AONE4: OK to Fly "L" Class Segment?
Aug 4, 2009 | 8:49 am
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AONE4: OK to Fly "L" Class Segment?
Please adivse.
I am on an AONE4 and scheduled to fly WAW-LHR on BA (29 August), which does not offer "A". The agent saw that "D" was showing "D0", so booked me on a later flight the same day, with "D" availability.
Am I allowed to change back to the earlier flight and book into "L"? (It showed L availability.)
Is there any penalty for this downgrade?
If waitlisting is allowed, I would waitlist for "D" on that earlier flight.
I am not changing the routing or the sequency, so I do not expect any change-related fees. Just not sure if I am allowed to downgrade, and without fees/charges.
I want the earlier flight so that I can maximize my time at LHR prior to my "A" flight late that night to DXB. (I can survive "L" on such a short flight--WAW-LHR.)
I am on an AONE4 and scheduled to fly WAW-LHR on BA (29 August), which does not offer "A". The agent saw that "D" was showing "D0", so booked me on a later flight the same day, with "D" availability.
Am I allowed to change back to the earlier flight and book into "L"? (It showed L availability.)
Is there any penalty for this downgrade?
If waitlisting is allowed, I would waitlist for "D" on that earlier flight.
I am not changing the routing or the sequency, so I do not expect any change-related fees. Just not sure if I am allowed to downgrade, and without fees/charges.
I want the earlier flight so that I can maximize my time at LHR prior to my "A" flight late that night to DXB. (I can survive "L" on such a short flight--WAW-LHR.)
Aug 4, 2009 | 12:22 pm
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I even think it is a mistake since the flight at 12:00 shows J9 C9 D0... I am pretty sure they will be able to seat you in D. Waitlisting may be the best way to go.
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WAW Warsaw Okecie PL [EPWA] LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL] ZA 29 aug 2009 Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -------------------------------------------------- BA 847 WAW 12:00 LHR 13:35 320 0 J9 C9 D0 R0 I7 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V0 N0 Q0 O0 S5 G5 BA 851 WAW 18:20 LHR 19:55 320 0 J9 C9 D9 R0 I9 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 N0 Q0 O0 S9 G9
Aug 4, 2009 | 12:37 pm
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Aug 4, 2009 | 5:31 pm
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But there's clearly an error there since it's showing I7, which is a lower class than D. I'd try to get to talk to someone at BA who has a clue (if they still have any such people).
Aug 5, 2009 | 1:28 am
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I have noticed this on BA flights the other day and was also confused. My recent HEL-LHR was showing J9, C9, D0, I9 which is totally bizarre.
Aug 5, 2009 | 3:04 pm
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Looking at the fares in business class between LHR and HEL , I can only see business class fares in R,D,C and J classes
Dave