Changing an I fare ticket
Jan 30, 2019, 12:31 am
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Changing an I fare ticket
Hello everyone wondering who can help me here.
Flying in Feb from Lon-Nyc on an I fare, and being there for a week. however I need to change my ticket and come back earlier, how exactly do I go about it to change it hassle free? Or at least with the minimum hassle and at minimum cost
(I don't mind paying a little and not buying a new 1 with points, since I wanna get the TP'S as I need them)
if there is no easy way to do it what's the best way to come back on a 1 way ticket from nyc-lon?
TIA
Flying in Feb from Lon-Nyc on an I fare, and being there for a week. however I need to change my ticket and come back earlier, how exactly do I go about it to change it hassle free? Or at least with the minimum hassle and at minimum cost
(I don't mind paying a little and not buying a new 1 with points, since I wanna get the TP'S as I need them)
if there is no easy way to do it what's the best way to come back on a 1 way ticket from nyc-lon?
TIA
Last edited by Palty; Jan 30, 2019 at 12:37 am
Jan 30, 2019, 12:40 am
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Typically, ex-UK I fares (if it is an ex-UK fare) do not permit changes or cancellations, even for a change fee. There are some small variations depending if you have a specific fare category.
For example, if you purchased your ex-UK I fare through, for example, a corporate TA then they may have more flexible terms as part of your corporate deal with BA so you may be permitted to make a change (a cancellation is unlikely).
This is one of the draw backs of I fares departing the UK, whereas I fare from other EU points give much more flexibility (for the relevant change fees, of course).
Best way is to either call BA or whichever TA you used to book the fare originally. If the fare has already been part flown, I would call BA and ignore the TA.
For example, if you purchased your ex-UK I fare through, for example, a corporate TA then they may have more flexible terms as part of your corporate deal with BA so you may be permitted to make a change (a cancellation is unlikely).
This is one of the draw backs of I fares departing the UK, whereas I fare from other EU points give much more flexibility (for the relevant change fees, of course).
Best way is to either call BA or whichever TA you used to book the fare originally. If the fare has already been part flown, I would call BA and ignore the TA.
Jan 30, 2019, 12:47 am
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Jan 30, 2019, 1:10 am
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All down to the fare rules, your only option will be to call BA or your travel agent (depending on how you booked the ticket) and pay the change fee. If it is an I fare starting in London, then there is a good chance that will mean buying a new ticket. The flexibility of I fares differs a lot between markets, so a ticket starting somewhere in continental Europe (ex-EU 
) can usually be changed for a few hundred Euros. All of this is rule of thumb - it will depend on the specific fare rules of your ticket.
) can usually be changed for a few hundred Euros. All of this is rule of thumb - it will depend on the specific fare rules of your ticket.
Jan 30, 2019, 1:11 am
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yes ex U.K. just means from the U.K. (ex France from France etc). There is no obvious answer to your question, you need to look at the fare rules or contact ba if you booked direct from them. As rossmac rightly mentions, I fared originating in the U.K. are often more restrictive than from other origins especially if they were sale fares. If yours is changeable you’re probably best off changing as soon as possible as there is a sale ending with decent fares and your fare would be recalculated. Only disclaimer is that if you only need to change by a day or so and are a risk taker and your flight is in a long time, you could wait and hope ba significantly changes your schedule or cancels the flight as they would then allow you a rebooking +/- 1 days but to be honest on the jfk routes changes and random cancellations are rare except for ba1-2 from/to lcy.
Jan 30, 2019, 3:09 am
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As rossmcd says above, doing any sort of dummy booking on an ex-UK I fare and checking the fare rules, it clearly says no change/no upgrades/no cancellations.
An ex-EU ticket would normally incur a €300 change fee
An ex-EU ticket would normally incur a €300 change fee
Jan 30, 2019, 6:37 am
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Jan 30, 2019, 8:57 am
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While that is likely the case for any xUK I fare, it still pays to carefully read the fare rules for your specific fare. Given what may be at stake, sure it is worth 10 minutes of your time to assure that the information from a front line phone person is indeed correct?
Jan 30, 2019, 8:59 am
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but how does 1 go about reading the fare rules when purchased via OTA? should I use matrix?