Originally Posted by
jerry a. laska
I think you will get your best response, if anybody knows, as to how BA will deal with this in the BA forum. People have been changing away from wetlease flights operated by others (and now DAT) for BA for sometime. The DAT thread in the BA forum has some people reporting that their change from the DAT operated flight is confirmed while on the phone with the agent (maybe you can ask in that thread if people are being issued new ticket numbers?).
But if earning at the old rates is very important then I wouldn’t chance it.
Yes, I did think that but found this thread and gave it a try.
Originally Posted by
JAXBA
Should be able to be handled by the frontline agent, not sure why it would need to be queued. If the same bkg class is available on the new flight, it should be a reval, but the option isn't always available for agents to use (to prevent misuse). Many agts, even back office ones, get into a a rhythm of invol exchanges, so may just reissue anyway.
I still don't know what effect that may have on your Avios earnings though.
Should be possible, once you get past the computer says no response because the flight is 'operated by a non-partner' - but UuA will definitely be a reissue.
I'm not bothered about the Avios for this flight alone, but the same ticket has multiple long-haul I-class sectors and the cost of the ticket was low. The cost in Avios for the whole itinerary of dropping out of the old Avios regime would be over 30,000. It just really pi$$es me off that BA changed carriers, threw us out of our seats into random other seats right at the back, said nothing and now act dumb when I try and change back to what I originally booked. I'm going to have to grin and bear it, I fear. Perhaps there's an AUP available so I can at least simmer with a skinfull of G+T.