Booking BA flight to earn AA EQM/EQP
Apr 9, 2013, 3:04 pm
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Booking BA flight to earn AA EQM/EQP
I am looking to book JFK-LHR-DUB in biz on BA and to earn AA EQM/P on the JFK-LHR leg and BA EQM/P on the LHR-DUB (miles expire this year). The JFK-LHR AA codeshare is unavailable but is on ba.com. The codeshare shouldn't matter anymore right? So what is the best way to book these flights online with 2 FF#?
Apr 9, 2013, 3:23 pm
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we had a trip last year w/3 segs & used 2 different programs.....called after booking to change from aa to ba on 1 of the segs....
Apr 9, 2013, 4:22 pm
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So book the entire trip on ba.com using BA flights and then call AA to get AA miles for the JFK-LHR portions? There's no risk AA says I can't earn miles as I booked originally on BA right?
Apr 9, 2013, 4:42 pm
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call aa & ba to make sure....it was last march when we did it...
Apr 9, 2013, 6:03 pm
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There is no way to separate the FF numbers by leg. You can try to leave your AA number in the reservation, then ask to change to BA when you arrive at LHR, but there is a chance that this would cause your first leg to credit to BA anyway. Also, I have read many reports that it is very difficult to remove your BA FF number once it is added to a BA reservation, to the point that even providing your AA FF number at check-in will not guarantee crediting to AA rather than BA.
Apr 10, 2013, 6:40 am
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There is no way to separate the FF numbers by leg. You can try to leave your AA number in the reservation, then ask to change to BA when you arrive at LHR, but there is a chance that this would cause your first leg to credit to BA anyway. Also, I have read many reports that it is very difficult to remove your BA FF number once it is added to a BA reservation, to the point that even providing your AA FF number at check-in will not guarantee crediting to AA rather than BA.
Another alternative is to not provide my FF at all on BA and only give them my AA for the whole segment and earn BA miles another way (magazine subscription, etc.). I have until Oct for that.
Apr 12, 2013, 8:15 am
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You earn AA EQM on BA coded flights that aren't codeshare right? I'm looking at the same flight but one is marketed as a BA flight 186 while the other has an AA codeshare 6149 yet the AA codeshare is $2,000 more expensive in J. Haven't flown on BA after they changed the rules in 2010 so just making sure I get full AA credit on a BA coded flight.
Separately, why would anyone pay for the codeshare?
Separately, why would anyone pay for the codeshare?
Apr 12, 2013, 10:31 am
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Apr 12, 2013, 12:03 pm
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Mind you, if it's a BA coded flight operated by a non-oneworld airline, you might not be up for any AAdvantage miles.
I'd book the cheapest fares offered (whether AA or BA) and use my AA FFN if I wanted / needed EQM/EQP for the longest sector, and then have BA change my FFN for the DUB sector.
I'd book the cheapest fares offered (whether AA or BA) and use my AA FFN if I wanted / needed EQM/EQP for the longest sector, and then have BA change my FFN for the DUB sector.
May 13, 2013, 1:44 pm
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There is no way to separate the FF numbers by leg. You can try to leave your AA number in the reservation, then ask to change to BA when you arrive at LHR, but there is a chance that this would cause your first leg to credit to BA anyway. Also, I have read many reports that it is very difficult to remove your BA FF number once it is added to a BA reservation, to the point that even providing your AA FF number at check-in will not guarantee crediting to AA rather than BA.
May 13, 2013, 4:27 pm
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...s-problem.html
May 13, 2013, 4:35 pm
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The OP is trying to prevent BA miles from expiring by crediting LHR-DUB to BA.
There are simpler ways to achieve this.
Just buy something from a non-airline partner - like a 99cent song on itunes and credit the miles ( or in this case, the mile ) to BA.
There are simpler ways to achieve this.
Just buy something from a non-airline partner - like a 99cent song on itunes and credit the miles ( or in this case, the mile ) to BA.
May 14, 2013, 7:49 am
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The problem lies with the AMADEUS system that BA uses. Agent must remove FFP , and end the transaction. Then put in new FFP. See my thread below.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...s-problem.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...s-problem.html