Has BA stopped selling Tickets?

Old Aug 30, 23, 3:13 pm
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Has BA stopped selling Tickets?

Trying to log in to my Exec Club account - BA.com has been too busy for an hour and then it has said it is upgrading its system.


I can see the ticket I want (LCY to DUS) on Google Flights and in my Corporate travel agent, but can't buy on BA.com when I
click though or directly try to book at BA.com
Message is "No flights available".
Very odd!
Sadly I might have to book STN to CGN on Ryanair for me and my colleagues!
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:15 pm
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Nothing quite chills the blood like a message saying BA are upgrading their system the day before a flight. Gulp.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:18 pm
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Came to the BA forum to see if their IT was down or if it was just me losing my mind. Seems it's the former. I'm now unable to log in or manage my booking. I'm flying BA48 SEA-LHR tonight and BA542 LHR-BLQ tomorrow. First, I noticed that BA542 disappeared from the booking on the app, then I refreshed and was unable to access the booking or log in. Here's hoping I can get checked in at SEA tonight...
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:21 pm
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Was logged into the app but it chucked me out. Can now log into the website but MMB not working….looks like check in will be delayed.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:24 pm
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Be worth checking MMB on Finnair probably to see whether this is a front end problem or more serious.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:25 pm
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still broken.

earlier today i was trying to book a LHR-MUC flight in december but it would crap out at payment and now it will not even display flights.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:25 pm
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I got further this time - managed to get all the way though to allocating seats after entering all the colleagues details... and it then crashed out and sent me to start the "booking journey" again ... off to Ryanair now - sadly! Need to get the booking done before my colleagues arrive in the UK tomorrow morning - even with the extra train journey at the other end
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:26 pm
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I can MMB without logging in on BA. Not daring actually touch anything in the booking, but it may be worth a go.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:27 pm
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Yeah, on the BA IT sliding scale of "buggy" to "b*ggered", it's definitely the latter tonight...
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:27 pm
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Check in worked but main page now not logging in!!
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:30 pm
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I imagine someone must have logged in to MMB to make a change to their flight to France.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 3:43 pm
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Originally Posted by flyerkit
I got further this time - managed to get all the way though to allocating seats after entering all the colleagues details... and it then crashed out and sent me to start the "booking journey" again ... off to Ryanair now - sadly! Need to get the booking done before my colleagues arrive in the UK tomorrow morning - even with the extra train journey at the other end
You could always just book with a travel agency - e.g.expedia
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Old Aug 30, 23, 6:56 pm
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I would recommend Lufthansa instead.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by lhrsfo
I would recommend Lufthansa instead.
I wouldn't because I actually flew Lufthansa today.
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Old Aug 30, 23, 7:41 pm
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Nothing new. I have been getting this error message for a few days now. For some of my flights i cannot choose a seat and for some others that have cancelled and rebooked i can see the old flights 3,4 times. I have given up
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