Originally Posted by
Haagen Daz
I shall put this question here, if I may, as it is tenuously connected to the original question (especially given the OP's handle...).
If one has a UK-EU flight booked, then a next-day EU-AUS flight, what happens if BA loses luggage on the UK-EU sector? The EU-AUS departs early the next morning, so there is little to no chance of any stray baggage arriving in time to make that departure. Is BA liable only to get the baggage to the EU destination, or is it liable to ensure that the luggage arrives at a city of the passenger's choosing (in this case, Sydney!)? Logic suggests the latter (taking cruise passengers as an obvious example), but is this another risk factor when playing ex-EU roulette?
HBO is not an option, in this instance.
Just to add to the wise words of
corporate-wage-slave, the biggest issue in that case may be timing. Sure, BA will send your bags on to Sydney if you so wish, but you cannot safely assume they’ll be on the next flight. It may well take several days by which time you may be on your cruise, without luggage, which would clearly be a problem.
Less of a problem if you’re staying in Sydney for a while, but if you’re travelling around AUS or catching a ship it’s clearly more of an issue logistically.