Help with Avios points!!!
May 17, 2012 | 11:49 am
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 218
Help with Avios points!!!
I checked AA site and see availability to flight west coast to HNL (Hawaii) in May/June for 45k miles round trip AAMilesSaver. However, I can't see any availabilities on BAEC. Can I just call BA to book this route since I know there is open seat on AA? Please advise.
May 17, 2012 | 12:01 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,389
Help with Avios points!!!
Yes if it doesn't show on ba.com just call BA an they can book it for you. But you probably won't be able to get then to waive the fee even though the routing isn't bookable online.
May 17, 2012 | 12:09 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: New York
Programs: AA, BA, CO
Posts: 402
you sure??? Doesn't BA charge less miles than AA? So that would still apply?
another issue is that BA is the worst in wait time to actually speak with someone there
another issue is that BA is the worst in wait time to actually speak with someone there
May 17, 2012 | 12:18 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2011
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If you see the flights available on the AA engine, but not BA, you might try searching + 7 days then searching -7 days. I have had my requested flights pop up after doing this for some reason.
May 17, 2012 | 12:21 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BOS
Posts: 588
Another possibility... did you check the flight details beyond availability? If the available flights are on Hawaiian or Alaska, they won't show on the BAEC engine. Alaska flights are bookable through the phone only, and Hawaiian is not a BA partner.
May 17, 2012 | 12:25 pm
#6
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 102
It is hit and miss with BA on their availability tool. Just call them and explain it was not showing on their website and they should waive the phone ticketing fee. Also be careful as the agents have tried to get me to pay $1xx in taxes on Hawaii redemptions when it should only be the sept 11 security fee...
May 17, 2012 | 1:06 pm
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