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Mar 24, 2022 | 1:10 am

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Originally Posted by royal757

If I am booked on a LHR-NCE avios reward flight at 9pm, can I standby or confirm a seat for an earlier flight if I present myself at the check-in desk at LHR in the AM? If yes, is it complimentary (no status), if not what is the fee? I am a *A flyer and not familiar with BA, but have this upcoming flight and would like information. Unfortunetely on avios I could not book an earlier one and have this late ticket, I'll be arriving at LHR on a separate ticket very early in the morning (6:30am) and don't want to wait 15hours to catch my 9pm flight.

no to all questions. If you want to take an earlier flight, there needs to be avios space and you need to call to change and pay any fee applicable. The process is exactly the same whether you do it months before or near your flight.

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