BA Avios award on AA and Preferred Seats

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Dec 1, 2017, 11:02 am

SteveinA2

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BA Avios award on AA and Preferred Seats

Does anyone know if as an Executive Platinum, I use BA miles for an economy Domestic flight on AA (DCA-DFW) can I upgrade the seats to preferred seats?

I'm concerned that as its a free flight using BA Miles that my BA number will be locked in and my AA EXP status won't be allowed

Thanks for any advice/experience

Dec 1, 2017, 11:19 am

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I've redeemed AA miles and used AS status to select preferred seats... so the FFN can be swapped at least in that case.

Dec 1, 2017, 12:17 pm

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I've redeemed BA points for AA flights. My BA number was populated in the record and couldn't be removed online, but with a Tweet or call to AA, I was able to swap in a different number and select seats/get baggage waivers based on my status. (I've swapped in both AS and AA, depending on which airline I had status with at the time.)

Dec 1, 2017, 1:56 pm

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you can switch FF number using finnair's website. That'll do the trick

Dec 1, 2017, 5:08 pm

SteveinA2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by royal757

you can switch FF number using finnair's website. That'll do the trick

Thanks for advice

Dec 2, 2017, 9:54 pm

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Originally Posted by royal757

you can switch FF number using finnair's website. That'll do the trick

AA doesn't use Amadeus so you can't do that. You need to call AA and ask that they replace the BAEC # with your EXP #.

Dec 2, 2017, 10:16 pm

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Originally Posted by Guy Betsy

AA doesn't use Amadeus so you can't do that. You need to call AA and ask that they replace the BAEC # with your EXP #.

It doesn't matter that AA does not use Amadeus. If you book an AA award flight with BA Avios, you can definitely change the FFP in the record via the finnair.com website; I've successfully done so more than once.