Upgrades Options by AA operated flight but BA marketed and stock
Sep 14, 2018, 4:06 am
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Yikes! Look like I am going to be stuck in economy. Due to my connection, I will not be able to make the BA operated flight to DFW.
Sep 14, 2018, 4:16 am
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Sep 14, 2018, 4:31 am
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Sep 14, 2018, 4:41 am
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Sep 14, 2018, 8:23 am
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You can check in just fine on AA but you need the AA reservation number.
Jun 8, 2019, 12:22 am
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Similarly, I’m looking at booking an AA flight marketed by BA, but looking to go from PE to Biz. Anyone know if it possible to do this (even with a full-fare, W, booking class)?
Jun 8, 2019, 12:27 am
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Reservations booked through a source other than American Airlines must include at least one flight with an American Airlines flight number in order to be eligible (includes codeshare flights operated by British Airways or Iberia but booked as an American Airlines flight number.)
Jun 8, 2019, 1:07 am
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However, I have now found some other itineraries with AA flight numbers on the segments I want to upgrade. Does it matter who tickets it in this case?
Also, if I do end up finding a itinerary with an AA operated/BA marketed flight (but still meeting the one AA flight requirement on another segment), what inventory does this pull from? Is it still C? And can you waitlist?
Last edited by Aero137; Jun 8, 2019 at 1:09 am Reason: Updated to include quote
Jun 8, 2019, 2:55 am
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I would book with the airline whose FFP currency I want to use. Despite one or two anecdotes here that some managed to get AA to reissue a BA ticket, I am very much skeptical that AA would do that.
Yes, you will need C class inventory. AA allows waitlisting C class, so if you make a booking with AA it should not be a problem; if you make a booking with BA the latter's agents are not really familiar with that option..
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Sep 8, 2019, 9:56 am
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Coming back to this with a similar situation and relating some anecdotal evidence to look for comment/similar experiences.
We have a flight booked with BA Holidays. All BA flight numbers. The initial leg is on AA LAX-LHR (we're getting from SJC-LAX on a separate AS ticket). We're in I. It shows up in the AA app as AA 108 but, of course, they know it's really ticketed as BA 1540 (I believe that's the number), so not possible to apply SWU to move into A at this time,
What I have been told, however, is that they can do this at the airport if there is still A available.Is this something generally true or likely an exception? Does anyone else have experience (yay or nay) for this situation?
Cheers.
We have a flight booked with BA Holidays. All BA flight numbers. The initial leg is on AA LAX-LHR (we're getting from SJC-LAX on a separate AS ticket). We're in I. It shows up in the AA app as AA 108 but, of course, they know it's really ticketed as BA 1540 (I believe that's the number), so not possible to apply SWU to move into A at this time,
What I have been told, however, is that they can do this at the airport if there is still A available.Is this something generally true or likely an exception? Does anyone else have experience (yay or nay) for this situation?
Cheers.
Sep 8, 2019, 7:27 pm
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Coming back to this with a similar situation and relating some anecdotal evidence to look for comment/similar experiences.
We have a flight booked with BA Holidays. All BA flight numbers. The initial leg is on AA LAX-LHR (we're getting from SJC-LAX on a separate AS ticket). We're in I. It shows up in the AA app as AA 108 but, of course, they know it's really ticketed as BA 1540 (I believe that's the number), so not possible to apply SWU to move into A at this time,
What I have been told, however, is that they can do this at the airport if there is still A available.Is this something generally true or likely an exception? Does anyone else have experience (yay or nay) for this situation?
Cheers.
We have a flight booked with BA Holidays. All BA flight numbers. The initial leg is on AA LAX-LHR (we're getting from SJC-LAX on a separate AS ticket). We're in I. It shows up in the AA app as AA 108 but, of course, they know it's really ticketed as BA 1540 (I believe that's the number), so not possible to apply SWU to move into A at this time,
What I have been told, however, is that they can do this at the airport if there is still A available.Is this something generally true or likely an exception? Does anyone else have experience (yay or nay) for this situation?
Cheers.
Jan 10, 2020, 3:36 pm
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Rehashing this thread, but my situation is a little different as I am on a domestic segment booked through BA.
I am flying SFO-LAX on AA (Envoy) with a BA flight number, which is the first segment of a BA ticket from LAX-LHR, currently in economy, is there anyway to receive a complimentary upgrade (<500 miles) on this segment or is it not possible since I booked through BA and the flight has a BA flight #?
I am flying SFO-LAX on AA (Envoy) with a BA flight number, which is the first segment of a BA ticket from LAX-LHR, currently in economy, is there anyway to receive a complimentary upgrade (<500 miles) on this segment or is it not possible since I booked through BA and the flight has a BA flight #?
