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How The British Airways AARP Discount Works

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If you fly British Airways on revenue tickets departing the United States with any frequency, then it’s absolutely worth being an AARP member, so that you can save $65-200 per ticket. This is a fantastic perk that often flies under the radar, so in this post I wanted to take a look at all the…

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(@Walter)
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To stack to the BA card, do you also have to book it ON that card, or can you just have the card and the code?


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(@Davisson)
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You have to book on the card AND the card has to be registered in your name with the AVIOS account. (E.g. the discount code only works if your avios account has the credit card bounded)


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 Pete
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Glad to see it work. There was a long time where the link wasn’t working or wasn’t even available…per a “glitch”


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(@mattballaz)
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Is this only on cash tickets? (Not Avios)
Thanks.


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(@Fraser)
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A few weeks ago I booked using my Amex Platinum after using the Chase discount code. I assume it’s because I have a BAEC account and there’s some background coding that knows I have a Chase account connected to it.


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(@David O)
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Will this work in tandem with BA holidays bookings? I've found that if I book a hotel with a flight the cost of the flight drops significantly.


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 Andy
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While there is no restriction in terms of age, you have to be a legal resident of the US. This is not stated officially, but if you want to enter a non-US address or use a non-US credit card to pay the USD 16, the transaction is rejected.


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(@Eileen Sweeney)
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just booked flight then saw the AARP discount. Does it work retroactively?


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(@brianyyz)
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They have a membership tier for Canada/Mexico and overseas. 32USD for Can/Mex and 45USD for ROW.


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