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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: Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #100 on: July 13, 2012, 08:09:53 AM »
what about for international using avios?
Then you are probably better off paying with avios, its cheaper
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #101 on: July 13, 2012, 09:15:55 AM »
Then you are probably better off paying with avios, its cheaper
+1 and has to be done at the time or purchase online.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #102 on: July 15, 2012, 08:06:00 PM »
How close to a flight can I cancel an Avios booking and get back the miles with the forfeiture of the taxes?


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #103 on: July 15, 2012, 08:07:08 PM »
24 hours officially, unless you have a good excuse.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #104 on: July 17, 2012, 11:47:54 PM »
Are there any ways to use Avios to go from PHL (or EWR) to YYZ?

AA doesn't seem to fly direct from either airport to Toronto.


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #105 on: July 18, 2012, 12:41:16 AM »
Are there any ways to use Avios to go from PHL (or EWR) to YYZ?

AA doesn't seem to fly direct from either airport to Toronto.


nope. It's LGA or JFK
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #106 on: July 30, 2012, 07:16:15 PM »
how come when trying to book a diff passenger with my Avios points i cant change my name to his when it comes to the payment for taxes? it only shows my name, which means his CC wont work.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #107 on: August 01, 2012, 04:13:14 AM »
how come when trying to book a diff passenger with my Avios points i cant change my name to his when it comes to the payment for taxes? it only shows my name, which means his CC wont work.
anyone can help me here?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #108 on: August 01, 2012, 10:28:49 AM »
You need to use your cc
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #109 on: August 01, 2012, 10:43:16 AM »
You need to use your cc
yes thats what im trying to do but it doesnt let me change the name . its automatically set to the account holder and i dont know how to change...ive made a few tickets on a few diff accounts and so far all thru paypal.
if you know how to change the name please let me know

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #110 on: August 01, 2012, 10:53:06 AM »
Again, you need to use the account holders cc.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #111 on: August 01, 2012, 10:56:29 AM »
Again, you need to use the account holders cc.
ok got it. i didnt realize i asked the question in a way that it was my accounts to make it simpler but it was other people accounts ...thanx

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #112 on: August 05, 2012, 06:30:47 AM »
Recently I've seen that there was Avios added to my account and I only flew an award flight . Besides the fact that it apparently posted before I flew.
Can someone please explain to me this screen shot -

In first few transactions it says that in beg. Of July there was 2 redemption and then now redeposit of same amount??
Idk if these are mistakes or not so I don't want to call up yet.
 

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #113 on: August 05, 2012, 09:02:11 AM »
Recently I've seen that there was Avios added to my account and I only flew an award flight . Besides the fact that it apparently posted before I flew.
Can someone please explain to me this screen shot -


Why would u post something that can easily identify you?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #114 on: August 05, 2012, 05:45:05 PM »
Why would u post something that can easily identify you?
How can you identify me if you don't know my last name. The booking ref is useless. Especially since the happened already

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Re: Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #115 on: August 05, 2012, 06:19:04 PM »
How can you identify me if you don't know my last name. The booking ref is useless. Especially since the happened already
I assume he meant BA can identify you
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Re: Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #116 on: August 05, 2012, 06:21:48 PM »
I assume he meant BA can identify you
well in that case i dont really mind, because i dont think its a mistake, i just dont know what it is, and im ready to take the chance of posting it and if its a mistake they finding it here over me calling them and giving it to their hands.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #117 on: August 05, 2012, 07:37:50 PM »
is there way to go standby since its not showing seats avvilabel for 4,500

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #118 on: August 05, 2012, 10:28:49 PM »
is there way to go standby since its not showing seats avvilabel for 4,500
No.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #119 on: August 10, 2012, 09:12:57 AM »
Does AA release  more seats to BA as it gets closer to the flight? At what point should I not expect any more seats to be released