Ba flights booked through aa
Jan 18, 2019, 9:18 am
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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.
Jan 18, 2019, 9:32 am
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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.
Jan 19, 2019, 3:02 am
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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.
Jan 19, 2019, 9:13 am
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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.
Jan 19, 2019, 12:07 pm
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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.
Jan 19, 2019, 12:18 pm
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Blamed it was a "married segment"
Jan 19, 2019, 3:43 pm
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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"
Jan 19, 2019, 3:45 pm
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Jan 19, 2019, 3:46 pm
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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"