One standard economy fare and one basic economy fare on same PNR
Jul 29, 2022, 3:29 am
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One standard economy fare and one basic economy fare on same PNR
HeyDoes anyone know if it's possible to book a basic economy fare together with a standard (with suitcase fare? Or to book each separate then merge on to the same booking?
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Jul 29, 2022, 3:33 am
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No it isn't possible to book both types on the same booking, or merge two separate bookings after.
The best you can do on the latter point is linking bookings and free seat selection across on to the other booking if you are a gold card holder, but you can't do it if the non-status person is on a HBO fare.
The best you can do on the latter point is linking bookings and free seat selection across on to the other booking if you are a gold card holder, but you can't do it if the non-status person is on a HBO fare.
Jul 29, 2022, 3:38 am
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What exactly are you trying to do? There may be other ways around this. Is it, for example, for one person outbound and inbound?
Jul 29, 2022, 3:51 am
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Obviously, we could just book separately and I check in the extra suitcase for free but for the sake of simplicity when BA mess up the booking and priority boarding etc would rather on one booking if it can be done
Edit: KARFA, the seat selection for GCH, does that apply to travellers on other bookings as well or has to be on the same booking?
Jul 29, 2022, 3:58 am
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I'm GCH and travelling with one family member. We do need a suitcase each and I understand my 2x32kg only comes into place if I'm not on HBO. But I see no reason to pay more for the family members suitcase when I have allowance of 2 and we each only need 1.
Obviously, we could just book separately and I check in the extra suitcase for free but for the sake of simplicity when BA mess up the booking and priority boarding etc would rather on one booking if it can be done
Edit: KARFA, the seat selection for GCH, does that apply to travellers on other bookings as well or has to be on the same booking?
Obviously, we could just book separately and I check in the extra suitcase for free but for the sake of simplicity when BA mess up the booking and priority boarding etc would rather on one booking if it can be done
Edit: KARFA, the seat selection for GCH, does that apply to travellers on other bookings as well or has to be on the same booking?
- free seat selection from the time of booking for your whole party on British Airways flights – even friends and family on other bookings, as long as they’re in the same travel class and on the same flight* plus exclusive access to 1A and 1K when travelling in First for the Gold Member only
Jul 29, 2022, 3:59 am
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- free seat selection from the time of booking for your whole party on British Airways flights – even friends and family on other bookings, as long as they’re in the same travel class and on the same flight* plus exclusive access to 1A and 1K when travelling in First for the Gold Member only
Jul 29, 2022, 4:01 am
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If you were on the same booking then all passengers on your booking automatically benefit from your status with regards to seat selection.
Jul 29, 2022, 4:02 am
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It requires a phone call and it's pretty straight forward. The wait times on the Priority Line are not bad at the moment - last week I maybe waited a minute or two to get connected to an agent.
Jul 29, 2022, 4:07 am
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In terms of doing the calling method to link bookings, this applies to separate bookings (with the caveat I noted). So you on one booking and the non status passenger on the same flight and cabin on another booking.
If you were on the same booking then all passengers on your booking automatically benefit from your status with regards to seat selection.
If you were on the same booking then all passengers on your booking automatically benefit from your status with regards to seat selection.
Jul 29, 2022, 4:08 am
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Not sure I quite understood your caveat. If 1 gold 1 non BA member/blue on same flight separate booking I can't select a seat for them due to lack of their status? Did I understand correctly? If so, what's the point; they would have their own status to select their own seats!
Jul 29, 2022, 4:17 am
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But assuming that's the case then is there any alternative method of getting the priority boarding, seat selection etc for the non status passenger without having to pay 2 standard fares on the same booking?
Jul 29, 2022, 4:23 am
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The things we try and do to save a few quid eh... personally even if TCP did work on basic fares, I would not have the patience to try phone roulette here for the relatively marginal cost difference...
Jul 29, 2022, 4:28 am
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Precisely. I'm trying to avoid the phones at all cost. But the difference is not really marginal. The flights I'm looking for are approx £200 cheaper 3rd party HBO than booking on BA. And we regularly fly together so personally I wouldn't mind saving a couple of hundred here and there
Jul 29, 2022, 4:31 am
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But assuming that's the case then is there any alternative method of getting the priority boarding, seat selection etc for the non status passenger without having to pay 2 standard fares on the same booking?
Jul 29, 2022, 4:37 am
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But I have noticed on many recent flights (TLV, JFK) that it has strictly been enforced. So much so that one person in group 2 trying to board in group one was told as a consequence that she would have to wait until the entire group 2 was complete. She was not happy to say the least. Ironically, I find the most unpolicing of this policy appears in LHR which is the one place you would expect it to be enforced!