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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 #1060 on: December 26, 2013, 03:30:00 PM »
Yes can't log in online and can't book with Avios over the phone.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1061 on: December 30, 2013, 11:13:09 PM »
Not sure which thread is the right thread.

Dan always mentions that you can add an infant at the airport for domestic. Why can't I just call AA?
Will they try to give you a seat for an infant in advance if available?


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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1062 on: December 30, 2013, 11:19:00 PM »
Not sure which thread is the right thread.

Dan always mentions that you can add an infant at the airport for domestic. Why can't I just call AA?
Will they try to give you a seat for an infant in advance if available?

Doesn't hurt to add it over the phone. If the row has three seats and you are only two passengers plus the infant. If you get a nice rep, he/she may give you an aisle and window and try to block off the middle seat, unless the flights gets very full.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1063 on: December 30, 2013, 11:24:58 PM »
Doesn't hurt to add it over the phone. If the row has three seats and you are only two passengers plus the infant. If you get a nice rep, he/she may give you an aisle and window and try to block off the middle seat, unless the flights gets very full.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1064 on: December 30, 2013, 11:43:30 PM »
If i call AA, will they see that I get a free bag due to having a Citi aa credit card?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1065 on: December 31, 2013, 06:19:27 AM »
If i call AA, will they see that I get a free bag due to having a Citi aa credit card?

Only if you added you AA mileage number via the finair.com shtick.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1066 on: December 31, 2013, 06:29:50 AM »

Only if you added you AA mileage number via the finair.com shtick.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1067 on: December 31, 2013, 11:33:59 AM »
Yes can't log in online and can't book with Avios over the phone.

Problem only in Chrome, not in Mozilla.

I had the same issue with Chrome, but with Mozilla it was fine.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1068 on: December 31, 2013, 11:35:10 AM »
I want to know if anyone sees Avios+Cash option, or it was discontinued
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1069 on: January 01, 2014, 12:35:58 PM »
I want to know if anyone sees Avios+Cash option, or it was discontinued
Still shows for me. What are you trying to do?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1070 on: January 07, 2014, 05:09:30 PM »
How many Avios per Amex rewards points?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1071 on: January 07, 2014, 05:11:35 PM »
Now its 1:1
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1072 on: January 07, 2014, 05:12:29 PM »
Now its 1:1

So its not worth transfering then, right? How would I know when theres a better deal then that? How about starwood?

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« Reply #1073 on: January 07, 2014, 05:13:37 PM »
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1074 on: January 08, 2014, 01:08:35 PM »
BA sent us an itinerary that included a award AB flight from Tel Aviv  to JFK with a 4:00 am departure time.  Turns out there was no such flight so early as per AB and it departed at around the usual 8:00 a.m.  Passenger had to lose a good night's sleep trying to arrive around 2:00 a.m. in Tel Aviv. 

I sent a complaint via e-mail to BA customer relations in October 2013 and they are "still investigating"

Do I have a claim?

Does anybody have any e-mail address of a top executive that I can forward my complaint to and get a quicker resolution?  or any other contacts? ideas?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1075 on: January 08, 2014, 01:33:37 PM »
I made a flight using BA miles (flying AA) is there a way to cancel the flight online or do I have to call.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1076 on: January 08, 2014, 01:43:47 PM »
I made a flight using BA miles (flying AA) is there a way to cancel the flight online or do I have to call.
Within 24 hours only over the phone. Afterwards can do it online
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1077 on: January 08, 2014, 02:46:07 PM »
Am I behind the times, Is AA not traveling direct florida to NY?  Last I looked AA had direct flights all day!  Is this the new merger flight plans?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1078 on: January 08, 2014, 11:04:26 PM »
Quick question - I know that I can easily cancel a ticket booked with avios online up to 24 hours before the flight.  From other entries in the thread - it looks like you can cancel over the phone within 24 hours...but I am looking to find out what the charges are if you have to cancel within 24 hours on the phone.  Thanks in advance for the help!

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1079 on: January 08, 2014, 11:11:58 PM »
Quick question - I know that I can easily cancel a ticket booked with avios online up to 24 hours before the flight.  From other entries in the thread - it looks like you can cancel over the phone within 24 hours...but I am looking to find out what the charges are if you have to cancel within 24 hours on the phone.  Thanks in advance for the help!
Within the 24 hrs. Your miles is lost, no way to do anything. Huca will not help.