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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
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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 #240 on: January 17, 2013, 09:58:43 PM »
Than its interesting whyit wont allow to change it for me.
Maybe you deleted it by accident ;)
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #241 on: January 17, 2013, 10:50:00 PM »
Maybe you deleted it by accident ;)
Doubt it. But to clarify, I'm not the BA account holder, its under my dad's name.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #242 on: January 17, 2013, 10:53:40 PM »
and if u change to AA number , they think it was booked thru aadvantage points? allowing you to make a free change to a dif flight?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #243 on: January 18, 2013, 08:54:39 AM »
Any way to put in a different credit card holder name then the account holder name?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #244 on: January 18, 2013, 09:37:49 AM »
Any way to put in a different credit card holder name then the account holder name?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #245 on: January 18, 2013, 10:01:12 AM »
If its legit, (for example, I use my father's account) I'm not worried, but still, it doesn't allow me to change the cardholder's name.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #246 on: January 20, 2013, 12:55:02 PM »
not recommended
understood but for using eg my fathers account and want to use my credit card how do i do that?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #247 on: January 20, 2013, 03:36:29 PM »
Quick Q- Can anyone remind me...
can you check in for a AA flight booked on BA at AA.com?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #248 on: January 20, 2013, 03:37:14 PM »
Quick Q- Can anyone remind me...
can you check in for a AA flight booked on BA at AA.com?

Yup, done it many times.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #249 on: January 20, 2013, 03:40:15 PM »
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #250 on: January 20, 2013, 09:34:24 PM »
checkmytrip.com but in the ba number then Press view details and it'll show u the AA reservation number

I'm not seeing an aa confirmation number. Are using the desktop site or some other site? anyone know of a way to pull up the aa confirmation number? assuming you cant login to an aadvantage account to pull up the booking

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #251 on: January 20, 2013, 09:37:51 PM »
I'm not seeing an aa confirmation number. Are using the desktop site or some other site? anyone know of a way to pull up the aa confirmation number? assuming you cant login to an aadvantage account to pull up the booking
Both mobile and not. Go to the + sign for more details of flight and ull see it

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #252 on: January 20, 2013, 09:38:57 PM »
checkmytrip.com put in the ba number then Press view details and it'll show u the AA reservation number
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #253 on: January 20, 2013, 10:23:04 PM »
Thanks guys, I booked with Avios on AA and was able to switch the FFN to AA as referenced above, and although BA would not let me choose seats, I got my AA ticket locator from checkmytrip.com and was able to change my seats on AA.com.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #254 on: January 24, 2013, 12:00:21 AM »
I just called AA to ask about going standby on an avios points booking and they confirmed me on an earlier flight for free - my flight is in 2 days
im not sure if this has anything to do with me being AA Exec Plat

I need to go CHI-PHL in March, and think Avios is my best option (15K & $5). However, the only outbound is at 10:45 pm. Has anyone else had luck getting moved to an earlier flight? Any advice on making that happen, Moishy?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #255 on: January 24, 2013, 02:28:27 PM »
any idea when the next 30-50% transfer bonus from amex to ba is?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #256 on: January 25, 2013, 11:36:57 AM »
Anyone recently cancelled a BA ticket and got refunded the tax?

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« Reply #257 on: January 29, 2013, 07:11:53 PM »
Quick Q- Can anyone remind me...
can you check in for a AA flight booked on BA at AA.com?
Yup, done it many times.
Why dont they let me check in? The checkin button is not clickable.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #258 on: January 29, 2013, 07:41:24 PM »
Why dont they let me check in? The checkin button is not clickable.
on AA.com or BA.com? You'll need your AA locator to check in on AA.com
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #259 on: January 29, 2013, 07:53:14 PM »
on AA.com or BA.com? You'll need your AA locator to check in on AA.com
Never mind... was a Jnet issue...
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