British Airways flight change policy

There can be uncertain events arising for which you cannot board the flight on the decided date. British Airways allow you to change the flight and obtain the new travel dates to avoid the flight cancellation. You can change the ticket online, but you must be aware of the changed policy. You can read further and gather information regarding the rules of flight change.

Terms and conditions for British airways flight change:

1. You have the facility to change the travel dates within 24 hours of the purchase to eliminate any fees or charges. But for this, you must have bought the ticket at least seven days before the departure.
2. Once you change the travel dates after 24 hours, you need to debit the charges according to the ticket type and travel dates.
3. Sometimes, you face a medical disturbance like the death of a family member and want to change the journey dates. In this case, British Airways will not charge any fees for the changes.
4. When you change the ticket, you can see the higher price for the new ticket, and you need to pay the difference for the change.
5. British Airways will initiate the difference price as travel credit if the difference is less.

How to change the British Airways flight ticket?

Through online:

1. Firstly, you need to open the British airways official website at any preferred search method.
2. Then, you need to proceed to the manage my booking page to get into the reservation.
3. Where you must next input your reservation code together with your last name and press the retrieve button. 
4. With this, you will see the different bookings, from which you need to select the reservation you want to change.
5. After that, you can tap on the flight change button and select the new travel dates from the given calendar.
6. Hence, you will see the list of flights that will depart on your date from which you can choose appropriately.
7. At last, you need to make the payment for the changes and obtain the confirmation message at your registered email id.

Through phone:

Apart from the online flight change, you can also connect with the customer service team of British airways. For this, you need to dial 1-800-247-9297 and follow the automated commands. Once your call connects, you can take their help to change the flight ticket.

British Airways flight ticket Change Fee

If you change the ticket after 24 hours, you need to pay the fees that start at $25 and end at $125, which will calculate according to the British Airways flight change policy, such as the type of new ticket and time remaining for the actual flight departure.

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