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Aug 1, 2023 | 12:18 pm

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ernestnywang

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Originally Posted by flights_1

I’m scheduled to fly on a BA ticket (but AA codeshare) from London to Chicago and need to link an onward connection (still to purchase) to Columbus with American.

I gather it’s possible to link the two bookings so that it avoids issues if my 1st leg flight is delayed.

Should I make the booking via the American site and then call BA to link it?

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks!

As Mwenenzi mentioned, you cannot expect AA/BA to through-check your bag and protect you in case of misconnection when the 2 tickets are booked in separate PNRs. Depending on the change fee and fare difference, you might want to change your LHR-ORD ticket to LHR-xORD (or another transit point)-CMH. Otherwise, leave ample time to minimize misconnection risk and for bag re-check (if needed, may not be much of a difference since it is International-to-Domestic).

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