Originally Posted by
ringingup
I have an itinerary that was cancelled months ago. Flights were for May but it was booked about 12 months ago or so.
I might be able to rebook now for new dates on October, but clearly BA won't let me without a fight.
Can I be bothered with fighting? New flights are definitely more expensive, so the change would go at my advantage.
That said, there is always the risk that those flights are going to be cancelled as well as they'll be last few rotations from LGW to CAG. My other option is to fly with LH via MUC or FRA.
The regulation says
1. Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall be offered the choice between:
(a) - reimbursement within seven days, by the means provided for in Article 7(3), of the full cost of the ticket at the price at which it was bought, for the part or parts of the journey not made, and for the part or parts already made if the flight is no longer serving any purpose in relation to the passenger's original travel plan, together with, when relevant,
- a return flight to the first point of departure, at the earliest opportunity;
(b) re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to their final destination at the earliest opportunity; or
(c) re-routing, under comparable transport conditions, to their final destination at a later date at the passenger's convenience, subject to availability of seats.
So you're saying you're choosing option (c) [my bolding]? And re-routing at your (and not the airline's) convenience means during half term? All seems fine so far - the restriction is "availability of seats". I don't see how the 12-month ticket validity BA speaks about has anything to do with "availability of seats" - and if they want to enforce their 12-month rule then they need to issue you a new ticket to comply with the regulation.
There's a world where you book e.g. EasyJet to CAG, paying what you would be happy to spend out-of-pocket. Then any successful legal action against BA is a bonus.