Would You Book This?
#31
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: London, mostly
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Downside: you need to be on top of your bookings, ideally using one of many apps to send a ping when AA fiddles with them. And check, often.
Upside: if they do, then ring them as the agents have (IME) a lot of freedom to rebook you any way that's remotely reasonable and sometimes they overdeliver (eg. once had them adjust the outbound which hadn't changed, as well as the return which they had retimed). It's a massive free option to play
At ORD, the Hilton was historically more than adequate, though I haven't been for a few years. It's directly opposite terminals. They used to run a "Christmas in July" sale as well. If you have time to go into town, subway directly below.
#32
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: ABZ
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We will arrive ORD around 1100 on AA. If they won't check our bags through to INV at MCO, can we drop bags off at T5 as soon as we arrive and is it logistically possible to go back to AA Flagship lounge at T3 to spend the afternoon before our BA flight to LHR?
#33
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You'll have a problem that BA desks don't open till approx 3 hours before scheduled departure so around 2pm for the 5pm flight. Exact times will be in MMB.
Can't answer your 2nd question but there is a thread about ORD on the AA board.
Can't answer your 2nd question but there is a thread about ORD on the AA board.
Last edited by UKtravelbear; Sep 30, 2018 at 9:04 pm
#34
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I think that you will need to wait until BA checkin desk opens and then use the T5 lounges
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#38
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: London
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Given that you're in ABZ it's a good deal. There may be better origins than INV for others, but as far as I know, it's about as good as it gets for you. There used to be good deals for F on INV-LHR-ORD but it went away very quickly... not sure if we're going to see them again.