Flight gone "Red" and says I "might wish" to rebook my flight?
Dec 6, 2021, 12:44 pm
#32
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LHR, SAN
Programs: BA GGL, AA PLT, VS-curious
Posts: 1,487
As soon as I saw the message I thought BA are trying to persuade people to move from quiet flights to busier ones / not travel at all, in order to minimise any UK261 compensation and rebooking costs. Which makes business sense if there’s been a rapid decline in bookings.
Dec 6, 2021, 12:52 pm
#33
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Mucci: Classe de la Luxe Eternelle
Posts: 816
Used the opportunity to move my flight time with no questions asked - no worry about flight being cancelled or delayed. Looks proactive rather than some mysterious wave of cancellations coming?
Dec 6, 2021, 12:57 pm
#34
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 833
I have a "gone red" flight as well. Does this mean this triggers schedule change flexibility?
Last week, I tried to call up to move to an earlier flight - to make the testing requirements easier. The lady on the phone understood why, and tried to make the change, but said the system wouldn't let her do it without a massive reprice unless there was a schedule change.
This is a BA Holidays booking, which in my experience so far, has been harder to change.
Last week, I tried to call up to move to an earlier flight - to make the testing requirements easier. The lady on the phone understood why, and tried to make the change, but said the system wouldn't let her do it without a massive reprice unless there was a schedule change.
This is a BA Holidays booking, which in my experience so far, has been harder to change.
Dec 6, 2021, 1:50 pm
#37
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska 100K - MM, defender of shoes on the carpeted bulkhead 4ever, AA LT PLT, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia
Posts: 7,446
My replacement for my cancelled flight to AMS is now cancelled - they can put us on the 2000 flight, giving us a nice seven hour (ugh) layover or a one hour connect between AA (terminal 3) to BA terminal 5. They rebooked us on the one hour connect? Are they mad? Are we mad?
Dec 6, 2021, 3:24 pm
#38
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LHR, SAN
Programs: BA GGL, AA PLT, VS-curious
Posts: 1,487
Beginning to wish I had one now. I've got a trip I'd change if free and easy but wouldn't bother paying for, especially if it meant involving the phone lines.
Out of curiosity, is this just appearing on straightforward cash bookings, without FTVs or other complicating factors?
Out of curiosity, is this just appearing on straightforward cash bookings, without FTVs or other complicating factors?
Dec 6, 2021, 3:41 pm
#39
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Mucci: Classe de la Luxe Eternelle
Posts: 816
Beginning to wish I had one now. I've got a trip I'd change if free and easy but wouldn't bother paying for, especially if it meant involving the phone lines.
Out of curiosity, is this just appearing on straightforward cash bookings, without FTVs or other complicating factors?
Out of curiosity, is this just appearing on straightforward cash bookings, without FTVs or other complicating factors?
Dec 6, 2021, 3:52 pm
#40
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Cheltenham
Programs: KLM Plat for Life , BA Gold, HH Silver, (Other half Diamond), IHG Gold
Posts: 2,398
Last leg of a BAH LHR to AMS this Thursday , cancelled and rebooked 10 times over 23 months now gone red and will let me book up to 355 days in advance
Dec 6, 2021, 4:03 pm
#42
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, Mucci: Classe de la Luxe Eternelle
Posts: 816
Just to clarify - I still had to call. I was referring to the ‘going red’ and ability to change. But I had no online functionality
Dec 7, 2021, 7:26 am
#44
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: living near Malaga
Programs: BA Gold , Mucci recipient. Coffee Drinker, Blue Sky Thinker
Posts: 2,111
I swapped 2 flights (on the 11th of December) that I now dont need that cost about £30 each for 2 flights next August that are selling for £140 each. Thanks BA
Dec 7, 2021, 7:52 am
#45
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska 100K - MM, defender of shoes on the carpeted bulkhead 4ever, AA LT PLT, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia
Posts: 7,446
I have booked a FCO-LHR that connects to my AA - LHR-SEA flight in a few weeks. The way things are going, we may bag Rome and hang out in the Loire for a few days and eurostar to London. I think means we need to retest after our test, but don't want to miss my flight home.
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