American booking for BA flights.
Dec 19, 2014, 9:23 am
#16
Join Date: Jun 2013
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You can just put a hold on the flights on aa.com, make sure your BAEC number is in and the booking will come up in MMB with the exact number of avios and TPs (i.e. before you have decided whether to actually pay for it).
Dec 19, 2014, 9:46 am
#17
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Just done that but I can't seem to find it on my BAEC account..
Dec 19, 2014, 9:49 am
#18
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: UK
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Dec 19, 2014, 9:59 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crazy8534
You can just put a hold on the flights on aa.com, make sure your BAEC number is in and the booking will come up in MMB with the exact number of avios and TPs (i.e. before you have decided whether to actually pay for it).
Just done that but I can't seem to find it on my BAEC account..
Originally Posted by crazy8534
You can just put a hold on the flights on aa.com, make sure your BAEC number is in and the booking will come up in MMB with the exact number of avios and TPs (i.e. before you have decided whether to actually pay for it).
Just done that but I can't seem to find it on my BAEC account..
However, only bookings with a BA element will show on MMB.
Dec 19, 2014, 10:31 am
#21
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Dec 19, 2014, 12:31 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Not pertinent to this thread but I always find it strange that you can hold BA award flights on aa.com but not ba.com. Useful that.
Dec 19, 2014, 3:44 pm
#24
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I knew YQ calculation is a weird one, but that seems particularly bizarre.
Dec 19, 2014, 4:35 pm
#25
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I don't know how it works but ending it in CPH rather than DUB took the price down from £900 to £760. I'm going to fly from LCY back to Scotland and miss the CPH/DUB connection at LHR.
Dec 19, 2014, 6:02 pm
#26
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: London
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LIS is another good one, from the West Coast at least; AA always seems to have dirt cheap fares there and you can route through MAD for an extra 40 points—but only if you fly on an AA code. Doesn't always extend to Hawaii though.