BA Avios question(s)

[meshugener]

Same flight # is a single flight.

I believe JFK-YVR-HKG what's the plane stops isn't considered a stop for BA

Thanks!

[meshugener]

Same flight # is a single flight.

Does it make sense it doesn't show up on ba.com and still be bookable over the phone?

[MEIR613]

Does it make sense it doesn't show up on ba.com and still be bookable over the phone?

Yes

[meshugener]

Yes

Whatdaya think, no agent knows how to ticket it.
Waiting for a super... already one hour over the phone.

Its a good idea for NYC-MIA - a route very hard to find direct availability.
But there's a AA direct flight JFK-MIA with a stop in CVG. Ths flight doesn't come up on a ba.com search, but should be bookable with avios for 7500 miles.

[meshugener]

What happens if I managed to book a ticket on a full flight, there's no empty seat for us, but we're ticketed?

Is it better NOT to call up AA and let them manage us at time of checkin? 

[Dan]

More seats open up at T-24

[AJK]

What happens if I managed to book a ticket on a full flight, there's no empty seat for us, but we're ticketed?

Is it better NOT to call up AA and let them manage us at time of checkin? 

Duh. VDB or IDB baby.

[meshugener]

Duh. VDB or IDB baby.

Oh no.
What should I do now?

[AJK]

Oh no.
What should I do now?

 

Nothing...

[Thingywingy]

Trying to book ticket from toronto to NYC on Sunday June 23 with Avios. Currently only flight is at 629AM. How likely is it for more flights to open up and do they add availability at certain times?

[AJK]

No one is going to be able to give you an exact percentage.

Availability is dynamic.

[Ergel]

Trying to book ticket from toronto to NYC on Sunday June 23 with Avios. Currently only flight is at 629AM. How likely is it for more flights to open up and do they add availability at certain times?

Did you check business availability? It's only 9k avios and often the availability is much better

[Yaalili]

Did you check business availability? It's only 9k avios and often the availability is much better

+1, lots of availability for that day. Just 4,500 more and u get priority etc..

[Fan of Dan]

Looking to book a ticket for my wife from NYC to the Caribbean on AA metal using BA points. Her current passport is under her maiden name and I will likely switch it as she is almost out of pages although I am not positive. If I book under her married name and do not switch the passport is that trouble? If I book under her maiden name and I do switch the passport it that an issue? Trying to figure out the easiest way to do this.

[Yaalili]

Looking to book a ticket for my wife from NYC to the Caribbean on AA metal using BA points. Her current passport is under her maiden name and I will likely switch it as she is almost out of pages although I am not positive. If I book under her married name and do not switch the passport is that trouble? If I book under her maiden name and I do switch the passport it that an issue? Trying to figure out the easiest way to do this.

Book with maiden name and bring marriage documents with you.

[Fan of Dan]

Book with maiden name and bring marriage documents with you.

Gotcha. That would work with a passport in her married name I'm assuming. Does that take a lot of extra time at the airport?

[PacoDeGato]

Hi everyone,

I don't know if something changed with BA (Avios) reservations in the past few months, but I began stocking up on them last year when I saw I could fly from PIT to the Caribbean for a reasonable amount of Avios (as compared to other miles). Now, when I try to look for flights practically every search comes up with an error that BA doesn't fly there (or their partners).

If I look on the OneWorld map I see the O.W. Hubs and there are flights listed from PIT to MIA, for example, but I get the flight error. In fact, the only flight out of PIT I can seem to find is one to Dallas, TX or one to New York. New York would even be fine because they list a flight from JFK to SXM, but when I search for that it comes up with the error too...

I think I may have really screwed up by accumulating several hundred thousand Avios while I live in Pittsburgh... can someone give me some advice on what I might be doing wrong (Hopefully, I AM doing something wrong). I accumulated the Avios because of the supposed short-haul in US (and Caribbean) options, not for Int'l travel.

Thanks

PDG

[Redbull3]

But there's a AA direct flight JFK-MIA with a stop in CVG. Ths flight doesn't come up on a ba.com search, but should be bookable with avios for 7500 miles.

Did you search by segment? Doesn't it always come up on BA if it's on AA?

[PlatinumGuy]

Hi everyone,

I don't know if something changed with BA (Avios) reservations in the past few months, but I began stocking up on them last year when I saw I could fly from PIT to the Caribbean for a reasonable amount of Avios (as compared to other miles). Now, when I try to look for flights practically every search comes up with an error that BA doesn't fly there (or their partners).

If I look on the OneWorld map I see the O.W. Hubs and there are flights listed from PIT to MIA, for example, but I get the flight error. In fact, the only flight out of PIT I can seem to find is one to Dallas, TX or one to New York. New York would even be fine because they list a flight from JFK to SXM, but when I search for that it comes up with the error too...

I think I may have really screwed up by accumulating several hundred thousand Avios while I live in Pittsburgh... can someone give me some advice on what I might be doing wrong (Hopefully, I AM doing something wrong). I accumulated the Avios because of the supposed short-haul in US (and Caribbean) options, not for Int'l travel.

Thanks

PDG

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[PacoDeGato]

Thanks--I know I can call them, but I hate to make that a first resort when it seems like I must be doing something wrong since my Avios are practically useless flying out of PIT to just about anywhere... that can't be right.

AA flies to a lot of places out of PIT. MIA is a OneWorld hub... there are clearly flights between PIT and MIA, but I get the error message if I try to use the website (the way I am doing it, anyway).

Can someone who has used Avios before (I've never used them...just accumulated them at this point) just "pretend" you are originating in PIT and see if you can get to the Caribbean somehow? Just to see if it is working for someone for whom it has worked before?

Thanks,

PDG