Possible to book BA codeshare?
Feb 12, 2019, 7:43 pm
#1
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Possible to book BA codeshare?
Hi, I regularly fly on CX719 which I noticed today also operates as BA4573 from HKG to CGK.
Is there any way to book this with the BA number instead of the CX number? Or is the only way to book a UK to Indonesia ticket via BA? Is the only way to get the codeshare through a married segment?
Is there any way to book this with the BA number instead of the CX number? Or is the only way to book a UK to Indonesia ticket via BA? Is the only way to get the codeshare through a married segment?
Feb 12, 2019, 8:21 pm
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You generally can’t book a flight like this on a BA code share unless it is part of a single ticket on an ex U.K. flight.
I just tried a dummy booking in the app and whilst the BA codeshare was offerd it wasn’t possible to actually book it as it came up with an error message - unable to get price quote.
I also tried JFK- SFO and the app says BA don’t fly that route but I have a BA codeshare on that sector as part of a LCY-Jfk-SFO trip.
is there a reason why you want it on the BA flight number?
I just tried a dummy booking in the app and whilst the BA codeshare was offerd it wasn’t possible to actually book it as it came up with an error message - unable to get price quote.
I also tried JFK- SFO and the app says BA don’t fly that route but I have a BA codeshare on that sector as part of a LCY-Jfk-SFO trip.
is there a reason why you want it on the BA flight number?
Last edited by UKtravelbear; Feb 12, 2019 at 8:38 pm
Feb 12, 2019, 10:03 pm
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is there a reason why you want it on the BA flight number?
Yes it needs to be part of a booking with another BA flight (in this case, (XXX-)-LON-HKG-CGK as the only BA flights to HKG are from London.
For 4 qualifying flights from the far east one other possibility is SIN-SYD-(somewhere else in AUS/NZ) using BA15/16m which books the domestic QF flights as BA codeshares...
Jul 25, 2019, 4:41 am
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Sorry to bring up an old thread. I have a need to fly LHR-MAN-INV-LHR, over a 5-7 day period, spending around 3 days in MAN and 3 days in INV. Can I book this as one using Multi-city and a BA / Logan codeshare between MAN-INV by calling or travel agent? or would I have to book each leg individually and with BA & Logan separate. BA.com does not seem to allow me to be book the MAN-INV bit direct and wants me to go MAN-LHR-INV or MAN-LHR-GLA-xxx-INV.
Jul 25, 2019, 5:41 am
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Sorry to bring up an old thread. I have a need to fly LHR-MAN-INV-LHR, over a 5-7 day period, spending around 3 days in MAN and 3 days in INV. Can I book this as one using Multi-city and a BA / Logan codeshare between MAN-INV by calling or travel agent? or would I have to book each leg individually and with BA & Logan separate. BA.com does not seem to allow me to be book the MAN-INV bit direct and wants me to go MAN-LHR-INV or MAN-LHR-GLA-xxx-INV.
There's no reason why you can't book LHR-MAN // INV-LHR on one ticket if that is better than booking those two on separate tickets.