Originally Posted by Guy Betsy
Actually unless you hold an Executive Club card, BA will not be releasing any more seats for advance check-in. If indeed that all seats have already been preassigned, then having a BAEC in your PNR will be more beneficial than any Sapphire Oneworld status as seats will be given to BAEC members ahead of you when check-in procedures kick in. Yes even lowly BLUE members. I doubt calling BAEC and giving them attitude will do any good for you.
You may show your AA Sapphire card for additional benefits like lounge access etc.. Or are you hoping to be upgraded ??
I certainly don't plan to give them "attitude". I merely wondered if they will know by some sort of cross-reference what my OW status is without having me tell them. I sure would like them to be aware of my status beforehand, in case they need to upgrade people, etc. But I don't expect that to happen anyway.
I do have a BAEC number actually, but haven't earned any points at all since signing up last summer. Will having a very blue card with no activity up to now actually help me more than AA OW Saphire card?
In fact, I plan to switch to that number right before boarding (after I've enjoyed the lounge at IAD as an AA PLT
) so I can earn some BA points for what it's worth.