Hello

I got two days ago a FTV booking cancelled and like to get the cash refund on this occasion (MMB doesn't give me the direct option to request the refund as - so do I believe - I have used a FTV and additional cash to make the booking and hence MMB tells me to call in instead for my rebooking/ cancellation options).

I have sent my details to the Twitter team - normally they are quite good and they responded in my experience within a few hours - but I haven't heard anything back for more than 37 hours now. I can assume BA has cut the team in the usual spirit of cost savings and they are now struggling to keep up? Had to tweet AF last week and they responded within 20min, as a comparison.

I give them another 12 hours and then I'll call in; just wanted to post so you are aware in case you think of the Twitter team for something urgent in the future.

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I can't comment on the response times but the quality of support on BA twitter has gone down dramatically.
They're trying to automate a lot but it's basically just a maze to point you back to the website or MMB. They used to be the go-to channel for quick resolution but lately they seem misinformed, ask you 10 questions to confirm your identity and then you get nothing or a wrong / boilerplate answer or link to a website.

 

I have to agree. I used to find them excellent but now the quality/ accuracy of the answers is often poor. Perhaps they�re under pressure but I�d of thought giving them an extra resource would be relatively cost effective

 

As far as I�m aware theres been no cuts.

Based on call volumes the last year has been the most continuously intense period of time in the contact centres. When there is such demand with people calling, there is also going to be a big increase in people contacting social media.

I�m surprised that people�s reaction is that BA must either not have everyone working or have made cuts.

Personally I think its obvious that travel isn�t back to normal and what effect this would have on contacting BA.

 

I’ve had similar wait time from the Twitter team too. My queries were about BAH cancellation and basically after waiting days for them to respond they said they couldn’t help and I would have to call.

Not sure about staffing levels but on the Avios side, they are recruiting heavily at the moment for home based agents.

 

I've tried numerous telephone numbers to contact BA, but no matter what options I choose I get a closed line. Does anyone know a telephone number/options that is not closed?

Thanks!

 

As a data point I have been conversing with BA Twitter both @ and using DM�s for the past two weeks in a bid to get an Avios flight changed. They respond on average every 2 days with a different agent telling me something different each time and often �leave me on read�.

I shouldn�t phone as the booking is for more than 8 weeks time however I want the Avios to book for September this year. Although my request is not complicated it seems to be beyond the wit of anyone who reads it.

 

Its not closed, but as per my previous post it is under large sustained demand.

 

My severe apologies for my attempt to get help from your employer, to which I've paid a few thousands pounds in February (when nobody was booking any flights in an attempt to support your company), so I can get the cash back for a service paid which will not be delivered.

 

I can certainly understand the frustration, but you must have known that this was a speculative / "maybe" booking? Since it's a refund off a cancellation can it not wait a week or two? And if not you could chargeback?

 

we've all suffered the annoyance to calling. this morning would have been the normal optimal time i call in to deal with these issues rather quickly and in one interaction being saturday morning. i certainly wouldnt rely on a twitter person to manage getting me back my hundreds or thousands of gbp in one DM.

 

Whilst typing another post I called in and was answered within 15min and got my refund. My apologies for my earlier frustration.

Re/ the speculative booking - yes correct, but at that point I thought I intentionally book as its the best to support the company, hope for the best that the flight will actually happen, and not cashing out on the FTV.

 

If it is a refund for flights (as opposed to a BA Holiday Booking), have to tried PM'ing 'BA Refund Helper' via this forum?

I used his services earlier in the year and found the service excellent and very quick.

Just click on his name (in green) and then 'Send Private message to BA Refund Helper' from the following thread:

BA contact centres

I sent him my flight details/PNR etc and recevied a reply later the same day. The refund hit my credit card a couple of days later

I believe he can only deal with flight bookings and not holiday bookings though.

Edit: Just seen you have got through by telephone and issue resolved whilst I was typing the above.

 

As an update, I called in and got an answer within 15min.

Apologies if I sounded unnecessary frustrated. I leave all my previous posts unedited so you can form you own opinion about me

 

As per my other posts I called this Saturday AM and was answered within 15. Maybe Sat/ Sun AM is a good time to try.