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BA Worldwide Call Center Telephone Numbers
Hong Kong is open 9am - 5:30pm  their time is 12 hrs ahead of NY

Worldwide service center telephone numbers according to eastern time, Credit DDMS

Location                            Phone#                   Opening Time                           
US800-452-12017:30am-8pm EDT
Singapore+65-6823-20959pm-5:30am EDT
China+86 400 881 02079:00 PM-5:30 AM
Israel+972-3-606-15152am-9am EDT
Germany+49 (0)421 55 75 76 73:00 AM - 12:00 PM
UK+44-191-490-79012:30am-3pm EDT


Note that all sAAver flights available on AA.com are able to be booked on BA.  When there are many flights on one day, they may not all be listed on BA.com.  So you will have to call to book it.  Get the phone fee waved because it wasn't able to be booked on line.


NOTE: Household accounts will not allow transfers from Iberia to BA. Make sure you don't have a household account, and if you do, split it up.

NOTE: When booking, erase your Avios number when entering your passenger information. This will make it much simpler to add your AA Advantage number at a later time.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5280 on: January 15, 2018, 02:49:32 PM »
Never too busy for DDF  :P
Correct, but too busy to call BA.

i actually called, and they said that they needed the new (reissued) ticket #. So I call AA, get it, call back BA, and suddenly i need to claim it online. Whatever...should get a response within 14 days.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5281 on: January 18, 2018, 03:05:31 PM »
Does BA show up phantom QF? Showing availibilty but cant find it on AA or Alasaka?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5282 on: January 21, 2018, 12:40:44 AM »
Booked domestic AA Tix with avios, and it won't let me choose seats. Saw on FT others had same issue. Is it a glitch or a new policy?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5283 on: January 21, 2018, 02:50:12 AM »
Booked domestic AA Tix with avios, and it won't let me choose seats. Saw on FT others had same issue. Is it a glitch or a new policy?
Most probably a glitch, please update if you find out.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5284 on: January 21, 2018, 08:39:49 AM »
Booked domestic AA Tix with avios, and it won't let me choose seats. Saw on FT others had same issue. Is it a glitch or a new policy?
Update: rep couldn't figure out what the problem was. She had a hard time but eventually was able to get me seats

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5285 on: January 21, 2018, 03:53:53 PM »
Update: rep couldn't figure out what the problem was. She had a hard time but eventually was able to get me seats
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5286 on: January 25, 2018, 12:44:41 AM »
Can someone please help me I booked 2 first class (:-\) AA tickets with BA avios points from LGA 2 MIA and then my sister decided to come along but AA is not showing anymore award saver seats on that flight Is there anyway I can get her on my booking even so it's not showing any availability or should I cancel my booking and look on the earlier flight that shows availability? And if the option is cancelling is there any cancellation fee or change fee within the 24 hours?
First of all, please try to use proper punctuation and correct your spell check errors when asking questions. It makes it really annoying to read and decipher your question.
Regarding your question, there's no real way to open award space on the flight you want. Your options are either to wait and see it award space opens some time between now and your flight or just cancel and rebook onto the earlier flight if it has availability. There's no fee to cancel within 24hrs of booking, after that, you'll just lose the $5.60 tax per ticket as long as you're not within 24hrs of the flight.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5287 on: January 25, 2018, 12:47:03 AM »
First of all, please try to use proper punctuation and correct your spell check errors when asking questions. It makes it really annoying to read and decipher your question.
Regarding your question, there's no real way to open award space on the flight you want. Your options are either to wait and see it award space opens some time between now and your flight or just cancel and rebook onto the earlier flight if it has availability. There's no fee to cancel within 24hrs of booking, after that, you'll just lose the $5.60 tax per ticket as long as you're not within 24hrs of the flight.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5288 on: January 25, 2018, 12:48:48 AM »
I guess we both need a bed and to be honest I use voice to type mostly the time
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5289 on: January 25, 2018, 12:50:13 AM »
I guess we both need a bed and to be honest I use voice to type mostly the time
If you won't make the effort to actually type out your question in a coherent and grammatically correct manner, why should anyone make the effort to answer your question?
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« Reply #5290 on: January 25, 2018, 01:05:57 AM »
If you won't make the effort to actually type out your question in a coherent and grammatically correct manner, why should anyone make the effort to answer your question?
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sorry but i think this forum was not just open for people who knows how to speak and to write and to be grammatically correct and if i would ever have a piece of info that might be helpful for you you gladly accept it even tho it's not grammatically correct, as i see you and some other guys like you with this type of attitude i could understand that the מחלוקה by דור הפלגה was about grammatically correct   

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5291 on: January 25, 2018, 01:08:02 AM »
His words may accord with the rules of grammar, but his actions do not accord with the harmonious laws of the soul. ~Agnes Leonard Hill, "Economy of Force," in America, 1889 September 19th

sorry but i think this forum was not just open for people who knows how to speak and to write and to be grammatically correct and if i would ever have a peace if info that might be helpful for you you gladly accept it even tho it's not grammatically correct as i see you and some other guys like you with this type of attitude i could understand that the מחלוקה by דור הפלגה was about grammatically correct   
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« Reply #5292 on: January 25, 2018, 01:10:52 AM »
For all anyone cares write in Spanish, but you won't get your help, so as @mmgfarb so nicely said, if you want help, write in English. Proper English.
when you read the question you can completely understand what it's all about

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« Reply #5293 on: January 25, 2018, 01:11:31 AM »
when you read the question you can completely understand what it's all about
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« Reply #5294 on: January 25, 2018, 01:14:05 AM »
His words may accord with the rules of grammar, but his actions do not accord with the harmonious laws of the soul. ~Agnes Leonard Hill, "Economy of Force," in America, 1889 September 19th

sorry but i think this forum was not just open for people who knows how to speak and to write and to be grammatically correct and if i would ever have a piece of info that might be helpful for you you gladly accept it even tho it's not grammatically correct, as i see you and some other guys like you with this type of attitude i could understand that the מחלוקה by דור הפלגה was about grammatically correct   
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at this BS. Honestly, the entitlement that many people have here is, IMO, one of the reasons why DDF is dying.
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« Reply #5295 on: January 25, 2018, 01:15:30 AM »
when you read the question you can completely understand what it's all about
You completely missed my point and your animosity toward me and your complete lack of gratitude makes me wish I never answered your question in the first place.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5296 on: January 25, 2018, 11:10:48 AM »
@helpyouamdme,
I think the point is that no matter what means you use to put your question/ comment on this forum, it should include proofreading for spelling and punctuation. (periods, commas) That would make it much easier for the reader to understand and to respond.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5297 on: January 25, 2018, 09:44:14 PM »
I did not receive the confirmed kosher meal on my flight.  What compensation can be expected?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5298 on: January 26, 2018, 10:04:19 AM »
I did not receive the confirmed kosher meal on my flight.  What compensation can be expected?
I got 15 or 20k Avios for a rancid and frozen meal in J. Dont let them push you around. Be firm when the offer you junk compensation. Their customer service is terrible. First 5 reps were Indian. Finally got an English customer service rep. Filed for compensation online.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5299 on: February 04, 2018, 08:44:17 PM »
Update: rep couldn't figure out what the problem was. She had a hard time but eventually was able to get me seats

Same issue here.  Did you have luck contacting BA or AA?  There are plenty of seats on my flight but none show in the res.