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Old Oct 24, 2019, 5:59 am
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firstclasslad
 
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Paying for non-sterling flights with sterling on BA.COM

I'm looking to purchase an ex-EU Club World ticket and bag all those extra Avios by using my BA AMEX on BA.COM

Anyway I can avoid the 2.99% foreign exchange fee... it's coming to around £65?

I called BA and they gave me the choice to pay in sterling (around £4k) or local currency (£2k + £65 AMEX forex fee). Phone agent highlighted that the fare difference for exactly the same flight, for ex-EU, can be thousands pounds more sometimes, which was the case for my destination.

If there's no solution, I'll purchase the fare on Skyscanner or Expedia...

Thanks,
FCL
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