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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 #1440 on: February 24, 2014, 12:31:31 PM »
I think its a good idea to call up BA. Better to change the DOB.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1441 on: February 24, 2014, 12:48:52 PM »
It's to yul does that matter?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1442 on: February 24, 2014, 12:56:32 PM »
It's to yul does that matter?
Nope. Unless it's different than to yyz
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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1443 on: February 24, 2014, 04:00:02 PM »
finnair isn't letting me put my aa ffn on my ba reservation. Anyone else having this problem?

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1444 on: February 25, 2014, 12:52:06 AM »
finnair isn't letting me put my aa ffn on my ba reservation. Anyone else having this problem?
I'm Not understanding y ppl want their aa ffn on the reservation. U can't earn miles off award tickets & get Priorty automatically

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1445 on: February 25, 2014, 12:52:57 AM »
Any1 know how many potential ba seats there r on standard aa flight?

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1446 on: February 25, 2014, 12:57:38 AM »
I'm Not understanding y ppl want their aa ffn on the reservation. U can't earn miles off award tickets & get Priorty automatically
Free bags and airlines make mistakes.


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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1447 on: February 25, 2014, 01:06:21 AM »
Free bags and airlines make mistakes.


What mistakes come into play here?

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1448 on: February 25, 2014, 06:15:51 AM »
What mistakes come into play here?
I happen to want it for the free baggage but sometimes they will make a mistake and give you miles.

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1449 on: February 25, 2014, 07:46:56 AM »
I happen to want it for the free baggage but sometimes they will make a mistake and give you miles.
Everytime I have used ba I got free bags & Priorty & I hsve flown many times using multiple ba accounts & I never game ff number - just saying

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1450 on: February 25, 2014, 11:36:03 AM »
Everytime I have used ba I got free bags & Priorty & I hsve flown many times using multiple ba accounts & I never game ff number - just saying
How recently have you gotten free bags?
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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1451 on: February 25, 2014, 12:35:14 PM »
Everytime I have used ba I got free bags & Priorty & I hsve flown many times using multiple ba accounts & I never game ff number - just saying
It says on my reservation no free bags.

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1452 on: February 25, 2014, 12:35:53 PM »
It says on my reservation no free bags.
That is no indication what your BP will say.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1453 on: February 25, 2014, 04:28:53 PM »
can i use Avios to book this?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1454 on: February 25, 2014, 04:33:51 PM »
can i use Avios to book this?

Yes. There is availability Feb 27 LCY-JFK (Stop in SNN). Showing as 40,000 miles and $577.

Worth it to experience it once?
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1455 on: February 25, 2014, 04:37:46 PM »
Is it cheaper on the return? ( no stop over)
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« Reply #1456 on: February 25, 2014, 04:41:49 PM »
Is it cheaper on the return? ( no stop over)

40,000 Avios + $434

$140 Cheaper
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1457 on: February 25, 2014, 04:46:54 PM »
thanks.
Worth it to experience it once?
how much is it regular, without using miles?
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« Reply #1458 on: February 25, 2014, 04:48:21 PM »
thanks.how much is it regular, without using miles?

One way - Either direction - $7,594
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1459 on: February 25, 2014, 04:53:34 PM »
One way - Either direction - $7,594
So thats 17.5 cpm, not bad.
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