Mar 31, 2014, 4:31 am
Last edit by: corporate-wage-slave
This thread is to help BAEC members use US Airways for travelling, earning and redeeming Avios. Your comments are welcome.
One obvious resource for more information about US Airways is their main Flyertalk presence, which is to be found here:
US Airways | Dividend Miles (Pre-Merger)
The US Airways website:
http://www.usairways.com/default.aspx
The US Airways UK website - this allows you to pay in GBP, therefore avoiding currency conversion fees. Note that if you are a BA Amex PP cardholder you can also book via BAEC by telephone to get more Avios, however there may be a service fee.
http://www.usairways.com/en-UK/default.html
One obvious resource for more information about US Airways is their main Flyertalk presence, which is to be found here:
US Airways | Dividend Miles (Pre-Merger)
The US Airways website:
http://www.usairways.com/default.aspx
The US Airways UK website - this allows you to pay in GBP, therefore avoiding currency conversion fees. Note that if you are a BA Amex PP cardholder you can also book via BAEC by telephone to get more Avios, however there may be a service fee.
http://www.usairways.com/en-UK/default.html
US Airways - your BA Executive Club guide
Jul 29, 2014, 1:39 pm
#332
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: scotland/EDI
Programs: BAEC , M&M , VIRGIN FC , FLYING BLUE
Posts: 1,438
so much for US/BA partnership
I thought the rules were pretty basic---if you fly a one world airline you have access to BA lounges
this will not go down well with many regulars intending to make use of US
Jul 29, 2014, 1:41 pm
#333
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 450
At least they will become Admirals Clubs soon enough. I expect the Admirals Club policy of giving them out will continue, and not be replaced by this apparently different policy.
That said, I wonder if we can figure out what the official policy is, given that some of us have been given chits and some of us have been refused?
Jul 30, 2014, 1:53 am
#334
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP/LTP, BA GGL/CCR/GfL, HH D/LTD, SPG/MR Plat/LTP
Posts: 10,076
US is part of OW via AA. The OW policy is rather clear:
oneworld lounge access for frequent flyers by tier status
Enjoy exclusive access to premium airport lounges around the world with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire frequent flyer tier status. Members of oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status can use lounges offered by oneworld airlines when departing on any flight marketed and operated by any oneworld member airline, regardless of cabin class being flown (exceptions are noted below).
Emerald tier frequent flyers can use First Class, Business Class or frequent flyer lounges.
Sapphire tier frequent flyers are welcome in Business Class* or frequent flyer lounges. (*does not include Qantas Domestic Business Lounges)
Emerald and Sapphire members may invite one guest to join them in the lounge. The guest must also be travelling on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld carrier.
You must be prepared to show your boarding pass and frequent flyer membership card, with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status, to access a lounge.
The following exceptions apply:
1.American Airlines, US Airways and Qantas offer programmes enabling customers to pay to gain access to their lounges. These programmes are not part of the oneworld agreement, and members of these programmes are not entitled to access lounges under the oneworld agreement.
2.American Airlines AAdvantage® members and US Airways Dividend Miles members, regardless of their tier status or class of travel, are not eligible for lounge access when travelling solely on North American flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean. For more information, visit, http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...miralsClub.jsp and http://www.usairways.com/en-US/trave...b/default.html
3.Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold members, regardless of their oneworld tier status, cannot access Qantas Domestic Business Lounges.
4.Qatar Airways Al Safwa and Al Mourjan lounges at Hamad International Airport in Doha and Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4 are excluded.
5.TAM First Class Lounge in Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport is excluded.
oneworld lounge access for frequent flyers by tier status
Enjoy exclusive access to premium airport lounges around the world with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire frequent flyer tier status. Members of oneworld airline frequent flyer programmes with the equivalent of oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status can use lounges offered by oneworld airlines when departing on any flight marketed and operated by any oneworld member airline, regardless of cabin class being flown (exceptions are noted below).
Emerald tier frequent flyers can use First Class, Business Class or frequent flyer lounges.
Sapphire tier frequent flyers are welcome in Business Class* or frequent flyer lounges. (*does not include Qantas Domestic Business Lounges)
Emerald and Sapphire members may invite one guest to join them in the lounge. The guest must also be travelling on a flight operated and marketed by a oneworld carrier.
You must be prepared to show your boarding pass and frequent flyer membership card, with oneworld Emerald or Sapphire tier status, to access a lounge.
The following exceptions apply:
1.American Airlines, US Airways and Qantas offer programmes enabling customers to pay to gain access to their lounges. These programmes are not part of the oneworld agreement, and members of these programmes are not entitled to access lounges under the oneworld agreement.
2.American Airlines AAdvantage® members and US Airways Dividend Miles members, regardless of their tier status or class of travel, are not eligible for lounge access when travelling solely on North American flights within or between the U.S., Canada, Mexico (except Mexico City), the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean. For more information, visit, http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...miralsClub.jsp and http://www.usairways.com/en-US/trave...b/default.html
3.Qantas Frequent Flyer Gold members, regardless of their oneworld tier status, cannot access Qantas Domestic Business Lounges.
