Originally Posted by
onaswan
I have usually always known when my travel dates / times would be and on the occasions that there might be last minute changes, my company has paid for a flexible fare. Normally, I have made the original flight.
I have a trip lined up whereby I won't even know what day I am flying on, let alone the time; my company will be purchasing a fully flexible fare for me, for a random time / date (educated guess as to when I might need it).
Has anyone had an experience of this sort of thing?
Do I call up BA as soon as I know the time/date I need to travel (I know that it will be very short notice)?
Do I just turn up at LHR and try to get on the next flight?
Just as a point, the flight in question will be LHR - BRU, so plenty of flights per day.
It depends how much flexibility you need.
There are varying degrees of flexibility. However you only get to flex a fare (for changes) within the fare bucket you book. Typical ex-UK flex buckets are C, D and J. J has most flexibility because any flight with empty CE seats will always offer J but C and especially D may be more restricted.
You book the flight based on your expected dates and then move the dates if necessary. If you don't know when you are going to travel you are better off waiting to book until you absolutely do know when you will be travelling outbound.