Passport renewed after first leg of itinerary has been flown
Jul 29, 2018, 4:54 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2015
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Passport renewed after first leg of itinerary has been flown
Booked HKG - LHR - HKG.
Already flown the HKG - LHR leg.
Now I want to renew my UK passport while in the UK this summer, so will fly the LHR - HKG leg back on a new passport.
Will this affect my booking in any way, given that I originally booked both legs on my original passport number?
I assume that if I update my passport number on my profile then it should be OK, but does anyone see any difficulties with this?
Thanks for any advice / reassurance!
Already flown the HKG - LHR leg.
Now I want to renew my UK passport while in the UK this summer, so will fly the LHR - HKG leg back on a new passport.
Will this affect my booking in any way, given that I originally booked both legs on my original passport number?
I assume that if I update my passport number on my profile then it should be OK, but does anyone see any difficulties with this?
Thanks for any advice / reassurance!
Jul 29, 2018, 5:01 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: London
Programs: Honors Diamond
Posts: 71
Booked HKG - LHR - HKG.
Already flown the HKG - LHR leg.
Now I want to renew my UK passport while in the UK this summer, so will fly the LHR - HKG leg back on a new passport.
Will this affect my booking in any way, given that I originally booked both legs on my original passport number?
I assume that if I update my passport number on my profile then it should be OK, but does anyone see any difficulties with this?
Thanks for any advice / reassurance!
Already flown the HKG - LHR leg.
Now I want to renew my UK passport while in the UK this summer, so will fly the LHR - HKG leg back on a new passport.
Will this affect my booking in any way, given that I originally booked both legs on my original passport number?
I assume that if I update my passport number on my profile then it should be OK, but does anyone see any difficulties with this?
Thanks for any advice / reassurance!
It causes no issues.
Jul 29, 2018, 6:25 pm
#3
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Posts: 22,127
No issue whatsoever. I change my passport part-way through the booking at least every couple of years and never had a problem. You can just update the info on your BAEC profile (or MMBif you are not a member).
Jul 29, 2018, 7:18 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: All over the place often South Wales and Lake District
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Biggest issue I had with passports was when I had both my passports (both UK ones) with me on a trip to Seoul. Entered with one passport, and produced the other passport on leaving. That caused a few looks and a frown after scanning, when I apologised and said - "Sorry, wrong passport I entered with this one"
Jul 29, 2018, 7:50 pm
#5
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: London
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To be honest, at check in, very few destinations would generate a response from passport info being invalid.... other than USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa (would generate an APP error with incorrect passport number) and maybe one or two others it would generate some kind of “no visa issued” error (as Visas are usually passport number specific)
And passport data doesn’t appear on the general check in screen, it has to be hunt for which no one would bother with to check it was correct...
And passport data doesn’t appear on the general check in screen, it has to be hunt for which no one would bother with to check it was correct...
Jul 30, 2018, 7:28 am
#7
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Out of interest, why do you change your passport every couple of years? Do you have multiple nationalities?
Jul 30, 2018, 8:28 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Agree with what others have said that it won't be an issue for BA, but will it cause any issue when you get back to HKG? Possibly if there's a residency or working visa associated with old passport?
I know I did the 1-day renewal of my passport while back in UK (from US ) recently, and found out that by luck (rather than careful planning) that my Global Entry runs purely off my Green Card number rather than my passport number.
I know I did the 1-day renewal of my passport while back in UK (from US ) recently, and found out that by luck (rather than careful planning) that my Global Entry runs purely off my Green Card number rather than my passport number.
Jul 30, 2018, 8:42 am
#9
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Booked HKG - LHR - HKG.
Already flown the HKG - LHR leg.
Now I want to renew my UK passport while in the UK this summer, so will fly the LHR - HKG leg back on a new passport.
Will this affect my booking in any way, given that I originally booked both legs on my original passport number?
I assume that if I update my passport number on my profile then it should be OK, but does anyone see any difficulties with this?
Thanks for any advice / reassurance!
Already flown the HKG - LHR leg.
Now I want to renew my UK passport while in the UK this summer, so will fly the LHR - HKG leg back on a new passport.
Will this affect my booking in any way, given that I originally booked both legs on my original passport number?
I assume that if I update my passport number on my profile then it should be OK, but does anyone see any difficulties with this?
Thanks for any advice / reassurance!
Jul 30, 2018, 8:43 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: UK
Programs: Lemonia. Best Greek ever.
Posts: 2,271
In the days before everything was electronic, I had to have 2 passports for work. Visas and etc. I never had an issue, except in Taiwan. Their records were computerised with all my data on it - pp no., addr., and etc. Tried to get out with the wrong one. They were very polite and nice about it, but rather suspicious.
Others who had computers in those days like Sin were more relaxed.
I was much more careful in the obvious places to be careful, like India and Pakistan.
Others who had computers in those days like Sin were more relaxed.
I was much more careful in the obvious places to be careful, like India and Pakistan.
Jul 30, 2018, 9:08 am
#11
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
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There are some odd exceptions such as reduced-price early renewal for Australian passports where the passport number changes but the expiry date remains the same as the old one (process you can elect to use when your pages fill up well before the expiry of the original passport).
A very simple problem of running out of pages because of stamps etc. I consider it good if it lasts 2 years.
Jul 30, 2018, 9:22 am
#12
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: US/UK - and elsewhere
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I've had no problems - went back to the UK to renew mine (actually really just to pick it up). Left the US on the old one and returned on the new one (which you might think would cause issues, but no...).
Jul 30, 2018, 9:32 am
#13
Join Date: Jul 2008
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It might have been more problematic if UK had immigration desks on departure as they do in many parts of the world.
Jul 30, 2018, 9:41 am
#14
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
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Problem for me is lots of full page sticker visas taking up half the passport. I got in about 150 stamps in my last one (+8 or 9 full page visas)
Jul 30, 2018, 10:06 am
#15
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You don't need desks to do exit processes. That's why they scan your passport at check-in and they pass the info electronically to the relevant immigration authorities. In the UK the Home Office and the CBP in the US.
