Ba flights booked through aa
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Ba flights booked through aa
I booked Ba flights through aa from Inverness to lax via jfk in business is there a way to upgrade to first using avios on the Lhr to jfk flights. I have used my Ba number when booking.
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It’s not possible to UuA your booking since you booked through AA. To UuA a booking it must be on a BA issued 125-... ticket.
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There is a summary in post 6 of the TP run thread which hopefully helps clarify what bookings you can UuA
Upgrading Using Avios (UuA) & Gold Upgrade Vouchers (GUF)
A quick note on doing UuAs is that you can do these for exEU itineraries (or you can apply a GUF if you have any). The following restrictions for UuAs apply though:
Summary guide to bookings which can be upgraded with Avios:
A BA Holiday booking (flights & hotel) is UuA'able and treated as a TA booking, so a booking including non BA flights could not be UuA'ed. Also a BA Holiday booking which was made using a TA can not be UuA'ed.
Note that even if booked direct with BA on a 125-... ticket you can't UuA BA marketed and AA operated flight. The BA flight must be both BA marketed and operated.
There is more information on UuA'ing TA bookings here.
A quick note on doing UuAs is that you can do these for exEU itineraries (or you can apply a GUF if you have any). The following restrictions for UuAs apply though:
Summary guide to bookings which can be upgraded with Avios:
- BA issued tickets (can include other carriers) ^
- TA issued (on BA stock) booking with only BA flights ^
- TA issued (on BA stock) booking with other carriers
- Tickets issued on non-BA stock
A BA Holiday booking (flights & hotel) is UuA'able and treated as a TA booking, so a booking including non BA flights could not be UuA'ed. Also a BA Holiday booking which was made using a TA can not be UuA'ed.
Note that even if booked direct with BA on a 125-... ticket you can't UuA BA marketed and AA operated flight. The BA flight must be both BA marketed and operated.
There is more information on UuA'ing TA bookings here.
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AA flights on a BA ticket are upgradable with avios, but only from a very limited number of selling classes. Your AA flight would need to be in J, C, D, W, or Y selling classes in order to upgrade with avios.
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DL/VS - DL has a significant investment stake in VS where there is probably a financial reason to make it happen as frequent flyer currencies will matter to them.
AA/BA - AA doesn't have an interest in Avios nor does BA in AAdvantage miles. Fare paying results is all that matters due to the joint venture agreements in place across the Atlantic.
AA/BA - AA doesn't have an interest in Avios nor does BA in AAdvantage miles. Fare paying results is all that matters due to the joint venture agreements in place across the Atlantic.
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Blamed it was a "married segment"
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I was not clear, I meant that BA will refuse to upgrade a BA leg because there is an AA segment in the itinerary. For example I wanted to UUA LHR-LAX from T to U/J but was declined because my ticket was GOT-LHR-LAX-SAN all ba legs except LAX-SAN that was AA.
Blamed it was a "married segment"
Blamed it was a "married segment"
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I was not clear, I meant that BA will refuse to upgrade a BA leg because there is an AA segment in the itinerary. For example I wanted to UUA LHR-LAX from T to U/J but was declined because my ticket was GOT-LHR-LAX-SAN all ba legs except LAX-SAN that was AA.
Blamed it was a "married segment"
Blamed it was a "married segment"