Originally Posted by
NickB
The way I understand it is that you cannot be sure that you will be able to start from LHR at the moment. You would need the leg starting from CDG to be cancelled, to enable you to rebook from a starting point up to 300 miles away from CDG, including LHR.
So, ultimately, if I understand BA rebooking policies correctly, if you want to start from LHR, the question is whether you think the CDG-DUB is more likely to get cancelled than the CDG-LHR you might be rebooked onto. If it is, sitting still and waiting is best If it is not, then perhaps rebooking via LHR now is best.
Are you sure?
For me, it was BA services from London Heathrow to Seattle and back that were cancelled and replaced with new flights at different times. It had nothing to do with the LHR-CDG-LHR part of my itinerary, which were still operating without change.
When rejigging the itinerary, having to go out via LAX to HNL on AA as SEA was out due to the timings, I just asked if I could start and end in London instead of Paris and he said yes. I did chance my arm first and asked for Dublin as my starting point, but it was outside the 300 mile rule, so that was a no. London was without a quibble, he just did it and that was that.