Originally Posted by
Prospero
It sounds as though your travel date coincides with the BA297 short term switch to a 3 class 777 operation. This 777 has the new Club World Suite installed but no First cabin.
As AA’s service to ORD is all 787 and also without First, the only BA/AA option would be the earlier BA295
I think best three options which might suit (and the order I would choose them in) which you should be able to get from BA:
- take the later flight in Club World Suites and bank the refunded avios (no CCR on your connection though)
- get up early, take the earlier flight and have breakfast in the CCR
- take a flight to JFK around the time you want in F and then connect to ORD (though this means the T7-T8 change at JFK)