Any way to...BUY up to premium economy on BA
Jan 8, 2018, 1:21 pm
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Any way to...BUY up to premium economy on BA
Bought open jaw travel on AA paper stock. AA metal to DUB. Then Return from LHR on BA. S Economy ticket. I FALSELY understood my platinum/sapphire status would allow an upgrade. My mistake. But now I have this ticket and I'd like to be in premium economy coming home. Anyway to buy into that inventory?
Last edited by northernlights1; Jan 8, 2018 at 1:27 pm
Jan 8, 2018, 1:24 pm
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You sure it's in Y fare? You could use AA miles to upgrade BA metal flights in this case.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...r-airlines.jsp
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...r-airlines.jsp
Jan 8, 2018, 1:28 pm
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You sure it's in Y fare? You could use AA miles to upgrade BA metal flights in this case.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...r-airlines.jsp
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...r-airlines.jsp
Just changed original post. S FARE. Subliminally I was hoping it was Y fare.
Jan 8, 2018, 1:30 pm
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And is World Traveler Plus product any more beneficial than possible leg room?
Jan 8, 2018, 1:31 pm
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Bought open jaw travel on AA paper stock. AA metal to DUB. Then Return from LHR on BA. S Economy ticket. I FALSELY understood my platinum/sapphire status would allow an upgrade. My mistake. But now I have this ticket and I'd like to be in premium economy coming home. Anyway to buy into that inventory?
Jan 8, 2018, 1:36 pm
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Do I call AA desk or BA? It is an AA ticket. There wasn't a way that I saw on booking the ticket online to split the fare into Economy outbound (of which I am in MCE) and return on Premium Economy. Is there a way to do that for the future?
And is World Traveler Plus product any more beneficial than possible leg room?
And is World Traveler Plus product any more beneficial than possible leg room?
It is a much nicer product
The AA website is not really set up for handling mixed class bookings; booking over the phone is the way to go for such bookings
Since you made the booking with AA, it is AA where you need to go to make the change
Jan 8, 2018, 1:41 pm
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BA Premium Economy is closer to a domestic US 1st class product in style - wider seats, a better gap between passengers and better legroom
It is a much nicer product
The AA website is not really set up for handling mixed class bookings; booking over the phone is the way to go for such bookings
Since you made the booking with AA, it is AA where you need to go to make the change
It is a much nicer product
The AA website is not really set up for handling mixed class bookings; booking over the phone is the way to go for such bookings
Since you made the booking with AA, it is AA where you need to go to make the change
Jan 8, 2018, 1:44 pm
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When you call to have them change to PE, be sure to clarify that you want a P fare not a W fare. I just hung up with an EXP agent that quoted me a W fare despite having P availability on ITA. Luckily I recognized the ~$400 price difference per person between P and W.
Jan 8, 2018, 1:57 pm
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Very Helpful. Last question(no promises). Would I have been better off booking through BA side of things? (I'm an AA plat). I think if i would have asked for premium economy, it would have presented the economy AA outbound and Premium Economy Return? Would I have had access to MCE then on the AA outbound?
The BA site is much better at handling mixed class itineraries and will offer Economy in one direction combined with Premium economy in the other
Last edited by Dave Noble; Jan 8, 2018 at 2:04 pm
Jan 8, 2018, 3:57 pm
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But would I have access to free MCE inventory if booking through BA website and on BA paper as an AA Plat?(not an avios member)
Jan 8, 2018, 4:01 pm
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Jan 8, 2018, 4:01 pm
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I don't get it. (At least the US version of) aa.com lets you select different cabins for outbound vs. return. You don't get this with multi-city bookings, but it works fine for roundtrips.