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Worldwide service center telephone numbers according to eastern time, Credit DDMS

Location                            Phone#                   Opening Time                           
US800-452-12017:30am-8pm EDT
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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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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5520 on: May 31, 2019, 01:26:23 PM »
I need to change my flight due to delay on their end. I see award availability for my preferred flight on aa and ba but agent claims its not available to switch to. Is there such a thing?
Its definitely possible, I had it like that last week and called 3 times. But I would still say PUTPAC again.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5521 on: May 31, 2019, 02:30:06 PM »
Its definitely possible, I had it like that last week and called 3 times. But I would still say PUTPAC again.
yup got someone to do it for me bh
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5522 on: May 31, 2019, 02:57:54 PM »
BH
Always praying for delayed baggage.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5523 on: June 04, 2019, 10:17:16 PM »
When I try booking on ba.com I can no longer change the first passengers name, and I get this message.
Due to restriction on ba.com, you must be a passenger to make this booking with Avios.

To make this booking for someone else, please contact your local Executive Club service center.

Anyone else have this and why, and is there away to correct. I called ba few times and emailed they don’t know why.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5524 on: June 04, 2019, 10:24:55 PM »
When I try booking on ba.com I can no longer change the first passengers name, and I get this message.
Due to restriction on ba.com, you must be a passenger to make this booking with Avios.

To make this booking for someone else, please contact your local Executive Club service center.

Anyone else have this and why, and is there away to correct. I called ba few times and emailed they don’t know why.
That happens to me every once in a while.
I usually need to call to make a booking for someone else when that happens.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5525 on: June 04, 2019, 11:00:13 PM »
That happens to me every once in a while.
I usually need to call to make a booking for someone else when that happens.
Some hours cant reach them over phone.
Any idea what causes it, any way to correct it?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5526 on: June 04, 2019, 11:05:45 PM »


Some hours cant reach them over phone.
Try the BA Singapore line
Any idea what causes it, any way to correct it?
No idea

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5527 on: June 16, 2019, 10:01:22 PM »
can you combine you and your fathers avios into one account? his account has 100k and mine has 77k

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5528 on: June 16, 2019, 10:04:06 PM »
can you combine you and your fathers avios into one account? his account has 100k and mine has 77k
If you're at the same address you can merge into a household account but that has all the ups and downs of that.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5529 on: June 16, 2019, 11:41:00 PM »
If you're at the same address you can merge into a household account but that has all the ups and downs of that.

Downs??

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5530 on: June 16, 2019, 11:44:01 PM »
Downs??
1. You can't book for people who aren't part of your household.
2. They decide which account to take the miles from each time you make a booking, I think based on the earning account proportionately.

There may be more which I don't remember.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5531 on: June 16, 2019, 11:59:38 PM »
Can u "un-merge" a household account?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5532 on: June 17, 2019, 12:13:44 AM »
Yes.           See wiki for more downs.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5533 on: June 26, 2019, 06:51:34 PM »
That happens to me every once in a while.
I usually need to call to make a booking for someone else when that happens.
This just happened to me as well.
Is there any workaround to book online?
(I may not be able to call in)
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5534 on: July 01, 2019, 02:46:21 PM »
Does promotions avios extend the expiration date?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5535 on: July 03, 2019, 01:11:53 PM »
question- i have't booked a BA flight in years. I am booking a BA flight via american (domestic). I have an aviator card, how can i get free baggage? Like, how do i change the ffn after flights are booked?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5536 on: July 03, 2019, 01:13:23 PM »
finnair or RJ allow you to change OW ffn
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #5537 on: July 03, 2019, 01:35:01 PM »
finnair or RJ allow you to change OW ffn

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« Reply #5538 on: July 03, 2019, 04:56:20 PM »
question- i have't booked a BA flight in years. I am booking a BA flight via american (domestic). I have an aviator card, how can i get free baggage? Like, how do i change the ffn after flights are booked?
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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 #5539 on: July 04, 2019, 01:41:36 PM »
Does promotions avios extend the expiration date?
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If not, what's other options?