Originally Posted by
Andy33
Oh, and its British Airways or BA, never British Air, that's what you'll breathe while you're at Heathrow. For some reason using the term British Air really annoys airline and airport staff in the UK - and you're going to need their help and co-operation.
It also really annoys everyone on the BA or UK forum.
To the OP: You should try to see if you can get you flight to Milan included in your award flight to Europe. There isn't a direct *A flight from LHR, and I assume that this bit you want to keep locked in, but possibly consider a connecting flight on LH or LX.
With separate tickets you should allow a minimum of three, better four, hours before your onward BA flight. Having said that, if there is a significant delay on the UA flight and you miss your outbound BA flight, you will have almost certainly lost these entirely and shouldn't expect much lenience from BA. It's a risky move because you have no control of the situation.
I would also expect no interlining of baggage.