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Old Feb 13, 2019 | 5:30 pm
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Originally Posted by helgaflyer
I’ve been following this recent discussion with interest, in particular trying to determine how the rules would apply to my upcoming trip. One segment (but not the first segment) of my JL-plated AONE5 is BA15, LHR-SYD “direct” containing 2 married segments with a refueling stop in SIN. BA15 departs LHR at 21:45 while BA11, nonstop LHR-SIN, departs LHR several hours earlier. With the intent of trying to spend a little more transit time in SIN, I was considering changing from BA15 to BA11 (LHR-SIN) + BA15 (SIN-SYD). I would try to make this change while transiting through LHR on the day of travel. Given the group’s experience and expertise, would this scenario necessitate a reissue? On one hand, there is no change to origin/destination/date of travel; OTOH it adds an additional segment to the RTW. As a parallel question, if I approach BA agents about making this change, might they have an alternative way to make day-of-travel changes that wouldn’t influence the RTW at all? I’d also be interested to hear suggestions about whether I should approach an agent at the transit desk vs First Class Check-in. Note: while there is much discussion on the BA forum re: these specific flights, most relate to award travel or upgrades but I could find none related to RTW tickets. Thanks in advance, even if your advice is to leave my itinerary alone because making this type of change could be asking for trouble.
This would clearly be a re-route that would require a reissue, since you would be changing the "ticketed points" (assuming you currently have LHR-SYD booked as one coupon, one segment).

It is possible for airport agents to put you on a different flight, such as BA 11, without repricing your ticket, but it would need to be an involuntary change, such as if BA15 were late and you were in danger of a missconect.

If you don't mind paying the $125 USD reroute fee, you can make the change in advance. If you have not yet flown any of it, then the ticket would also need to be repriced at current fares.
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