Originally Posted by
omk298
I have used a 241 to book LHR-SCL in J then GRU-LHR in F. I booked the return online then had half the Avios refunded, so the outbound and inbound are two separate bookings. We didn't want to be in Sao Paulo, but missed out on return flight from SCL - we have a Latam flight SCL-GRU, booked on Avios. Originally we had just over 4 hours in GRU - we've just had a schedule change on the GRU-LHR flight bringing departure 20 minutes earlier, meaning for 3hr 45min transit. I am aware that it isn't a big change, it just increases my level of anxiety a bit. My question is what I could get BA to agree to as a result of this schedule change?
I'm presuming that we could change to the next day, since there is reward availability, without paying a change fee?
According to this thread you should be able to change your GRU-LHR flight to +/- 2 days.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...rebooking.html
Would we have any joy asking to change to a flight back from GIG the next day, also available? (trying to decide on whether a day in Rio would be sufficient to make up for missing out on F)
I think that is unlikely. How would that tie in with your already booked SCL-GRU flight?
I'm presuming there is no way of getting BA to put the SCL-GRU flight into the same booking as the onward flight, to allow through checking of luggage and protection?
BA won't add it to the existing PNR and you won't have any connection protection.
What is Latam's policy in through checking luggage on to separate tickets? That's what would be relevant since you check your bag with them.
I'm also assuming there's no hope of getting to change to SCL-LHR (much further and no availability)?
No chance.