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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #400 on: April 16, 2013, 12:45:14 PM »
Is this because it is international ticket? If flying domestic, should the charges be cheaper?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #401 on: April 16, 2013, 12:48:09 PM »
Yes (Canadian taxes). Yes.
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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #402 on: April 16, 2013, 01:41:40 PM »
Can anyone advise if it makes sense that i was charged $113.40 for two RT tickets from NY>YYZ (aside from the 18,00 BA Avios)?
Just booked that flight yesterday when i did it as a RT it priced out at $114.18 but when i booked it as 2 one ways the price was $5 for the outbound and $107.98 for the return (saved $1.20)

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« Reply #403 on: April 18, 2013, 07:41:40 PM »
On Ba.com if you want the last flight out in the day and there are many available before than it only shows the ones that the page has room for? any advice? one way my onl option

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Re: Ba Search help
« Reply #404 on: April 18, 2013, 07:42:41 PM »
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Re: Ba Search help
« Reply #405 on: April 18, 2013, 08:12:19 PM »
cost money and theyre closed now

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #406 on: April 18, 2013, 08:43:31 PM »
So tell them to waive the fee as it's not online.
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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #407 on: April 21, 2013, 12:04:48 PM »
If I miss my flight could I go to the next AA flight , if I booked my flight with BA and that was the last AA available flights on that date on BA.COM ?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #408 on: April 21, 2013, 12:14:19 PM »
can someone explain to me why i dont see a single business class seat on ba from mia-lhr anytime in the next 2-3 weeks.

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #409 on: April 23, 2013, 04:23:09 PM »
No point in calling, whatever is open on aa in the saaver section will be open on ba too. Simple.
I see many dates available on aa.com as saver but that dont show up on ba.com. No reason to call in such an instance or there is?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #410 on: April 23, 2013, 04:24:34 PM »
If you don't post specifics how do you expect to be helped?
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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #411 on: April 23, 2013, 04:24:58 PM »
I see many dates available on aa.com as saver but that dont show up on ba.com. No reason to call in such an instance or there is?
You can call, but it should be available online.

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #412 on: April 24, 2013, 03:43:54 PM »
If you don't post specifics how do you expect to be helped?
Okay sorry. For instance on august 8th from SJU to JFK i see availability on aa.com, however, it says no availability on ba.com

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #413 on: April 24, 2013, 03:48:48 PM »
Okay sorry. For instance on august 8th from SJU to JFK i see availability on aa.com, however, it says no availability on ba.com
It's a connecting flight.
If you want to book that with Avios you'll need to book each leg separately.  BA charges for each leg anyway whether on one ticket or 2.
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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #414 on: April 24, 2013, 04:04:16 PM »
It's a connecting flight.
If you want to book that with Avios you'll need to book each leg separately.  BA charges for each leg anyway whether on one ticket or 2.
Oh! I should have realized that! Sorry, my bad!
In your experience do you think its too early to be booking BA for August, (as there does not seem to be much availability now,) and availability will be added, or, whatever I see now on AA as "saver" is likely all that will be available?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #415 on: April 24, 2013, 04:09:23 PM »
Oh! I should have realized that! Sorry, my bad!
In your experience do you think its too early to be booking BA for August, (as there does not seem to be much availability now,) and availability will be added, or, whatever I see now on AA as "saver" is likely all that will be available?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #416 on: April 24, 2013, 04:18:39 PM »
It's dynamic.
? dont understand?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #417 on: April 24, 2013, 05:36:19 PM »
? dont understand?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #418 on: April 24, 2013, 07:28:34 PM »
Constantly changing.
okay so I best the best way to go about it is to constantly look on aa.com?

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Re: BA.com Award Search Help Master Thread
« Reply #419 on: April 24, 2013, 10:47:03 PM »
okay so I best the best way to go about it is to constantly look on aa.com?

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