Originally Posted by
silonic
Got to the airport at 5.50am and there were around 11 people already at the ticketing desk. They had proactively moved me to a direct United flight later this morning. Just have to wait 90 mins before I can check in and get my ticket issued.
Fingers crossed that all works out fine. Thanks again for the advice shared on here.
Don't forget to give UA your *A frequent flyer number at checkin to get those points (set one up quickly with Aegean beforehand if you don't have one already), and to claim the Avios and TPs from BA for your Original Routing Credit after the trip.