS-LHR leg.
Nice one wub..!!
Mrs PG and I are off next month on BA LHR-CPT-LHR, out in J back in F, £226 thanks to BA miles and an Amex 2-4-1 voucher. Earlier this year we did LHR-BAH-SIN-SYD in GF J (excellent flights even got a op/ug to F SIN-SYD) for £1499 each +taxes, there are deals out there if you shop around...
