Would You Book This?
Jun 26, 2018, 5:58 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,595
Don't forget that AA won't check your bag through to BA on the return, so you will have to go landside, collect it, and then take the shuttle bus over to T5 before checking it in again and going through security. I don't have any experience with the reliability of the train replacement bus between terminals at ORD, perhaps that's worth checking out in one of the other destination specific forums of FT.
Jun 26, 2018, 6:05 pm
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2002
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My experience is AA will thru check to BA when on a separate PNR. Just have the BA booking ref and ticket numbers to hand when checking in at MCO. They sometimes have issues printing boarding passes though. Just ensure you go to the BA check in at ORD and present the baggage claim checks to make sure the AA tag numbers are copied to your BA booking and that they get loaded to your flight.
Jun 26, 2018, 7:06 pm
#18
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Thanks for clarifying. Wasn't aware as this was a pro active offer from AA check in agent at FLL not a request from me to have the bags thru checked to LHR. All good for future expectations ^
Jun 27, 2018, 12:30 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Surrey, UK
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It's still live on their travel agent website (link)
Jun 27, 2018, 1:43 am
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: ABZ
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Thanks again, everyone. Some really good information to consider.
I'll try to get AA to check bags through to INV at MCO, but if not, with 4+ hours at ORD, I would hope that we should be fine, all being well.
Can anyone recommend an airport hotel for our ORD night-stop for 3 adults?
I'll try to get AA to check bags through to INV at MCO, but if not, with 4+ hours at ORD, I would hope that we should be fine, all being well.
Can anyone recommend an airport hotel for our ORD night-stop for 3 adults?
Jun 27, 2018, 3:20 am
#23
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Jun 27, 2018, 3:41 am
#24
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: BA GOLD
Posts: 604
AA would not through check my bags at MCO last year and I expected this and left enough time to collect my bags and re-check in (or so I thought)!!! Got stuck on tarmac due to weather for two hours, then the flight took longer than it should and our bags were delayed being taken off the aricraft again due to weather. We made it to the check in desk with 1 minute to spare and the staff said the only reason we got on was that we had done OLCI and printed our BP's. I have never been so glad to settle into my CW seat and clutch a glass of fizzy.
Jun 27, 2018, 4:43 am
#26
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Jun 27, 2018, 4:57 am
#27
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Jun 28, 2018, 3:18 am
#29
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Are these £1300 INV-ORD fares on all the time, or are they liable to increase substantially if I don't go for it imminently?