booking at ba.com vs other travel sites
Dec 1, 2006, 1:48 am
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booking at ba.com vs other travel sites
Are there any disadvantages to booking a BA flight at a cheaper fare through a site like expedia, lastminute, etc?
Do you still get miles? If using BA credit card, do you get the double miles or does it not show up on CC? Do you have access to MMB? Seat selection?
Do you still get miles? If using BA credit card, do you get the double miles or does it not show up on CC? Do you have access to MMB? Seat selection?
Dec 1, 2006, 2:00 am
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Don't forget aa.com, which is usually cheaper.
No difference at all - as long as you have the booking reference you can still use MMB etc (although, from 5 December, Blue's cannot preselect seats so MMB becomes pointless anyway). I can confirm that aa.com purchased tickets are now fine for MMB, even if you have an AA FF number in the booking.
If you book a normal Expedia fare it goes through your CC as BA so you will get double miles. If you book an Expedia Special Fare it goes through as Expedia so only single miles.
No difference at all - as long as you have the booking reference you can still use MMB etc (although, from 5 December, Blue's cannot preselect seats so MMB becomes pointless anyway). I can confirm that aa.com purchased tickets are now fine for MMB, even if you have an AA FF number in the booking.
If you book a normal Expedia fare it goes through your CC as BA so you will get double miles. If you book an Expedia Special Fare it goes through as Expedia so only single miles.
Dec 1, 2006, 2:07 am
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thanks. About the change on the 5th. Does that just apply to new bookings? They won't be taking my preassigned seat away from a flight in January I booked in September will they? 
oh and thanks for the AA.com tip! Checked there. Funny thing is the fare is $30 for this flight AMS-LGW and taxes are like the same. On ba.com fare is much less and taxes much higher. Anyway I'm going to book it with aa.com and will save 10 dollars plus no conversion charge by the credit card.
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oh and thanks for the AA.com tip! Checked there. Funny thing is the fare is $30 for this flight AMS-LGW and taxes are like the same. On ba.com fare is much less and taxes much higher. Anyway I'm going to book it with aa.com and will save 10 dollars plus no conversion charge by the credit card.
^ :-:
Dec 1, 2006, 2:20 am
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630714
Dec 1, 2006, 2:38 am
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The answer from a BA lurker is in this thread if you can be "assed" to read it
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630714
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630714
Thanks...but no need to be cheeky.