Contact BA phone number to patient dep. agent
Aug 29, 2015, 5:35 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: ±38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,428
Have you considered doing this as a RTW itinerary? If you are spending 80,000 among the two of you, you are very very likely to get this and a lot of flexibility on a RTW for much less, in J or F.
Aug 29, 2015, 7:06 pm
#19
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Anywhere
Posts: 6,576
I've tried this with AF in Paris once. Had to book a next day trip to the US and figured I could just as well go landside and do it in person.
Me: I need to book a round-trip Stockholm - SFO.
Agent: But you are in Paris!
Me: Yes, but I need to travel from Stockholm.
Agent: But you can fly directly from here.
Me: *sigh* I need to go home and pack before I can fly to SFO.
*Agent hammers away at keyboard*
Agent: Sir, we don't fly from Stockholm to SFO!
Me: What do you mean!?
Agent: Well, I looked it up on the computer and there are no flights ARN-SFO.
Me: Well, obviously I would need to transit in AMS or CDG.
Agent: So you want to fly from Paris to SFO?
*DOH*
About 20 minutes later we had concluded that I wanted to fly ARN-CDG-SFO on the outbound and could start on the return.
Agent: Sir, we don't fly SFO-ARN.
...
I have since given up on booking anything with agents in airports. I've had much better success with the ones you call...
Me: I need to book a round-trip Stockholm - SFO.
Agent: But you are in Paris!
Me: Yes, but I need to travel from Stockholm.
Agent: But you can fly directly from here.
Me: *sigh* I need to go home and pack before I can fly to SFO.
*Agent hammers away at keyboard*
Agent: Sir, we don't fly from Stockholm to SFO!
Me: What do you mean!?
Agent: Well, I looked it up on the computer and there are no flights ARN-SFO.
Me: Well, obviously I would need to transit in AMS or CDG.
Agent: So you want to fly from Paris to SFO?
*DOH*
About 20 minutes later we had concluded that I wanted to fly ARN-CDG-SFO on the outbound and could start on the return.
Agent: Sir, we don't fly SFO-ARN.
...
I have since given up on booking anything with agents in airports. I've had much better success with the ones you call...
Aug 30, 2015, 1:10 am
#20
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: JAX
Programs: Ex-BA/AA/CP/LY staff, BA Executive Club Blue, IHG Diamond, Marriott Silver, Chick-fil-A Red
Posts: 3,587
Agreed that there isn't a specific BA department or team to reach to handle such an itinerary. I would have been amazing at it, if I do say so myself, but I no longer work for BA. I do agree that a competent travel agent would be the best way to go here.
Having worked in BA reservations, and having worked in travel agencies, I completely understand how tricky it can be to find agents who 'get it', who not only don't get confused when booking places they've never heard of, but instinctively know all kinds of value added bits and pieces. We truly are a rare breed!
I hope you find an agency that understands your needs.
Having worked in BA reservations, and having worked in travel agencies, I completely understand how tricky it can be to find agents who 'get it', who not only don't get confused when booking places they've never heard of, but instinctively know all kinds of value added bits and pieces. We truly are a rare breed!
I hope you find an agency that understands your needs.