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Old Oct 30, 2024 | 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Quark999
For better or for worse, my employer has now introduced a corporate card - so that loophole is no longer available to me. It's probably for the best. But is there any way of paying for the ticket on my corporate card and then immediately upgrading with my personal cash without incurring the change fees?
If you are the one buying the original ticket (on the corporate card, presumably on your BAEC account) then yes, you can call up, amend the booking and use a different card for the fare difference without the change fee. You do need to call within 24 hours, there can be a few hours flexibility on this if it's tricky to get through. It may be that you can simply do it online if it's a straightforward booking, however I think that embeds the change fee even if you do it within 24 hours.
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