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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 #320 on: February 24, 2013, 12:05:02 AM »
thanx..is that officially allowed to be done by the ba?

The only thing that can't be done AFAIK is selling the ticket.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #321 on: February 26, 2013, 09:09:19 PM »
hi never booking with avios points, i'm trying to search for aa flights on ba.com they keep telling me they dont fly to lax from nyc how do I search for partner flights on ba?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #322 on: February 26, 2013, 09:15:47 PM »
Search AA flights on AA.com and whatever Saver is open, that's what you can book on BA.


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #323 on: February 26, 2013, 09:21:01 PM »
is there supposed to be an option on bA.com to search for partners?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #324 on: February 26, 2013, 09:23:36 PM »
is there supposed to be an option on bA.com to search for partners?
It shows up automatically.


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #325 on: February 27, 2013, 09:38:31 AM »
is there supposed to be an option on bA.com to search for partners?

IME you may have to pick a different date a couple of days away and then once the results come up, click on your date.

Anyone else have to do that??

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #326 on: February 27, 2013, 04:11:27 PM »
Has anyone had success (or heard of someone) making an open jaw ticket from NYC to TLV using Iberia and have a 1 or more day stopover in Madrid, using Avios?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #327 on: February 27, 2013, 06:34:56 PM »
Has anyone had success (or heard of someone) making an open jaw ticket from NYC to TLV using Iberia and have a 1 or more day stopover in Madrid, using Avios?

Isn't Iberia distance based, same as BA, so it doesn't matter between a stopover or 2 separate tickets?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #328 on: February 27, 2013, 07:46:17 PM »
Isn't Iberia distance based, same as BA, so it doesn't matter between a stopover or 2 separate tickets?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #329 on: March 02, 2013, 09:41:41 PM »
If I booked a ticket on ba from ny to cle and missed the flight from ny to cle is the return still valid? Cuz when I check online it seems to b

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #330 on: March 03, 2013, 10:34:35 AM »
now i see the ticket is canceled, why didnt it open up? sud i call so see if they wud let me re book it?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #331 on: March 04, 2013, 05:04:01 PM »
can i cancel a ticket after i fly the first half and get back the remaining miles?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #332 on: March 06, 2013, 09:50:15 AM »
can i cancel a ticket after i fly the first half and get back the remaining miles?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #333 on: March 07, 2013, 12:01:00 AM »
I have a AA ticket for tomorrow  that got rescheduled due to the weather. He doesn't want the flight now till next week since he won't get there on time tomorrow. The problem is he doesn't know when next week he needs to change the ticket too. AA told me that they can't change it, even though they probably could, it won't help since he doesn't know when to change it.
BA ain't open now.

Option # 1 Call a BA office that is open now so I could cancel or rebook the flight fee free.

Option # 2 Call BA early in the morning before the flight leaves to change it.

Any advice or ideas?   


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #334 on: March 07, 2013, 12:14:26 AM »
I have a AA ticket for tomorrow  that got rescheduled due to the weather. He doesn't want the flight now till next week since he won't get there on time tomorrow. The problem is he doesn't know when next week he needs to change the ticket too. AA told me that they can't change it, even though they probably could, it won't help since he doesn't know when to change it.
BA ain't open now.

Option # 1 Call a BA office that is open now so I could cancel or rebook the flight fee free.

Option # 2 Call BA early in the morning before the flight leaves to change it.

Any advice or ideas?   


seems like those are your only options, I personally would call now
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #335 on: March 07, 2013, 12:20:13 AM »
seems like those are your only options, I personally would call now
What reason could there be not to call now??  International calling charges?!

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #336 on: March 07, 2013, 12:21:43 AM »
What reason could there be not to call now??  International calling charges?!
Which office is open now?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #337 on: March 07, 2013, 12:38:49 AM »
Which office is open now?
Called the Japan office. They said they can't do anything for me since I need to speak to US Dept. and since they are not open now you will get fully refunded and be able to change the ticket.

Can I go to sleep now and I'll be fine or ........

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #338 on: March 07, 2013, 11:19:16 AM »
can i cancel a ticket after i fly the first half and get back the remaining miles?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #339 on: March 07, 2013, 11:53:09 AM »
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=26147.0 this was exactly my question. what would happen. it seems like i got my answer