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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 6:09 am
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Blueboys999
 
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Originally Posted by Polk
BA charge much more for flexible tickets and want to encourage sales of these. If people know that that they will be able to flex a non-flexible ticket, they won't pay the premium which will cost BA money. Rightly or wrongly, they have decided that this strategy will bring better results in the long term, even if it does mean some people spending longer in the lounge.
As you say, it's up to BA - not me.

I would be happy to pay a reasonable change fee but what I was asked for was full fare PLUS a £30 change fee. BTW - would I have had to pay a change fee if I had a fully flexible ticket?
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