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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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Paying for travel with a credit card gives you more consumer protections.
I certainly would not carry cash for the price of one or more tickets to India. Plus it's a waste of your time. I'd even be very reluctant to pay by check and certainly would not do so without throroughly checking out the travel agent. The fact that you can see a reservation on ba.com means nothing as the reservation can always be cancelled with or without ever being ticketed.
Why can't you just purchase the ticket from ba.com using your preferred credit card?