LHR connection query
Nov 10, 2018, 1:09 pm
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LHR connection query
First time poster, so be gentle!
I have booked IAD to NCL for 17 Dec. on a through ticket. Looking at it again I find that connection time is 65 mins, form experience this is tight. Presumably BA would not have allowed the booking if not “legal”.
Rebooking to a later flight seems to be Ł170. Booking LHR to NCL on a new ticket is Ł69. Alternatively, am I right in thinking that BA will put me on the next flight anyway if I miss it?
I should say that I have no status.
Comments from those more experienced than I would be appreciated.
I have booked IAD to NCL for 17 Dec. on a through ticket. Looking at it again I find that connection time is 65 mins, form experience this is tight. Presumably BA would not have allowed the booking if not “legal”.
Rebooking to a later flight seems to be Ł170. Booking LHR to NCL on a new ticket is Ł69. Alternatively, am I right in thinking that BA will put me on the next flight anyway if I miss it?
I should say that I have no status.
Comments from those more experienced than I would be appreciated.
Nov 10, 2018, 1:10 pm
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If you miss the connection then BA will put you on the next available flight. This happens regularly every day. Remember to stay airside at LHR.
And welcome to FT.
And welcome to FT.
Nov 10, 2018, 1:17 pm
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And do not book a separate LHR-NCL tickt and travel on that, your return flights (if applicable) would be cancelled when you fail to travel the segment.
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Nov 10, 2018, 1:20 pm
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Hi,
Welcome to flyertalk and the BA forum.
As madfish says if you miss it BA will protect you on the next flight as you are on one through ticket.
It is tight but as the MCT at LHR T5 to T5 is 60mins it is doable.
Regards
TBS
Welcome to flyertalk and the BA forum.
As madfish says if you miss it BA will protect you on the next flight as you are on one through ticket.
It is tight but as the MCT at LHR T5 to T5 is 60mins it is doable.
Regards
TBS
Nov 10, 2018, 1:22 pm
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Correct that BA would have not allowed you to book this if it failed to meet the minimum connection time which at T5 is 60 minutes.
If your IAD flight is late BA will rebook you (free of charge) onto the next available flight (which may not be the next flight but is it an important distinction that needs to be made)
If your IAD flight is late BA will rebook you (free of charge) onto the next available flight (which may not be the next flight but is it an important distinction that needs to be made)
Nov 10, 2018, 1:24 pm
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Welcome to FT, chris829!
If you were to be delayed so much on your first sector that you miss the next flight too (which is at 0950), the next flight after that is at 1735. ISTR that if that were to happen, BA would be obliged to feed and water you during the delay.
If you were to be delayed so much on your first sector that you miss the next flight too (which is at 0950), the next flight after that is at 1735. ISTR that if that were to happen, BA would be obliged to feed and water you during the delay.
Nov 10, 2018, 1:42 pm
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And one more welcome for me! 
In addition to all the points above and confirm that you will be fine and should NOT book anything additional yourself, bear in mind that the timings of long haul flights are a somewhat inexact science as they can be significantly affected by winds, and notably the gulfstream, and let us say that on average, they are calculated relatively conservatively. In that sense, while it is possible that you may be delayed for a whole variety of reasons, it is just as possible that you might end up arriving 30 or even 60 minutes early and have time for a very leisurely connection!
In addition to all the points above and confirm that you will be fine and should NOT book anything additional yourself, bear in mind that the timings of long haul flights are a somewhat inexact science as they can be significantly affected by winds, and notably the gulfstream, and let us say that on average, they are calculated relatively conservatively. In that sense, while it is possible that you may be delayed for a whole variety of reasons, it is just as possible that you might end up arriving 30 or even 60 minutes early and have time for a very leisurely connection!
