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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 #3080 on: February 01, 2015, 10:53:27 AM »
Quote from: ckmk47 on February 01, 2015, 09:14:37 AM
With each of my frequent flyer accounts, I've booked tickets for people other than myself.  My family and friends. BA, united, flying blue, ANA that I can think of right now.  No problem.
With BA, if you have a 'household account' you can only book for people listed or registered or something.
I think my account is a regular account, what is a household account anyway?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3081 on: February 01, 2015, 10:58:18 AM »
Quote from: lifetimedeals on February 01, 2015, 10:53:27 AM
I think my account is a regular account, what is a household account anyway?
Combining accounts from a few family members. There's different rules
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3082 on: February 01, 2015, 10:58:42 AM »
Quote from: ad120 on January 31, 2015, 08:40:30 PM
Is there a published record of the longest someone has waited to speak with BA?
Just spoke to someone who's currently on hold with them, as of now :54.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3083 on: February 01, 2015, 11:40:41 AM »
Quote from: Centro on February 01, 2015, 10:58:42 AM
Just spoke to someone who's currently on hold with them, as of now :54.
that's a joke lol
I waited more than that last night.
Their hold times are so historically terrible that I run errands while on hold.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3084 on: February 01, 2015, 12:58:19 PM »
I just transferred UR points into my BA account when should I be seeing the points they arent there yet?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3085 on: February 01, 2015, 01:01:06 PM »
Quote from: mdrills on February 01, 2015, 12:58:19 PM
I just transferred UR points into my BA account when should I be seeing the points they arent there yet?
Did you log out and back in?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3086 on: February 01, 2015, 01:01:21 PM »
Quote from: mdrills on February 01, 2015, 12:58:19 PM
I just transferred UR points into my BA account when should I be seeing the points they arent there yet?
most of the time it is instant.
It can take up to 24 hours
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3087 on: February 01, 2015, 01:07:19 PM »
Quote from: Hershelsdeals on February 01, 2015, 01:01:06 PM
Did you log out and back in?
Thank you it worked. I didnt realize that I needed to log out first
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3088 on: February 01, 2015, 01:09:31 PM »
Quote from: mdrills on February 01, 2015, 01:07:19 PM
Thank you it worked. I didnt realize that I needed to log out first
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3089 on: February 01, 2015, 05:11:41 PM »
URGENT HELP PLEASE. I have a  awerd booking from lga to mia tonight and i tried adding an infant with british airways over the phone and he said that for technical reasons he cant do it he says i should do it by the airport by aa desk but im scared that eill cost me a loot any help
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3090 on: February 01, 2015, 05:12:36 PM »
Quote from: tov hashem on February 01, 2015, 05:11:41 PM
URGENT HELP PLEASE. I have a  awerd booking from lga to mia tonight and i tried adding an infant with british airways over the phone and he said that for technical reasons he cant do it he says i should do it by the airport by aa desk but im scared that eill cost me a loot any help
Don't be scared.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3091 on: February 01, 2015, 05:14:12 PM »
Quote from: tov hashem on February 01, 2015, 05:11:41 PM
URGENT HELP PLEASE. I have a  awerd booking from lga to mia tonight and i tried adding an infant with british airways over the phone and he said that for technical reasons he cant do it he says i should do it by the airport by aa desk but im scared that eill cost me a loot any help
#1. Don't panic.
#2. Bring proof that the infant is under 2 (birth certificate ect) and when you check in, just ask the agent to add the lap child, and it will be free.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3092 on: February 01, 2015, 06:50:33 PM »
Quote from: D93 on February 01, 2015, 05:14:12 PM
#1. Don't panic.
#2. Bring proof that the infant is under 2 (birth certificate ect) and when you check in, just ask the agent to add the lap child, and it will be free.
Or if the kid is obviously under two no proof needed. And even if the child is borderline, ive never had to give proof, they just asked me what the birthday is.
Safe travels!
And there is no fee for adding an infant, domestic.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3093 on: February 01, 2015, 08:00:02 PM »
Quote from: tov hashem on February 01, 2015, 05:11:41 PM
URGENT HELP PLEASE. I have a  awerd booking from lga to mia tonight and i tried adding an infant with british airways over the phone and he said that for technical reasons he cant do it he says i should do it by the airport by aa desk but im scared that eill cost me a loot any help
calm down please
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3094 on: February 02, 2015, 08:20:59 PM »
If flight is open on AA any reason it wouldnt show up on BA? (saver award)?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3095 on: February 02, 2015, 08:24:53 PM »
Quote from: golan on February 02, 2015, 08:20:59 PM
If flight is open on AA any reason it wouldnt show up on BA? (saver award)?
Plenty of reasons. Need to call to book those.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3096 on: February 02, 2015, 08:25:03 PM »
Quote from: golan on February 02, 2015, 08:20:59 PM
If flight is open on AA any reason it wouldnt show up on BA? (saver award)?
You would have to call in BA to book that flight,  I wish I would know the reason why it doesn't show up.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3097 on: February 03, 2015, 01:01:27 AM »
thank you . btw i'm talking about domestic if that changes anything
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3098 on: February 03, 2015, 01:15:27 AM »
Quote from: golan on February 03, 2015, 01:01:27 AM
thank you . btw i'm talking about domestic if that changes anything
Their website is awful. 
And be prepared
Quote from: ad120 on February 01, 2015, 11:40:41 AM
that's a joke lol
I waited more than that last night.
Their hold times are so historically terrible that I run errands while on hold.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #3099 on: February 03, 2015, 08:18:14 AM »
Looking to fly on pres day weekend and there are no avios flights available - does anyone have experience of saver award travel opening up as it gets closer to the holiday?
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