Thread: Rev pax - cheap booking tips?

Eeeek, crap! cheaptickets.com showed it as a 747, but you're right, that's what it's showing on ba.com now

And I suppose that it might not be a bad idea geting a frequent flier account... they're cross-compatible with other OneWorld alliance partners, aren't they? I'm sure I'll be on a few other flights while I'm out there, especially on IB...

Uh oh... NW changed their schedules, so I'm on the new last flight out of ORD on NW/DL... 6:30PM, rather than 8:00PM. I come into ORD from LHR at 6:10PM on a separate ticket on BA. So far, the options I for sure have are the following:

1. Reschedule to the first flight out the next morning, stay in a cheap hotel
2. Reschedule to the first flight out the next morning, stay overnight in the airport (after going from SVQ-MAD-LHR-ORD, I don't think staying in an airport much longer will be very appealing)
3. Get a refund on my NW ticket, possibly enduring penalties (could probably get them waived, since they rescheduled it) and rebook a more expensive flight on UA or AA
4. Make a post on nonrev.net and see what other people suggest

Anyone at BA know of a way to get my flight to ORD changed so it's earlier, perhaps, without getting penalized to the point that it's more expensive than a fresh ORD-MSP ticket? Jumper, since you work or NW res, maybe you have an idea?

Thanks!
Brian

Brian,
I'd forget about trying to change your flight out of LHR as the earlier flight departs before your flight from MAD arrives and I think that trying to change all the connections will be more hassle than its worth .... I think that the best thing you can do is to push back on NW and see what you can get out of them.
Rgds

Brian, I know you've already gotten your ticket to Spain, but, thought you still might be interested in a list of websites that cater to student travelers. After all, there are always school holidays.

Student Airfare Finders

Thanks, I have checked STA Travel and Student Universe already, but they either didn't have anything available or were more expensive than what I paid (and I think I got a good deal, even if for a long journey). I'll probably check into some of that stuff for my side trips, though. Got the last room at a nice hostel in Munich for a weekend Oktoberfest

Hello again folks, I have another question for you all if you don't mind. If I'm being a pesky rev pax with all these posts, please please PLEASE let me know. I'd rather be comfortable here than have some questions answered (if even that happens).

I'm about halfway though my semester here, and am thinking of my journey home. One part that I've thought about is the checked bag fees that I'm bound to have... I'll have 2 of them, and paying online at United may not be an option (I won't have computer access 24 hours or less before departure). However, I just thought of something earlier today. First off, a reminder: I have 2 tickets for my flights. On my way home, I'll be flying IB SVQ-MAD-LHR and BA LHR-ORD on one ticket, and then UA ORD-MSP on another. I did the same thing on my way here, but in reverse order (and LHR-MAD was a BA flight, but that's just a little detail).

Anyway, I was thinking about how the CSA for United offered to check my bags all the way to Seville when I mentioned what I was doing. I declined for a couple reasons, but now I'm thinking: What if I asked about checking my bags from Seville all the way to Minneapolis? Iberia won't charge me for the checked bags on my ticket, and in theory I should be able to just throw them back on the belt after going through customs at ORD, with that MSP sticker already attached. Bag sorters see a sticker saying MSP on it, with my flight number, and load it up. I then check in to get a boarding pass from United, and say I have no more bags to check (that's the one part I'm a little nervous about, but I don't think they check for payment at every scan, and what are they going to do? Hold my bags hostage).

Obviously, there's probably a better chance of my bags getting misplaced, but if I'm home I can stand a delay of a couple days.

I now ask you guys to tell me why my plan won't work, por favor