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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 #4940 on: December 06, 2016, 09:39:49 AM »
Is it a "thing" that AA flights booked with BA Avios can't check in online or am I just unlucky?
I've been able to check in online. Not through the AA app though.
It would then email me a PDF boarding pass with a link to add it to iPhone Wallet.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4941 on: December 07, 2016, 01:46:31 PM »
AA showing Saver J availability, but BA US hotline cant see it, what to do?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4942 on: December 07, 2016, 02:25:43 PM »
AA showing Saver J availability, but BA US hotline cant see it, what to do?
Call SIN office.
or HUCA US.

Why can't you book online?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4943 on: December 07, 2016, 02:31:55 PM »
Call SIN office.
or HUCA US.

Why can't you book online?
Not showing any availability online. Called US hotline twice got two different responses still not the flights i'm looking for. Called SIN last week and they booked what i wanted no issue. Will try them tonight I guess.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4944 on: December 08, 2016, 11:06:37 AM »
Is it a "thing" that AA flights booked with BA Avios can't check in online or am I just unlucky?

I just checked in. Sometimes you need to copy your AA confirmation number, as when it takes you to AA, I find that sometimes it does not go directly to the AA booking.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4945 on: December 09, 2016, 02:06:24 AM »
I just checked in. Sometimes you need to copy your AA confirmation number, as when it takes you to AA, I find that sometimes it does not go directly to the AA booking.
It took me to my booking and allowed me to change seats but not to check in. When I came to the airport the kiosks wouldn't check me in either. The agent said that my DOB needed to be verified. I can't imagine why.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4946 on: December 13, 2016, 07:29:39 PM »
Sorry, I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm trying to book a NYC-MIA flight in January 2017 using avios thru American airlines and there are barely any flights available or only flights in the early morning. I saw Dan write to try calling BA but they told me they can only book what I see on the website. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4947 on: December 13, 2016, 07:53:39 PM »
Sorry, I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'm trying to book a NYC-MIA flight in January 2017 using avios thru American airlines and there are barely any flights available or only flights in the early morning. I saw Dan write to try calling BA but they told me they can only book what I see on the website. Does anyone have any ideas?
Search AA.com. BA can only book what shows on AA at the saver award level.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4948 on: December 14, 2016, 12:31:39 PM »
cross post. (time sensitive) how do i add TSA Precheck to a BA booked on AA?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4949 on: December 14, 2016, 12:35:17 PM »
cross post. (time sensitive) how do i add TSA Precheck to a BA booked on AA?
Find your AA confirmation number and add it on aa.com
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4950 on: December 14, 2016, 12:47:52 PM »
Find your AA confirmation number and add it on aa.com
Try change your seats on BA and they will show you your AA confirmation number.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4951 on: December 14, 2016, 01:17:39 PM »
Try change your seats on BA and they will show you your AA confirmation number.

got it. thanks

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4952 on: December 14, 2016, 02:40:40 PM »
Try change your seats on BA and they will show you your AA confirmation number.
aa.com accepts BA PNRs now

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4953 on: December 19, 2016, 12:49:51 AM »
There are a few important things to remember about a Household Account:

What does that mean ?(or when creating a freinds and family account that will help me book a flight for one who is not part of my household?
Members of a Household Account cannot redeem their Avios for anyone outside of the Household Account?!??


changes to the registered Household Account address can only be made once every six months
Executive Club Members must be 18 years or older before they can spend their Avios
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4954 on: December 19, 2016, 12:58:51 AM »
As well as transferring your Avios to your IB account , can that still be done ? i have had no luck.
https://www.britishairways.com/travel/combine-avios/execclub/_gf/en_us 
keeps on giving me this error;Combine my Avios was unsuccessful

Combine my Avios is not available at the moment. Please try again later.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4955 on: December 19, 2016, 09:37:09 AM »
As well as transferring your Avios to your IB account , can that still be done ? i have had no luck.
https://www.britishairways.com/travel/combine-avios/execclub/_gf/en_us 
keeps on giving me this error;Combine my Avios was unsuccessful

Combine my Avios is not available at the moment. Please try again later.
try combining from your ib account it sometimes works better

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4956 on: December 20, 2016, 11:52:11 PM »
what is the best value to redeem my companion pass from BA ?

first class ?
 
thinking to gift my brother 2 first class tickets for his honey moon (soon to be married) 8)

any destination ideas ?

and what would the fees be?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4957 on: December 20, 2016, 11:57:58 PM »
You pay high fuel surcharges.
And I doubt your bro will want to take a honymoon with you.
The cardholder must fly, along with a companion.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4958 on: December 21, 2016, 12:06:26 AM »
You pay high fuel surcharges.
And I doubt your bro will want to take a honymoon with you.
The cardholder must fly, along with a companion.
YQ is still worth it for companion pass on F/J

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #4959 on: December 21, 2016, 12:19:07 AM »
You pay high fuel surcharges.
And I doubt your bro will want to take a honymoon with you.
The cardholder must fly, along with a companion.

Ahhhhh  :-[

i guess i need to use it for myself