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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 #5320 on: February 27, 2018, 12:11:51 PM »
you needed to call one, and then conference in the other. But since there was no award availability...Good Luck!
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5321 on: March 01, 2018, 09:25:17 AM »
Does anyone here have a confirmed report of shopping at the ba store keeping your avois alive, meaning extending the expiration?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5322 on: March 02, 2018, 04:06:43 PM »
Yes. Call up AA or add at the airport
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5323 on: March 02, 2018, 04:16:41 PM »
Can a Precheck # be added to an AA Avios ticket (after booking)? Thanks.
It looks like it can be added here: https://www.aa.com/loyalty/profile/information
Would that would help for an existing booking?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5324 on: March 05, 2018, 07:57:27 AM »
Easiest way to extend life of Avios points?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5325 on: March 05, 2018, 09:21:49 AM »
Transferring points from AMEX, Chase, or Starwood will extend the life of all of your points for 36 months.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5326 on: March 05, 2018, 09:24:41 AM »
Does anyone here have a confirmed report of shopping at the ba store keeping your avois alive, meaning extending the expiration?
Easiest way to extend life of Avios points?
Transferring points from AMEX, Chase, or Starwood will extend the life of all of your points for 36 months.
if what I mention works, the that's far by the easiest way to extend your avio' s.
 Once the points post on my account I'm going to call up ba and see if it really extended my avios or look at my expiration date for my Avios.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5327 on: March 05, 2018, 10:51:45 AM »
Thanks!

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5328 on: March 05, 2018, 11:07:05 AM »
Just wanna confirm, cancellation policy is still the same when booking AA domestic. Free cancellation until 24 hours b4 the flight, u just lose the $5.6 taxes?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5329 on: March 05, 2018, 12:59:03 PM »
^^^ Correct. (When booked with Avios)


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5330 on: March 06, 2018, 07:12:25 PM »
Ba just cancelled my flight and reschedule me on an earlier flight. The flight is American airlines. Any thing to do about it? There's no later flight online

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5331 on: March 06, 2018, 08:32:42 PM »
Ba just cancelled my flight and reschedule me on an earlier flight. The flight is American airlines. Any thing to do about it? There's no later flight online
Later flights will likely not take off due to the weather, so if you want to go, take the earlier flight.  If you want to cancel, I think you'll be able to without penalty. 
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5332 on: March 07, 2018, 08:37:18 PM »
trying to book PHL-LHR two tickets costing 200000 Avios + $ 1,943.76. any way to avoid YQ?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5333 on: March 07, 2018, 10:30:47 PM »
Book on AA metal.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5334 on: March 08, 2018, 12:11:46 AM »
Book on AA metal.
With Avios? Wont help much.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5335 on: March 08, 2018, 02:05:38 AM »
 you can transfer points from BA to Iberia and book a flt with iBERIA as they have lower YQ-- FROM JFK U CAN SAVE $1000.--I DID ONLY A RANDOM SEARCH -

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Available airports:

    (JFK) - John F Kennedy International, New York.
    (LHR) - Heathrow, London.
    (PHL) - Philadelphia International, Philadelphia.

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    1 Adult

    Price per adult 50,000 Avios + 394.40 €

Avios & Money payment options per adult
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    50,000 Avios + 394.40 €
    42,500 Avios + 504.40 €
    32,500 Avios + 629.40 €
    25,000 Avios + 764.40 €
    17,500 Avios + 884.40 €
    10,000 Avios + 1,009.40 €

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5336 on: March 10, 2018, 10:53:31 PM »
When transferring UR points how long will it take to post on BA?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5337 on: March 10, 2018, 10:54:55 PM »
When transferring UR points how long will it take to post on BA?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5338 on: March 10, 2018, 10:59:52 PM »
Instantly.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5339 on: April 13, 2018, 09:30:09 AM »
Does the rule still stand If it is available on AA.com as saver award it is available with Avios? Any Tips on this?