Often1

Sorry, I missed that. Had that as a one-hour change.

That is simply AA's auto-booking algorithm. You won't have a problem rebooking onto any flight within the 24 hour connection and certainly the next earlier LAX-SFO.

Keldin

I have a LHR>ORD cash booking landing on a Friday at 15h10
I then booked a separate reward Avios ticket ORD>SMF departing ORD Saturday 13h35 (AA flight) and an airport hotel overnight.
I've just been told by text the Saturday ORD>SMF flight has been delayed to depart at 18h00
Now while this is not a disaster it is bad as I will be booted out of my ORD airport hotel several hours before the flight and land so late in SMF (20h30) that the planned evening in SMF will be wrecked.
I've been given the following options by BA:
Refund. Not helpful as any other arrangement by me will now be costly
Change the ORD>SMF to Friday at 18h00. This is fine as long as I make the 2h50 connection at ORD. Since they are separate tickets BA said tough if I miss it. I am also travelling with someone needing wheelchair assistance so that always delays connections.

So some questions:
1) Can I get them to change the ORD>SMF to ORD>RNO on Friday or Saturday if there is no reward availability (there is currently none)
2) Can I get them to change the ORD>SMF to the Friday if there is no reward availability (there currently is but I may need to wait to decide and it may disappear)
3) If I book a Friday ORD>SMF reward ticket myself and cancel the Saturday one later how late can I cancel and do I get a full refund due to the timetable change. BA said I have only a couple of weeks to get a full refund due to the timetable change. I was thinking of booking the Friday ticket and if I miss the connection I have the Saturday still. If I make it I cancel it while in ORD airport (maybe 24+ hour ahead of Saturday flight)
4) Is there some other option I am missing?

Thanks in advance
K

golfmad

And herein lies your problem. This thread relates to timetable changes on connecting flights. Yours in not.

I can't see your options 1 or 2 being successful.

As for 3, you need to cancel the Saturday flight more than 24 hours before the flight. If you need the Saturday flight you will of course forfeit the costs of the Friday flight with no recourse.

In the same position as you I would probably just accept an additional 4 hour wait in ORD.

jrc999

Just got notified that the SEA-JFK leg operated by AA on a BA booking has been cancelled.

I had found via ITA Matrix an alternative routing via LAX that got me from SEA to JFK to make my JFK-LHR flight the following morning. Rang up BAEC and was told the only routing possible was SEA-LHR direct. This is a bit confusing as these flights are effectively the same routing I am doing on the way out:

Outbound: LHR-JFK-LAX-SEA
Return: SEA-JFX(Canx)-LHR
Proposed return: SEA-LAX-JFK-LHR.

Am keen to keep the extra stop as this helps me hit Silver. I did think about HUACA as this is the 2nd time this trip has been adjusted due to AA cancellations, and I found BA very flexible the first time round so was surprised they couldn't offer me the AA flights. Is it a different call centre on a Sunday? Would I have better luck calling tomorrow?

Any advice on rights/ routings etc would be appreciated.
thanks, J

UKtravelbear

wait until tomorrow once the AA flight changes have filtered through the system (AA does flight changes on a Saturday)

jrc999

Thanks for the quick reply - does that mean more routings/options should be available?

corporate-wage-slave

When AA makes drastic changes to their flights, one of the immediate casualties is the BA linked codeshares, and these are the ones that BA agents have few problems rebooking you into. The codeshares come back but it's a semi manual process and can take a few days. A bit depends on exactly what your ticket says in this area, it can be fairly complex to unravel what you can and can't do. But as a general rule you can leave it a week or two before reacting, AA may well have another go at this next weekend too and give the MAX situation there are even more than usual. Last week I had 3 flights on AA, booked in January, and not one of them was changed which was a bit of a shock!

Careful about Alaska services coming into the frame here, if it's a BA codeshare that's OK but not if it is AA coded. You don't need to use ITA matrix here, just cabin space, so you may do better hunting via BA.com using Multi city if necessary.

Lefly

Update: I called BA and the very nice agent rebooked me no question asked. Now I have the morning flight I wanted

Also, thank you for having moved the thread in this better one. I searched using google for something recent and related to my issue but I didn't find it.

Popinjay

Popinjay

corporate-wage-slave

I think there is some relevant advice upthread, you appear not to be the only one affected. Personally I'd leave it a day or two, but you can always call up and ask whether another plan you have is OK. If it isn't then call back after a few days. Best to have a clear idea as to what you want rather than asking than being non specific with the agent, since you're technically only allowed one rebooking per flight alteration.

jrc999

Thanks- the SEA-LAX leg is American Eagle which I think is effectively AA. What do you mean by "AA may well have another go at this next weekend too"? That there may be further changes next week or that they will try and fix the schedule? It looks like there are no direct SEA-JFK flights which seems surprising to me

thanks
J

fatlasercat

Flying SJC-LHR-BUD in December (I booking code). Originally it was a ~5hr connection, but they now pushed back the LHR-BUD flight by an hour, making the connection 6+hrs. Unfortunately the earlier LHR-BUD flight is too early. Any chance I could beg ourselves on to a SFO-LHR-BUD itinerary, even though fro SFO-LHR there is only J availability (no I) that day (Dec 18)?

Markie

I have had both BA and AA changes for the autumn come through in the past few days.

Jimbojumbo