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Old Nov 9, 2018 | 9:50 am
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Originally Posted by StanStorby
What are my options? What would you do?

Would BA let me change my ticket (at no cost) to e.g. MAN, BHX?
Would they rebook on FlyBe or Logainair? Other options?

What about AA: would they let me start my TP run in another city?
I would call up both carriers who issued the tickets and understand how much flexibility there is

You initially planned a B2B but it looks like with the schedule change, the aircraft is overnighting in INV.
You could ask BA to change your positioning flight to BA1466, you would overnight in INV and then catch BA1467 that AA have moved you to.

If there's some slack in your TP run, perhaps see if AA will let you drop INV-LHR due to an involuntary schedule change of 5 hours 40 minutes.
Assuming they are amenable to that, you could then cancel the positioning flight by citing a significant change, or paying the cancellation charge if it's a RFS.

I had a similar issue with an ex-EU starting in Denmark. The TP run was ticketed by AA but BA cancelled the first segment. AA wouldn't let me drop the first segment because the currency is different (DKK vs GBP) but I could start in BLL if I wanted. Applying this to your situation, you could ask to drop the first segment or ask to change to a different UK airport.
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