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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 #360 on: April 07, 2013, 01:47:16 AM »
i was looking to book to book form nyc to fll for the week of may 19 using 15k BA miles, there was no availability for the whole week. is it just too early and it wil open up soon or there really is nothing?
On that specific route (NYC-FLL/MIA/PBI) numerous times I've made the mistake of waiting for availability to open up on direct flights.  I wouldn't bank on it.  I'm not saying it never opens up, but that I haven't seen it open up much.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #361 on: April 07, 2013, 01:49:43 AM »
Recently had similar issue.
Seems MIA/FLL availability is scarce with Avios.
Strange since there are plenty of JFK MIA AA flights every day.
Yes, but very busy route; especially on the weekends ;)

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #362 on: April 07, 2013, 01:33:44 PM »
i was looking to book to book form nyc to fll for the week of may 19 using 15k BA miles, there was no availability for the whole week. is it just too early and it wil open up soon or there really is nothing?
Fly EWR-MIA on 05/21 or PHL-MIA on 05/20 or 05/21.
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #363 on: April 07, 2013, 03:28:54 PM »
i once needed a list minute flight from fll to nyc and had no problem using avios which saved me a $500+ ticket. maybe on that day it all opens up

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #364 on: April 07, 2013, 04:46:21 PM »
i once needed a list minute flight from fll to nyc and had no problem using avios which saved me a $500+ ticket. maybe on that day it all opens up
Perhaps.  Or maybe it was a non-busy day to begin with..

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #365 on: April 11, 2013, 01:45:20 PM »
can i use BA points to get gift cards? i want to sell points but dont want the risk...

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #366 on: April 12, 2013, 11:32:04 AM »
can i use BA points to get gift cards? i want to sell points but dont want the risk...
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #367 on: April 12, 2013, 12:42:49 PM »
can i use BA points to get gift cards? i want to sell points but dont want the risk...

Risk what?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #368 on: April 12, 2013, 12:50:00 PM »
they did start cracking down, just lost my account with them a couple of weeks ago ;(
this risk..

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #369 on: April 12, 2013, 12:56:26 PM »
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #370 on: April 12, 2013, 01:43:38 PM »
Sell the whole account?
maybe he meant chase shut his account?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #371 on: April 12, 2013, 01:45:35 PM »
maybe he meant chase shut his account?

BA can close your accounts as well.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #372 on: April 12, 2013, 02:06:54 PM »
BA can close your accounts as well.
ba closing is not a problem. Chase concerns me.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #373 on: April 12, 2013, 02:09:25 PM »
ba closing is not a problem. Chase concerns me.
I must have misunderstood. I thought you wanted to sell a BA account not Chase points.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #374 on: April 12, 2013, 02:11:18 PM »
ba closing is not a problem. Chase concerns me.
But how will that effect your BA account.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #375 on: April 12, 2013, 04:12:59 PM »
I must have misunderstood. I thought you wanted to sell a BA account not Chase points.
I have chase ba card. I have no use for the Avios. I want to sell them or get gifts cards. Sorry for the confusion


But how will that effect your BA account.
read above. Does chase see what I do with my Avios?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #376 on: April 12, 2013, 04:17:16 PM »
read above. Does chase see what I do with my Avios?
No

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #377 on: April 14, 2013, 01:28:03 AM »
No
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But if you do sell, best to get rid of them all.
Just don't try to sell on DDF.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #378 on: April 15, 2013, 12:55:33 AM »
Why when I try to price out DXB - SYD QF on BA I get an error sign, but when in routes through HKG it works.

Is this a fifth freedom?

ETA: When I price it out on AA, it says in red, "Service between DXB and SYD is subject to government approval."

What does this mean?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #379 on: April 15, 2013, 08:25:27 AM »
Why when I try to price out DXB - SYD QF on BA I get an error sign, but when in routes through HKG it works.

Is this a fifth freedom?

ETA: When I price it out on AA, it says in red, "Service between DXB and SYD is subject to government approval."

What does this mean?

On mobile now, but DXB-SYD is not a fifth freedom route.

DXB-HKG, though, would be.
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