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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 #5040 on: February 26, 2017, 02:24:25 PM »
Did you ask for an infant ticket?
I booked an international mileage ticket, added the infant on the phone after. The infant appears on the reservation but the miles were not removed

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5041 on: February 27, 2017, 05:52:10 AM »
I booked an international mileage ticket, added the infant on the phone after. The infant appears on the reservation but the miles were not removed
check if the baby has a ticket number on checkmytrip.com

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5042 on: February 27, 2017, 08:32:10 AM »
I booked an award ticket on AA through BA on the phone. Miles were never withdrawn and trip was already taken. Just say thank you BA?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5043 on: February 27, 2017, 01:15:18 PM »
I booked an award ticket on AA through BA on the phone. Miles were never withdrawn and trip was already taken. Just say thank you BA?

Out of curiosity, to where and with which airline?

edit: Doh, missed the AA  :o
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5044 on: February 27, 2017, 01:25:41 PM »
Out of curiosity, to where and with which airline?
He did mention AA.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5045 on: February 27, 2017, 01:56:08 PM »
Out of curiosity, to where and with which airline?
JFK-MIA in J/F
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5046 on: February 27, 2017, 05:52:01 PM »
I booked an award ticket on AA through BA on the phone. Miles were never withdrawn and trip was already taken. Just say thank you BA?

Similar thing happened to me with a C+P with Hyatt. I used a DSU. They charged me the $150 and i had transferred chase points to hyatt but they're still sitting there 1+ month later.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5047 on: February 27, 2017, 07:35:42 PM »
I booked an award ticket on AA through BA on the phone. Miles were never withdrawn and trip was already taken. Just say thank you BA?
Happened more than once to me.


But right now they cant figure out how to make my infants last name get on the reservation. Have her middle name instead. Any tips?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5048 on: February 28, 2017, 09:26:53 AM »

But right now they cant figure out how to make my infants last name get on the reservation. Have her middle name instead. Any tips?
Does it actually matter? Do they ask for any ID or anything for an infant? Or proof that you're her parent, legally allowed to take her?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5049 on: February 28, 2017, 09:45:04 AM »
Does it actually matter? Do they ask for any ID or anything for an infant? Or proof that you're her parent, legally allowed to take her?
Its an international ticket, so I assume they do.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5050 on: February 28, 2017, 02:36:39 PM »
can you fly air baltic with avios?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5051 on: March 01, 2017, 03:24:28 PM »
Any ideas how to refund Avios from a ticket that was cancelled by passenger 24 hours before departure. (other than HUCA)

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5052 on: March 02, 2017, 09:37:27 AM »
Any ideas how to refund Avios from a ticket that was cancelled by passenger 24 hours before departure. (other than HUCA)
if you cancel within 24 hours of departure then your avios is gone
if it's before 24 hours than it suppose to go back to your account automatically

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5053 on: March 05, 2017, 01:10:05 AM »
I checked ba.com for a three class operated flight on american from JFK to LAX and it asks for 37.5K. Is that right?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5054 on: March 05, 2017, 04:51:47 AM »
I checked ba.com for a three class operated flight on american from JFK to LAX and it asks for 37.5K. Is that right?
for business class its 37.5k for first it should be 50k

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5055 on: March 05, 2017, 11:21:20 AM »
for business class its 37.5k for first it should be 50k
I thought it was x2 the coach rate on a 3 class operated flight and x3 for first?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5056 on: March 06, 2017, 05:27:25 AM »
I thought it was x2 the coach rate on a 3 class operated flight and x3 for first?
thats the old chart which they devalued in april '15 now that is true for flight distances of up to 2,000 miles for longer flights it goes up to x3 for business and x4 for first

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5057 on: March 06, 2017, 09:03:49 PM »
How do I find the expiration date for my BA Avios Miles?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5058 on: March 07, 2017, 10:41:25 AM »
How do I find the expiration date for my BA Avios Miles?
In your account in your profile it's should show somewhere avios exp or good till..
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5059 on: March 07, 2017, 10:52:58 AM »
In your account in your profile it's should show somewhere avios exp or good till..
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