<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Globaliser:
Is it an ex-UK ticket? Are you sure it allows date changes on the first sector? Many cheapies are date-changeable on all except the first sector.</font>
It's an ex-UK ticket and it's partially flexible, I've already brought my departure date forward and have been told it's no problem to change it again but there's no availability in my fare type.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Globaliser:
And are you going to try to get on anything tonight? If it's an ex-UK ticket from a travel agent, your first port of call should really be that travel agent.</font>
The ticket is through a corporate department at BA.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Globaliser:
And may I ask whether it's the sort of family crisis for which you could get documentary evidence, eg a doctor's letter or something like that? An emergency of that nature of which you can get evidence may get you more help, favours and waivers than other types of crisis. </font>
I didn't think of asking the hospital for a letter but I'm sure they've had to deal with these situations before, so I'll try that.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dnw:
There's no such thing as standby on BA in the UK.
If your ticket rules permit you to change to the flights in question for a fee or otherwise, you can change by calling telesales.
If they don't, you can't, period. That is unless you find a ticket desk agent that is willing do it ex-gratia (i.e. out of the goodness of their heart), but that is very rare these days.</font>
Perhaps
standby was the wrong term to use. My ticket is flexible and they will allow me to change it. The question I wanted an answer to was whether its worth my while to turn up to the airport in the hope that someone doesn't turn up, OR should I just buy a new ticket?