Just started DONE4 ex-BKK (currently in Aust).

Given the recent thread about the xONEx validity tool, I realized that there is (no longer) a LHR-VCE flight. Was there one? I am pretty sure I had checked before (although I have done stupid things before) - was there one that is now gone? Is VCE only serviced out of LGW? Is there likely a seasonal service ex-LHR? We are going to be travelling early July 2005.

Given that only LGW-VCE exists, can't see how QF and the TA got this wrong. There was several round of checking of the routing and validity by QF - they didn't seem to pick up the fact that LHR-VCE is not a OW serviced segment. Is it likely that given their apparent error in issuing the ticket (open dated so no flight numbers were assigned) they will re-issue without charging the fee?

It seems my options seem to be:

• re-issue to LGW-VCE - unlikely as we are only transiting through London and don't fancy the trip between LHR and VCE just to connect to this flight - especially since we will be travelling with an infant.
• re-issue to LHR-BCN-VCE-BCN-LHR - issue here is that BA flight to BCN don't line up well with our arriving flight from LAX (we may be forced to take BA282 instead of BA268). If taking IB that would mean changing terminals which again I would like to avoid - so would take a BA flight to BCN. What is IB J like intra-europe? Is BCN easy to transit through? (I am only using 2 segments in Europe so the extra segments would not be a problem).
• I couldn't find AY flying into VCE - do they not service VCE?
• forgo VCE altogether and not use those segments

Any other options? Any comments/suggestions welcome.