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I booked a flight on AA with BA miles.
But then I wasn't able to get my other legs on AA, and I ended up booking the whole trip with CO miles.
So I called BA and asked them to undo the ticket. They said the office was closed, but it would cost $70 to get the points back.
Meanwhile, I got an email from BA, saying that they needed my name, birthdate, and gender to complete the booking.
So I emailed back and said: actually, can you cancel the ticket.
So she did, with no fee.
Ha ha ha.

(If you are wondering, I am flying from ORD to SLC on first class, From SLC to JFK on first class, and From LGA to ORD on economy, for 47500 CO points plus $85. Booked one week before, and during spring break. SLC is a big spring break destination.)
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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2011, 05:11:41 PM »
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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2011, 05:15:17 PM »

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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 05:24:05 PM »
thanks dan. I guess this one belongs here also.

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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2011, 05:27:10 PM »
thanks dan. I guess this one belongs here also.
Once again, your title is completely undescriptive...
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2011, 05:34:49 PM »
i know. but I don't have a whole lot of useful content either.
i mean, if I had called it "How I got my BA miles back because the ticket didn't book"; nobody would have read it.

I won't be insulted if you change the title. (although I will probably pretend to be.)

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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2011, 05:36:06 PM »
Does SMF have an ignore-list plugin?
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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2011, 05:37:16 PM »
SMF?

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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2011, 05:38:43 PM »
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Re: Ha ha ha
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2011, 05:38:51 PM »
Does SMF have an ignore-list plugin?

Just because I have the most popular posts on this site, and the whole internet, doesn't mean you should ignore me.
You should probably want to read my posts so you'll know how to do it.

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look at the new title.
ha ha ha

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+1000

No, I got back 12,500. Didn't you read it?

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would it have been worth it to buy my 12.5 back for $70?

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No, I got back 12,500. Didn't you read it?
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facepalm?

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I booked a ticket with BA miles over the phone and they issued the ticket and forgot to take the miles out. 80k as a gift, thanks

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I booked a ticket with BA miles over the phone and they issued the ticket and forgot to take the miles out. 80k as a gift, thanks

ha ha ha

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I booked a ticket with BA miles over the phone and they issued the ticket and forgot to take the miles out. 80k as a gift, thanks

Nice. How long ago was this?
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