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
Jan 27, 2015, 4:30 pm
#541
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Sadly this almost always happens to me for any changes for any BA-booked tickets (be it on BA, AA or US). I come across it myself when logging in to my account and the online system doesn't let you rebook - totally useless! If you call with an alternative that would suit you they'll hopefully be able to sort you out though 
Jan 28, 2015, 1:38 pm
#542
Join Date: Jul 2013
Programs: Silver BAEC, Diamond Hilton Honors, Gold SPG
Posts: 88
Disappearing US Airways Avios Redemptions
I am heading over to North America and was planning on using my pile of Avios to make some internal flights given the low taxes.
I had wanted to go from Toronto to Washington DC on the 10 February, I had previously checked and their was plenty of availability, mainly on US airways marked flights.
However, I was about to pull the trigger and all this availability has completely dried up, no direct reward seats available on the day I want to travel and from the scan of dates after, a much reduced availability and no mention of US airways, just AA.
Anyone else experienced this? Anyone have a solution, am I doing something stupid? Is it worth a phone call to BAEC? or is it possible to check some other way perhaps with expert flyer (I don't know my way round it very well).
I had wanted to go from Toronto to Washington DC on the 10 February, I had previously checked and their was plenty of availability, mainly on US airways marked flights.
However, I was about to pull the trigger and all this availability has completely dried up, no direct reward seats available on the day I want to travel and from the scan of dates after, a much reduced availability and no mention of US airways, just AA.
Anyone else experienced this? Anyone have a solution, am I doing something stupid? Is it worth a phone call to BAEC? or is it possible to check some other way perhaps with expert flyer (I don't know my way round it very well).
Jan 28, 2015, 1:48 pm
#543
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 1,141
There's a whole thread on this, with a Wiki, over at the US Airways forum.
I haven't read it, and don't intend to, but the temporary termination of all Avios awards on US has been quite the item of conversation on Flyertalk for some time now -- something about systems alignment in preparation of the merger.
The moderators should really move this . . . .
I haven't read it, and don't intend to, but the temporary termination of all Avios awards on US has been quite the item of conversation on Flyertalk for some time now -- something about systems alignment in preparation of the merger.
The moderators should really move this . . . .
Jan 28, 2015, 1:50 pm
#544
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See this thread (and the links within) among many recently started:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-ba-com.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...ng-ba-com.html
Feb 3, 2015, 10:18 am
#546
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: BAEC gold
Posts: 43
Question on visibility of a US booking. I made the booking on their UK website, and followed the advice up thread to get my BAEC number added which is all good.
I can see my booking on the US website, but is there any way I can add it BAEC MMB or aa.com?
I can see my booking on the US website, but is there any way I can add it BAEC MMB or aa.com?
Feb 3, 2015, 10:29 am
#547
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For AA, you will need the AA PNR(s) (the Sabre PNR).
These sometimes appear when you make a seat reservation on a BA metal or AA metal flight respectively.
Otherwise you will need to call US to ask.
If there are no sectors operated by BA, then you cannot get it into MMB.
Feb 3, 2015, 10:30 am
#548
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If there is no BA metal on the flight then it is unlikely you can see it on BA.com. There won't be a ghost entry on Amadeus to allow that to happen. I think it should appear on AA.com if there is AA metal in the journey. You should be able to monitor it via the US app, which allows guest logins.
Feb 3, 2015, 12:17 pm
#550
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Mar 30, 2015, 10:17 am
#551
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Is there a list of US Airways routes that are over 2000 miles that would attract 210 TPs in First? I though I had seen one somewhere, but I could only find a mention of PHL-PHX in this thread.
Is the GC mapper the authoritative source in any event?
Is the GC mapper the authoritative source in any event?
Mar 30, 2015, 11:22 am
#552
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: BRU
Programs: * Gold, BA Gold
Posts: 292
PHL-LAS
PHL-SEA
And I think PHL PHX
Probably the same out of CLT
Mar 30, 2015, 11:40 am
#553
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US Airways 2,000+ mile routes (210 TPs in F)
PHX- SJO, BOS, EWR, ANC, HNL, JFK and PHL
PHL- SAN, LAX, LAS, SFO, PHX, PDX and SEA
CLT -SAN, LAX, SFO, PDX, SEA and SMF
DCA - LAS
RDU -LAX
SMF - BWI
There are also once a week flights from CLT to BGI and from ATL to SMF
Sometimes SEA-PHX-ATL will code as the same flight number for both segments, which results in a 2000+ mile segment, i.e. 210 TPs in First.
PHX- SJO, BOS, EWR, ANC, HNL, JFK and PHL
PHL- SAN, LAX, LAS, SFO, PHX, PDX and SEA
CLT -SAN, LAX, SFO, PDX, SEA and SMF
DCA - LAS
RDU -LAX
SMF - BWI
There are also once a week flights from CLT to BGI and from ATL to SMF
Sometimes SEA-PHX-ATL will code as the same flight number for both segments, which results in a 2000+ mile segment, i.e. 210 TPs in First.
Mar 30, 2015, 11:50 am
#554
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There are a few others, such as to Hawaii and across to BOS. But not CLT to PHX, and PHX to Baltimore is 1996 miles!
US used to issue a PDF timetable of their own, but that seems to have been taken offline. The AA one is still available and that has the US services and miles in it:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...p#one&anchorEv
And you can seaech via the Schedules section of the oneworld.com website, you will see the Miles if you click the + symbol.
US used to issue a PDF timetable of their own, but that seems to have been taken offline. The AA one is still available and that has the US services and miles in it:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInforma...p#one&anchorEv
And you can seaech via the Schedules section of the oneworld.com website, you will see the Miles if you click the + symbol.
Jul 21, 2015, 3:37 pm
#555
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Is there no way to get my BA FFP # into an AA booking with US segments? The FFP# shows fine on AA.com, but US has no clue... From what I can tell in this thread, a call to USAir is in order, correct?