Originally Posted by
orbitmic
Travel insurance will cover this if you have it. Ba will probably reimburse costs up to a certain amount that will depend on your class of travel and baec status. Somewhere between £100-200 would likely be fine, more will start depending on circumstances.
Unless it is a domestic flight, BA is liable under the Montreal Convention for lost/delayed luggage and that extends to, iirc, XDR1133 which is approximately GBP1197
Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
As you spotted, BA have certainly in past covered ski hire. My hunch is that they would pay, and swiftly, so long as it was reasonable and covered by receipts.
Which is nothing less than it is obligated to do