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Old Nov 1, 2019 | 10:37 am
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Originally Posted by Jagboi
As a data point, I phoned in to book a combination of flights once ( AC/BA so not bookable online) and I was clearly taking to a UK call centre. The agent entered the flights I wanted and then gave me a quote in GBP. However, I live in Canada and was originating in Canada, so she realized the error and asked if I'd rather pay in CAD. I said yes, she redid things and came out with the same price, but in CAD.

So it should be possible to pay in a different currency, regardless of the POS.
I suspect (based on my recollection of what has been said in the past) that the agent would have changed to a CA POS and then charged you in CAD. Obviously, if you get the same booking class, you'll be priced using the same fare, and the exchange rates used by BA aren't really loaded.

The issues come if one POS has availability in the desired booking class but the other POS doesn't.
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