Missing first leg of domestic
Apr 18, 2015, 4:34 pm
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Missing first leg of domestic
I have a man-lhr booking and I might have to miss the outbound. Now I know the rules dictate that the inbound would canceled, but I was looking for anecdotal data on how accommodating BA are in this instance. Are they likely to protect or reinstate the inbound?
And I know, I should have booked as two singles
And I know, I should have booked as two singles
Apr 18, 2015, 4:58 pm
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I have a man-lhr booking and I might have to miss the outbound. Now I know the rules dictate that the inbound would canceled, but I was looking for anecdotal data on how accommodating BA are in this instance. Are they likely to protect or reinstate the inbound?
And I know, I should have booked as two singles
And I know, I should have booked as two singles
To this day I am not sure if I would have been OK had I not booked a replacement ticket. I guess the robots could have cancelled my return but did not get round to it.
Apr 18, 2015, 5:46 pm
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i messed up over a lost passport a few years ago. booked myself a new one way outbound to nurnberg thinking i could use my ticket to come back.... wrong! i was charged about £160 to get home and that was a loophole favour of some sort and should have been well over £300.
however, had i realised and squared it with BA first (so they said), they might have been more accomodating If you have mitigating circumstances id give it a go. you never know your luck in a raffle! certainly would not suggest you 'wing it' like i unwittingly did!
however, had i realised and squared it with BA first (so they said), they might have been more accomodating If you have mitigating circumstances id give it a go. you never know your luck in a raffle! certainly would not suggest you 'wing it' like i unwittingly did!
Apr 18, 2015, 6:36 pm
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The thing is that you can never be sure, and while it has happened to some people not to see the remainder of their ticket cancelled, plenty of other people have.
If you know that you will miss one leg, I would strongly recommend that you contact BA, explain why, and ask if they would be willing to let you keep your return. In many cases, two one ways may be the same price as a return so they wouldn't necessarily think that you have been deceitful to try and save money (as would be the case, for instance, if you had booked a "cheap" I return from LHR to JFK with an intention only to fly it as a one way). I personally think that this strengthens your case.
If you know that you will miss one leg, I would strongly recommend that you contact BA, explain why, and ask if they would be willing to let you keep your return. In many cases, two one ways may be the same price as a return so they wouldn't necessarily think that you have been deceitful to try and save money (as would be the case, for instance, if you had booked a "cheap" I return from LHR to JFK with an intention only to fly it as a one way). I personally think that this strengthens your case.