Originally Posted by
just_starting
for about 20 of them I really can't fly back any earlier as the trip would be completely pointless then.
Yikes, what a mess.
Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
I would also point out the 300 (actually 350 mile) rule. I suspect the city involved here is DUS, where network changes have been noted elsewhere. If so, then I suspect rebooking via FRA and claiming the ICE train fare for the 80 minute trip would be more plausble than some of the other suggestions upthread.
Is BA"s rebooking deal with LH still in place? And does it allow rebooking onto Eurowings (under the LH code)? Appreciate OP doesn't want Eurowings, but these flights booked under the LH code book into "Eurowings Smart" which includes checked luggage, even priority boarding. It might not be identical to the BA offering, but BA does not need to offer an "identical" rebooking, the EC261 requirement is to provide "comparable" transport conditions. There's a decent argument a Eurowings Smart ticket is comparable.
The other option is to go to Cologne - the 21.55 service seems in place on Sundays.