Changing flight departure date

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    Changing flight departure date

    I bought a ticket through online booking from ba.com and supposed to fly back to london on 6th of July. The ticket says that i cannot change my schedule. Is there a way to change the flight date to later date?


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    Just call BA here in HK or in the UK... If you catch a nice person on the phone I m sure he or she can help you.
    Expect to pay a fee of about 1000 HK$ though.


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    There are a few reasons under which airlines *might* change tickets even if they're fixed dates... medical, death in the family etc ....


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    Call BA and have the ticket locator number (letters/number) and they'll tell you what can and can't be done. You will, more than likely, pay a fee for the change, but generally it isn't a problem.


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    well, its one of the reason why i dont book online tix these days despite the convenience. u lose the flexibility if u need to change


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    Quote Originally Posted by freeier:
    well, its one of the reason why i dont book online tix these days despite the convenience. u lose the flexibility if u need to change
    Only if you choose to buy that type of ticket. All the better online booking engines allow you to select from a variety of fare classes right up to "full fare". Cathay, for example, normally offers at least 4 or 5 different economy fare rates on its flights, and the most expensive can be three times (or even more) the price of the cheapest.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PDLM:
    Only if you choose to buy that type of ticket. All the better online booking engines allow you to select from a variety of fare classes right up to "full fare". Cathay, for example, normally offers at least 4 or 5 different economy fare rates on its flights, and the most expensive can be three times (or even more) the price of the cheapest.
    not disagreeing with u, but for the same class of ticket if u book thru an agent u can usually hold it for a week or two without firming up. you also have a choice of going on the waiting list for a lower class of tix (which usually is given to u) that u cant have online

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    Agree that having to ticket right away instead of reserving first, and not being able to waitlist while confirmed on a less preferred route are significant shortcomings of online booking engines at this time. It works well in certain conditions - e.g. you want to grab an available seat and fly. However, mostly I find travel agents have access to the same kinds of fares anyway. I tend to use online sites more for research on price, availability (and online check-in/seat assignment) than actual booking.


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    I agree wholeheartedly with both of the above - as economies pick up again waitlisting is a key requirement. Fortunately I am still just about managing to hold on to my CX Diamond Card, so (in economy at least) I can just book direct with CX on the phone at the cheapest published fare on my desired flight (regardless of whether it is nominally available). That is a great perk for regional travel. Unfortunately in business it only applies to full fare tickets.


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    I called the hong kong office and i told them that my grandmother is very sick (thank God she is in heaven, otherwise she would have killed me for lying) at home. They said that i need to fax them the medical certificate in order for the Manager to consider. I told them that she hasn't been to the doctor, as she doesn't like doctor, they wouldn't believe me. Is it ok to say that i had food poison and cancel the flight, will i be able to change the date that way?


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