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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
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Israel+972-3-606-15152am-9am EDT
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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 #1460 on: February 25, 2014, 04:55:55 PM »
So thats 17.5 cpm, not bad.
plus you get to prance up and down the aisle and laugh in everyone elses face ;D

Lol.. If I were to do it, I would have to do the LCY-JFK way so I can experience the stop in SNN. #my2cents.
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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1461 on: February 26, 2014, 10:44:33 PM »
i flew this past week and said priorty on bp-only had carry on..

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1462 on: February 27, 2014, 12:36:50 AM »
Sorry if this was asked before but if I wanted to fly from NYC to MIA, wouldnt it be smarter to use AA miles? Since I could only book mileSAAver rewards (which would be 12.5K AA for roundtrip) isnt it cheaper than Avios (which would come out to 15K round trip)? What am I missing?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1463 on: February 27, 2014, 12:37:28 AM »
12.5k each way

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1464 on: February 27, 2014, 12:41:28 AM »
12.5k each way

Sigh. Its late. I cant believe I missed that. I think thats a sign I got to go to bed. Thanx though.

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1465 on: February 27, 2014, 08:43:19 AM »
Sorry if this was asked before but if I wanted to fly from NYC to MIA, wouldnt it be smarter to use AA miles? Since I could only book mileSAAver rewards (which would be 12.5K AA for roundtrip) isnt it cheaper than Avios (which would come out to 15K round trip)? What am I missing?
I also thought it was 15k round trip. I tried it this week and it was 15k one way.

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Re: BA avios benefits when flying on AA
« Reply #1466 on: February 27, 2014, 08:51:56 AM »
Just booked Avios on AA for in-laws, they had to pay for first checked bag.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1467 on: February 27, 2014, 09:29:03 AM »
Looks like the BA site for booking on AA is down. Confirmed by 2 reps.. Oh well

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1468 on: February 27, 2014, 11:02:18 AM »
Looks like the BA site for booking on AA is down. Confirmed by 2 reps.. Oh well
But can they book it over the phone for you ?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1469 on: February 27, 2014, 12:39:13 PM »
I also thought it was 15k round trip. I tried it this week and it was 15k one way.
I don't know why.  It's 7500 BA each way NYC ----> southern FL or vice versa.  I've booked many tickets.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1470 on: February 27, 2014, 01:26:31 PM »
Looks like the BA site for booking on AA is down. Confirmed by 2 reps.. Oh well

still down

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1471 on: February 27, 2014, 02:09:17 PM »
But can they book it over the phone for you ?
yes just did it without any fee

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1472 on: February 27, 2014, 02:10:17 PM »
how long till they get it back up?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1473 on: February 27, 2014, 02:16:57 PM »
how long till they get it back up?
dont know but what i know i waited on the the phone a half hour

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1474 on: February 27, 2014, 03:06:55 PM »
I also thought it was 15k round trip. I tried it this week and it was 15k one way.
I don't know why.  It's 7500 BA each way NYC ----> southern FL or vice versa.  I've booked many tickets.
Yitz, maybe you were looking at business class seats.  They are indeed 15,000 one way.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1475 on: February 27, 2014, 03:37:11 PM »
yes just did it without any fee
So they were able to book flights even if they were not showing on ba.com ?

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1476 on: February 27, 2014, 04:02:53 PM »
So they were able to book flights even if they were not showing on ba.com ?
yes

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1477 on: February 27, 2014, 04:11:51 PM »
yes
I just called and they show nothing on their end.
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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1478 on: February 27, 2014, 04:20:08 PM »
yes
In general, do they have more availability over the phone than online

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Re: BA Avios question(s)
« Reply #1479 on: February 27, 2014, 04:35:55 PM »
I just called and they show nothing on their end.
i just tried for a new ticket and they told me they cant