Same-day change delight!
Nov 12, 2018, 4:56 pm
#1
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Same-day change delight!
Mrs Neverfirst and I turned up at check-in three hours before our (cheap, economy, BA holidays) flight and idly wondered whether we could be moved to the earlier flight, leaving within the hour.
Tap-tap-tap, “that’s all done for you, have a great flight”.
Huge thanks to the agent, but was this just a lucky break? (I know about the CE same-day changes, but I was prepared to be turned down flat on this very cheap economy flight.)
Tap-tap-tap, “that’s all done for you, have a great flight”.
Huge thanks to the agent, but was this just a lucky break? (I know about the CE same-day changes, but I was prepared to be turned down flat on this very cheap economy flight.)
Nov 12, 2018, 9:40 pm
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I believe it came first for ET flights before it became available for CE.
It isn't available for all fare basis in ET or CE though, so make sure to check the fare rules before booking them in the future, if you feel you might like to take advantage of it.
It isn't available for all fare basis in ET or CE though, so make sure to check the fare rules before booking them in the future, if you feel you might like to take advantage of it.
Nov 12, 2018, 10:34 pm
#3
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Mrs Neverfirst and I turned up at check-in three hours before our (cheap, economy, BA holidays) flight and idly wondered whether we could be moved to the earlier flight, leaving within the hour.
Tap-tap-tap, “that’s all done for you, have a great flight”.
Huge thanks to the agent, but was this just a lucky break? (I know about the CE same-day changes, but I was prepared to be turned down flat on this very cheap economy flight.)
Tap-tap-tap, “that’s all done for you, have a great flight”.
Huge thanks to the agent, but was this just a lucky break? (I know about the CE same-day changes, but I was prepared to be turned down flat on this very cheap economy flight.)
Nov 13, 2018, 1:59 am
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Nov 13, 2018, 2:12 am
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No, reward flights are subject to normal reward flights T&C: award space available, change fee, normally changed 24 hours before the flight. It is also not available on connecting flights.
Plus fares were introduced a while ago as a key "upsell" proposition for short haul non-stop flights (as LTNPhobia mentions, well before it came to CE). You choose between hand luggage only or plus fare which includes luggage and space available same day change.:
Plus fares were introduced a while ago as a key "upsell" proposition for short haul non-stop flights (as LTNPhobia mentions, well before it came to CE). You choose between hand luggage only or plus fare which includes luggage and space available same day change.:
Nov 13, 2018, 2:27 am
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No, reward flights are subject to normal reward flights T&C: award space available, change fee, normally changed 24 hours before the flight. It is also not available on connecting flights.
Plus fares were introduced a while ago as a key "upsell" proposition for short haul non-stop flights (as LTNPhobia mentions, well before it came to CE). You choose between hand luggage only or plus fare which includes luggage and space available same day change.:
Plus fares were introduced a while ago as a key "upsell" proposition for short haul non-stop flights (as LTNPhobia mentions, well before it came to CE). You choose between hand luggage only or plus fare which includes luggage and space available same day change.:
Nov 13, 2018, 3:10 am
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There is a allowance at LHR (and possibly LGW but not sure if it extends there) that for reward bookings they will move you on the day if there is reward space on the flight you want for a fee of £60. Not quite SDC but it can be helpful sometimes.
Nov 13, 2018, 5:54 am
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Maybe next time I'll chance it at the airport and see what happens.
Nov 13, 2018, 7:06 am
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Don't forget that there are situations where it helps the airline to move you to a different flight and gets them out of a potential pickle.
Nov 13, 2018, 8:03 am
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Sure, and I wouldn't expect it as a matter of course either. But at T+3 for my original flight and T+1 for my earlier flight I looked at the seat maps and both were only about 50% allocated / blocked so I think it was just a case of overall light loads.
Nov 14, 2018, 12:03 pm
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Tried to move a CE from Glasgow last week and two agents eventually worked out that a car hire made it a BA Holiday booking and so they could not change it. They did not try to call BA Holidays or advise that I could call them. I would have taken a downgrade or no meal option as 5 hours in the lounge was soul destroying, more so as I was driving on arrival at LHR.