Originally Posted by
Flying Doctor
Ha ha! I was on that one. This was the one with the engine or other part in the hold to fix the plane that as we landed at DFW we parked almost next to the other A380 that had gone tech the day before...... We were only around 90 minutes late if I recall. Security/Immigration through DFW that day was like empty - such a treat!
FD.
Yeah that’s the one. My original flight was due to leave 1700 for AUS arriving at 1800
I was right at the pointy end of the plane & as soon as I realised even with pre Check trusted Traveller it was going to be impossible to make my connection I was about to email BA. I’m GGL. Then I noticed the mssg from BA saying I was moved to the very last flight. I noticed there was at least one flight at 2000 which would be better than the 2145 connection so emailed saying pls put me on it. Within 10mins I had a reply asking security questions which I did. Then I never heard back from the GGL for almost 24hrs. I dare say had they moved me to the 2000 I’d have arrived at 2100 which would have been around 3 hours late. I’d not have got the £520. Once in DFW I did suggest this but the folks were struggling enough getting my bags re-labelled with the “BA booking they can’t change” so I went to the AA Flagship lounge. Ate some flagship dining & arrived in AUS at 2245 some 4hrs 45mins late. Which triggered the eligibility for the £520. The extra 1.5hours it took rather to reach AUS instead of catching the 2000 turned out ok. I’ve only ever submitted 2 BA claims they were both handled by BA very well.