Linking two BA tickets together?
Feb 11, 2019, 5:21 pm
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Linking two BA tickets together?
I booked two separate tickets, both on British Air. Bos to Lhr and later that day Lhr to Muc. Can I check my bag in Boston and collect in Munich? Or will I have to grab it go outside security and re-check in for my Munich flight? I did it this way because it was significantly cheaper than buying one ticket. If I decided to pack lighter and go with hand baggage, can I just transfer inside the secured zone? Or would I have to go out and then back in?
Feb 11, 2019, 5:49 pm
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1. No, you cannot link tickets. At least in the sense that you are speaking of or in a meaningful way worth discussing in the context of your question.
2. No, BA will not check your bags across separate tickets. You will need to allow enough time at LHR to go through passport control, retrieve your bag, take it to check in and then head back out to your onward flight. Remember that bag drop deadlines and conformance will apply to your onwards ticket and that if you are delayed on arrival, you will not be protected across tickets.
2. No, BA will not check your bags across separate tickets. You will need to allow enough time at LHR to go through passport control, retrieve your bag, take it to check in and then head back out to your onward flight. Remember that bag drop deadlines and conformance will apply to your onwards ticket and that if you are delayed on arrival, you will not be protected across tickets.
Feb 11, 2019, 10:54 pm
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If you don't have checked bags, then you should be able to make a direct airside connection without clearing immigration. You should probably be able to check-in online and have a boarding pass already in some form, but if not the transfer desk in the flight connections area should be able to print one for you before you head past the conformance point towards security.
Feb 11, 2019, 11:01 pm
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I booked two separate tickets, both on British Air. Bos to Lhr and later that day Lhr to Muc. Can I check my bag in Boston and collect in Munich? Or will I have to grab it go outside security and re-check in for my Munich flight? I did it this way because it was significantly cheaper than buying one ticket. If I decided to pack lighter and go with hand baggage, can I just transfer inside the secured zone? Or would I have to go out and then back in?
So whilst anticipating not I would definitely ask the question.
Feb 11, 2019, 11:25 pm
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I flew TXL-LHR-JNB on separate tickets last year (the short haul was booked much later, wasn't originally planned) and my bag was checked through without problems, so worth asking. Definitely wouldn't rely on it though as policy is "no".
Also worth noting that you're on your own if your first flight is delayed
Also worth noting that you're on your own if your first flight is delayed
Feb 12, 2019, 1:14 am
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I would certainly go down the HBO route if you can do without the checked bag.
If you must have a checked bag then BA's short haul fares which include this are changeable on the day see: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...change-ba.html, so you could change to a later departure to give yourself more time to retrieve and recheck if your request to through check is denied.
If you must have a checked bag then BA's short haul fares which include this are changeable on the day see: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...change-ba.html, so you could change to a later departure to give yourself more time to retrieve and recheck if your request to through check is denied.
Feb 12, 2019, 2:15 am
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You will probably be aware that, with separate tickets, you have no protection for the second flight. In other words, if your flight to LHR is very late (you don't say how much time you have between flights) or cancelled, you'll be deemed a no-show for the MUC flight, which will result in that whole ticket being cancelled. I hope you have left a lot of time as a buffer. Usually it works out ok, but you need to be aware of the downsides.
May 12, 2022, 5:34 am
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You will probably be aware that, with separate tickets, you have no protection for the second flight. In other words, if your flight to LHR is very late (you don't say how much time you have between flights) or cancelled, you'll be deemed a no-show for the MUC flight, which will result in that whole ticket being cancelled. I hope you have left a lot of time as a buffer. Usually it works out ok, but you need to be aware of the downsides.
Trying to understand my risks with respect to a delay causing a mis-connect
May 12, 2022, 5:51 am
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So I'm guessing this is still the case as far as protection? Planning to book JFK-LHR-JFK paid business then onward LHR-DLM on a separate ticket with perhaps the DLM-LHR segment with Avios. Likely overnight in London but with all the recent schedule changes I'm concerned we'll somehow end up with a very different itinerary than the one we started out with. One with a same day connection.
Trying to understand my risks with respect to a delay causing a mis-connect
Trying to understand my risks with respect to a delay causing a mis-connect
Hi
Yes . There has been no change to policy so you still have a risk when on two tickets
Regards
tbs