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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                           
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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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Offline Marco Polo

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2720 on: November 03, 2014, 02:08:31 PM »
Quote from: marko on November 03, 2014, 02:07:58 PM
Hey, I am trying to book a flight on AA using British avois. BA shows no availability, I called BA and they confined that there are no seats. I checked up AA website and they show a ton of available seats. Is it possible BA will only open up seats as it gets closer? Anyone have any experience with this?
Is it Saver on AA?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2721 on: November 03, 2014, 02:12:45 PM »
Quote from: Marco Polo on November 03, 2014, 02:08:31 PM
Is it Saver on AA?

No, its a regular AA ticket in western hemisphere. BA usually has it for just 9k avois
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2722 on: November 03, 2014, 02:18:22 PM »
Quote from: Marco Polo on November 03, 2014, 02:08:31 PM
Is it Saver on AA?

Sorry didn't understand your question. Yes AA is showing it available in Saver
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2723 on: November 03, 2014, 02:20:24 PM »
Quote from: marko on November 03, 2014, 02:07:58 PM
Hey, I am trying to book a flight on AA using British avois. BA shows no availability, I called BA and they confined that there are no seats. I checked up AA website and they show a ton of available seats. Is it possible BA will only open up seats as it gets closer? Anyone have any experience with this?
Route and date?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2724 on: November 03, 2014, 02:23:38 PM »
LAX-SLC
1/29- 2/2
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2725 on: November 03, 2014, 02:39:46 PM »
just tried to book with the "Avios & money'' option . that previously worked when your account was low in miles . with a account that has less than 4.5k avios in it , and says i'm missing miles to be able to book with the Avios & money option,
anyone r realized that-yet?  maybe its a new rule with BA?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2726 on: November 03, 2014, 02:41:45 PM »
Quote from: marko on November 03, 2014, 02:23:38 PM
LAX-SLC
1/29- 2/2
Flights are Alaskan flights. BA doesn't partner with Alaskan
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2727 on: November 03, 2014, 03:43:23 PM »
Quote from: yankelsheester on November 03, 2014, 02:39:46 PM
just tried to book with the "Avios & money'' option . that previously worked when your account was low in miles . with a account that has less than 4.5k avios in it , and says i'm missing miles to be able to book with the Avios & money option,
anyone r realized that-yet?  maybe its a new rule with BA?

Was still showing for me that option. As long as you have 60% of the miles required.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2728 on: November 03, 2014, 03:53:10 PM »
Quote from: Ergel on November 03, 2014, 02:41:45 PM
Flights are Alaskan flights. BA doesn't partner with Alaskan
They do partner. Needs to be booked over the phone.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2729 on: November 05, 2014, 07:29:35 PM »
Quote from: jaywhy on November 03, 2014, 03:53:10 PM
They do partner. Needs to be booked over the phone.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2730 on: November 08, 2014, 09:14:57 PM »

Quote from: jaywhy on November 03, 2014, 03:53:10 PM
They do partner. Needs to be booked over the phone.

The reverse can be booked online. Doesn't help an avios holder, but is an indication that the relationship is there.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2731 on: November 08, 2014, 09:19:27 PM »
Quote from: itsyehuda on November 08, 2014, 09:14:57 PM
The reverse can be booked online. Doesn't help an avios holder, but is an indication that the relationship is there.
Huh???

AS and BA have a regular partnership both ways, happens to be you can't book AS on BA.com.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2732 on: November 08, 2014, 09:19:36 PM »
Deja vu.

I wish this thread would be merged with this one.

#ifiwereamod
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2733 on: November 09, 2014, 01:45:14 AM »

Quote from: MEIR613 on November 08, 2014, 09:19:27 PM
Huh???

AS and BA have a regular partnership both ways, happens to be you can't book AS on BA.com.

I wasn't disagreeing.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2734 on: November 10, 2014, 09:33:21 AM »
Does awards availability generally open up the closer you get to the flight?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2735 on: November 10, 2014, 09:38:09 AM »
Quote from: Geshmak25 on November 10, 2014, 09:33:21 AM
Does awards availability generally open up the closer you get to the flight?


Quote from: ckmk47 on October 27, 2014, 04:02:52 PM
YES!  I've found best availability 3-5 weeks before the flight date.  Also, the inventory changes constantly.  One day - nothing.  The next day - a whole day of flights.  The next day - nothing at all.


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2736 on: November 10, 2014, 09:44:55 AM »
Quote from: ckmk47 on October 27, 2014, 04:02:52 PM
YES!  I've found best availability 3-5 weeks before the flight date.  Also, the inventory changes constantly.  One HOUR - nothing.  The next HOUR - a whole day of flights.  The next HOUR - nothing at all.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2737 on: November 10, 2014, 09:48:57 AM »
Do the constant changes only happen close to the flight date? Because i have been watching flight availability for a flight in February and it has remained the same for weeks
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2738 on: November 10, 2014, 09:58:47 AM »
Quote from: elit on November 10, 2014, 09:48:57 AM
Do the constant changes only happen close to the flight date? Because i have been watching flight availability for a flight in February and it has remained the same for weeks
Usually within 4 weeks of a flight the availability can change every day, sometimes even twice a day. If its for February, i think its enough to check once every few days.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #2739 on: November 10, 2014, 09:59:24 AM »
Looking for mid January. Not sure how long to wait...
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