[tonymc]

Happy days - yesterday managed to get 4 PE seats on the earlier VA MAN-MCO flight. Super helpful agent at the VA Flying club sorted out transferring miles between our three accounts (no charge as they were being used to make a booking there and then) as you have to pay the full amount of miles from each account. Also sorted out our seats and all without any fees for doing this over the phone (BA take note! ).

The agent also let me know that when booking the return legs, ask for them to be added as an amendment to the original booking, as although it will incur a £30pp change fee, it should be more than offset by the lower taxes as it would be considered a return flight.

Calendar reminders now set up for checking our return dates... fingers crossed for PE, although we do also have the option of using Avios to return from Miami via Heathrow (saves the trek across from Gatwick), or via Madrid with Iberia.