4.Qatar Airways Al Safwa and Al Mourjan lounges at Hamad International Airport in Doha and Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4 are excluded.
5.TAM First Class Lounge in Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport is excluded.
Jul 30, 2014, 2:57 am
#335
formerly rxfleming
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: AUH, DXB (and GLA)
Programs: BA GGL, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat Elite
Posts: 2,453
UPDATE:
Customer relations came back to me today to say that OH was right, and that lounge access should have been granted. They are going to contact station manager/airport today to raise concerns that staff need to be retrained and knowledgeable in allowing access to customers flying US Airways if they hold OW Sapphire or Emerald status.
Last edited by travelwithross; Jul 30, 2014 at 3:47 am
Jul 30, 2014, 4:41 pm
#337
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Hamilton
Programs: BA silver
Posts: 247
A quick question - I'll be flying through CLT on US soon but haven't received my baec silver card yet. What do you think the chances are of getting into the lounge with only the status shown on the BP?
Jul 30, 2014, 4:53 pm
#338
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
If you've got your number on it and it prints OW Sapphire you should be fine - sometimes I've had issues with them not realising my status but normally prompting them (I think they need to look on a different page on their screen) is sufficient, I've never had to pull out my physical BA Gold card 
Jul 30, 2014, 6:29 pm
#339
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 246
I have done a number of US airways flights in the last few weeks and while I started getting 20 TP and 70 respectively - last week I took four flights and got 10 and 35, I still go 60 for a sub 2000 mile F. Anyone have any ideas as to wen/why the TPs changed?
Jul 30, 2014, 6:33 pm
#340
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: SW London
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 246
With regards lounge/club access - I have had to show my card or the BA app. Just showing my boarding pass didn't really work. Lounge agents said it's because they don't have scanners and they feel I could have put anyone's ff number on the booking (!) - then it took a bit of explaining that gold wasn't the entry level (like it is on AA)
Jul 31, 2014, 12:56 am
#341
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: BA Bronze
Posts: 347
I'm just having a bit of a panic after reading of miles going to a US account instead of BA.
Using the advice at the start of this thread, I booked return flights from MCO to MIA with US in October. The outbound flights was with AA and the inbound flight was actually with US (changed to AA now). I put BA down as my flyerclub account and added my BAEC number in the appropriate box when booking. Will my miles and TP's go directly yo my BAEC account. I think they will as I do not have an AA or US account but I need someone to confirm it for me as I am only doing this trip for the TP's to get to silver.
Katie
Using the advice at the start of this thread, I booked return flights from MCO to MIA with US in October. The outbound flights was with AA and the inbound flight was actually with US (changed to AA now). I put BA down as my flyerclub account and added my BAEC number in the appropriate box when booking. Will my miles and TP's go directly yo my BAEC account. I think they will as I do not have an AA or US account but I need someone to confirm it for me as I am only doing this trip for the TP's to get to silver.
Katie
Jul 31, 2014, 1:03 am
#342
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 450
I got 20 TPs each for BNA-DCA and DCA-BOS flown 25 July.
Jul 31, 2014, 1:05 am
#343
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 450
I'm just having a bit of a panic after reading of miles going to a US account instead of BA.
Using the advice at the start of this thread, I booked return flights from MCO to MIA with US in October. The outbound flights was with AA and the inbound flight was actually with US (changed to AA now). I put BA down as my flyerclub account and added my BAEC number in the appropriate box when booking. Will my miles and TP's go directly yo my BAEC account. I think they will as I do not have an AA or US account but I need someone to confirm it for me as I am only doing this trip for the TP's to get to silver.
Katie
Using the advice at the start of this thread, I booked return flights from MCO to MIA with US in October. The outbound flights was with AA and the inbound flight was actually with US (changed to AA now). I put BA down as my flyerclub account and added my BAEC number in the appropriate box when booking. Will my miles and TP's go directly yo my BAEC account. I think they will as I do not have an AA or US account but I need someone to confirm it for me as I am only doing this trip for the TP's to get to silver.
Katie
Jul 31, 2014, 1:06 am
#344
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: London
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If you don't have either an AA or a US account, then there's nowhere in those schemes for your miles and points to go. They won't automatically set up a new account for you, or give you any miles/points unless you ask for them - and the only request you've made is for them to go to your BA account.
That doesn't mean that you might not have to chase. But miles/points going to an account the passenger has with another airline can normally only happen if the passenger has given two or more frequent flyer scheme numbers.
That doesn't mean that you might not have to chase. But miles/points going to an account the passenger has with another airline can normally only happen if the passenger has given two or more frequent flyer scheme numbers.
Jul 31, 2014, 4:01 am
#345
Join Date: May 2005
Location: BHD/BFS/DUB
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 302
As another poster mentioned, I've been asked for my card even though it said Gold/OW Emerald on the BP in PHL a few weeks back. I didn't have the card with me, but the Lounge Agent suggested showing my Account Details page on my BA app. It was no problem really...