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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 #740 on: July 22, 2013, 06:48:45 PM »
How much are we talking about, a few dollars?
>20

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #741 on: July 22, 2013, 06:49:32 PM »
For ~$20, it's probably not even worth your time to HUCA 8 times.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #742 on: July 22, 2013, 08:53:34 PM »
Anywhere cool or interesting that recommended to use BA points for vacation next week

I have to ask... do you THINK before hitting "post" on a post like that?

Don't you think it'd help to know WHERE you're flying from?

How far you're willing to travel? The length of the potential trip?

Or perhaps, by posting in the "Next Vacation - Ideas" thread?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #743 on: July 22, 2013, 09:06:58 PM »
Is anyone having problems doing same day booking. BA is not allowing it online or on the phone with me

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #744 on: July 23, 2013, 10:31:00 AM »
can i change a return flight time within 24 hours of flight?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #745 on: July 23, 2013, 10:35:47 AM »
can i change a return flight time within 24 hours of flight?
No. What do you want to change?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #746 on: July 23, 2013, 10:39:16 AM »
No. What do you want to change?
Take a later flight
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #747 on: July 23, 2013, 10:41:19 AM »
Take a later flight
Same day? Just show up late and ask to be put on the later flight, you won't have any problems (assuming there is room)
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #748 on: July 23, 2013, 10:42:18 AM »
Same day? Just show up late and ask to be put on the later flight, you won't have any problems (assuming there is room)

can i rely on this method 100%  ?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #749 on: July 23, 2013, 10:44:19 AM »
can i rely on this method 100%  ?
I've done it on more than one occasion. Worse case they charge you $75. Again, all contingent on the flight not being full
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #750 on: July 23, 2013, 10:46:10 AM »
I've done it on more than one occasion. Worse case they charge you $75. Again, all contingent on the flight not being full

the flight is still avail. for booking on BA.com
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #751 on: July 23, 2013, 10:46:59 AM »
the flight is still avail. for booking on BA.com
You'll be fine
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #752 on: July 23, 2013, 08:47:51 PM »
is there a risk in booking ba for someone else?  flight is tomorrow and will use account holder cc
 
How do I add birthday to make the ticket "issued"?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #753 on: July 23, 2013, 10:09:40 PM »
is there a risk in booking ba for someone else?  flight is tomorrow and will use account holder cc
 
How do I add birthday to make the ticket "issued"?
A. No, in fact IIRC, BA even has a checkbox that you need to select if the account holder is not traveling

B. Call them and ask them to add your birthday, or you won't be ticketed

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #754 on: July 23, 2013, 10:51:22 PM »
A. No, in fact IIRC, BA even has a checkbox that you need to select if the account holder is not traveling
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #755 on: July 23, 2013, 11:29:01 PM »
A. No, in fact IIRC, BA even has a checkbox that you need to select if the account holder is not traveling
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #756 on: July 24, 2013, 12:27:45 AM »
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #757 on: July 25, 2013, 05:20:30 PM »
Has anyone tried booking an avios flight today? .. I see no availability when there tons of direct AA flights in Saaver availability
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #758 on: July 25, 2013, 05:21:26 PM »
Has anyone tried booking an avios flight today? .. I see no availability when there tons of direct AA flights in Saaver availability
Correct thread and format for award search issues is here:
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=14911
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #759 on: July 26, 2013, 01:05:47 PM »
Any way to get back Avios for a booking within 24h of departure? Will a real sob story work?
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