Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios | 2016
Jan 16, 2016, 1:45 pm
#61
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Your guide to the Executive Club, attaining status and earning Avios | 2016
I would not recommend you put your Baec number in someone else's booking.
Jan 20, 2016, 3:22 am
#62
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I just had a frustrating phone call with the BA Gold Line.
I have two friends travelling on the same flights as me in the same cabin both on their own bookings.
I called up to select their seats and was told due to data protection this was not possible. I quoted the Gold Benefit listed online and was told no this is not possible as I have no link to their bookings.
How do I go about linking the bookings? Do I need to add my friends to my friends and family section on my account?
Edit: Apologies if this in the wrong thread, I didn't think it was worthy of starting a new thread so please move it if its better suited elsewhere.
I have two friends travelling on the same flights as me in the same cabin both on their own bookings.
I called up to select their seats and was told due to data protection this was not possible. I quoted the Gold Benefit listed online and was told no this is not possible as I have no link to their bookings.
How do I go about linking the bookings? Do I need to add my friends to my friends and family section on my account?
Edit: Apologies if this in the wrong thread, I didn't think it was worthy of starting a new thread so please move it if its better suited elsewhere.
Jan 20, 2016, 3:44 am
#63
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You need them to be on the phone too or for them to add you as a nominee on their accounts/booking.
Sometimes BA agents insist on this due to data protection, sometimes they just do the TCP and seat selection anyway.
Sometimes BA agents insist on this due to data protection, sometimes they just do the TCP and seat selection anyway.
Jan 20, 2016, 4:05 am
#64
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Thanks. I tried the trusted method of calling back and hoping for someone else and within 5 minutes they put in a request to link all three bookings and took down the seat numbers I wanted and said it should be processed within 24 hours.
Jan 20, 2016, 1:38 pm
#65
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As a GCH I have chosen the seats for friends on the same flight a couple of times. Each time BA has required the permission of my friends before I could do this and I wholeheartedly endorse this approach.
Jan 21, 2016, 12:41 pm
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Think of it another way - if you happened to have a lower status than someone else who knew your booking reference - and they called in to change your seats (or meal, or FQTV), and you didn't want them to, you'd be annoyed with BA for letting someone else access your reservation...
Jan 21, 2016, 12:46 pm
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Think of it another way - if you happened to have a lower status than someone else who knew your booking reference - and they called in to change your seats (or meal, or FQTV), and you didn't want them to, you'd be annoyed with BA for letting someone else access your reservation...
Jan 22, 2016, 1:36 am
#68
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can a 2 year old become ba gold under the t&c? thanks!
Jan 22, 2016, 3:28 am
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Think of it another way - if you happened to have a lower status than someone else who knew your booking reference - and they called in to change your seats (or meal, or FQTV), and you didn't want them to, you'd be annoyed with BA for letting someone else access your reservation...
Jan 22, 2016, 7:40 am
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Eh? But what if they don't want to sit next to you? Or if you didn't want to sit next to the individual who had your PNR. BA doesn't know if you actually know each other or not, or if you're merely stalking/messing with someone.
Yes you can access certain things in MMB. Doesn't mean you should. Gold TCP seating wouldn't be something you could do through there; you need to be paying for someone else's seat selection.
Only when everybody is on the phone and authorising access to their own booking should BA proceed. Whether it's seats or meals or 'it's their anniversary, please tell the crew' requests, BA shouldn't action unauthorised third party requests.
Yes you can access certain things in MMB. Doesn't mean you should. Gold TCP seating wouldn't be something you could do through there; you need to be paying for someone else's seat selection.
Only when everybody is on the phone and authorising access to their own booking should BA proceed. Whether it's seats or meals or 'it's their anniversary, please tell the crew' requests, BA shouldn't action unauthorised third party requests.
Jan 23, 2016, 3:08 pm
#72
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This is fraud and will be treated as such by BA if they find out, which they could easily do for instance by comparing date of birth as you point out. Never do this, it is a silly way to lose your BAEC account and avios and possibly be barred from flying BA in the future.
Jan 27, 2016, 3:07 pm
#73
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How long does it takes for status to change? In February I shall qualify Gold. I shall arrive at LHR on Thursday 11/2 and will have 1530 TP including that flight. On the following Monday (15/12) I will leave from LHR, will my new status show in the BA app?
Jan 28, 2016, 4:30 am
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It will take a day or two to post the TP from your flight on 11/2, then an additional 2 to 3 days for BA.com and the App to update your status. So on the 15th February, it might or might not be reflected. If the TP are posted and the App not updated yet, show your TP history to the check-in agent and kindly ask them if they could put a manual note on your BP for you to access the F Lounge.
Jan 28, 2016, 2:45 pm
#75
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It will take a day or two to post the TP from your flight on 11/2, then an additional 2 to 3 days for BA.com and the App to update your status. So on the 15th February, it might or might not be reflected. If the TP are posted and the App not updated yet, show your TP history to the check-in agent and kindly ask them if they could put a manual note on your BP for you to access the F Lounge.