What happens When You Miss a Flight on British Airways?

Running late and missed your flight? Because of any circumstances, worried about the refund or compensation. "Airways do not provide any refund for British airway's missed flights to their passengers. If you missed your flight, you will most likely book to the next available flight but you need to pay the fare difference if applicable and it all depends on the seat availability as well". You can only get compensation for that, so try to inform the Airline when you are running late. go through the below policy to know what will happen if you have missed the flight.

British Airways Missed Flight Policy

  • When a flight is missed because of the first flight, the Airline will not take any compensation fee if the passenger booked the first flight from British Airlines.
  • If a passenger missed their flight because of the first flight(not booked from British Airlines), airlines will charge a compensation fee and book a new flight.
  • If you missed a flight because of bad weather conditions, the airlines will not take any compensation fee and book the next flight for the passengers.
  • Airlines will provide no compensation when passengers miss the flight after getting the boarding pass and security check-in.
  • When a flight is missed because of a mistake from British Airlines(delay in security check-in or boarding pass), the passenger will get the ticket for the next upcoming flight.

Is there any penalty for missed flight at British airways?

Airlines do not charge any plenty fee when a passenger misses their flight, but they charge a compensation fee of approximately 13$ to book a new flight again. When a passenger flight is missed due to bad weather conditions or a mistake from British Airlines, passengers will get a new ticket for an upcoming flight without paying any compensation fee.

How do I reschedule a missed flight with British airways?

When a passenger misses a flight with British Airways, they can reschedule the flight by paying some compensation fee. It is very simple to reschedule the missed flight by calling the Airline. The steps are mentioned below:

  • Open the official website of British Airlines.
  • Click on the “help” option from the menu bar
  • Select the “help and contact” option from the assistance 
  • And get the phone number from there and call the Airline
  • Follow the IVR instructions and contact the customer care executive of the Airline.
  • Tell six-digit booking reference number and reschedule the flight.

Now, you got the idea of what happens if you have missed your flight on British Airways and how to reschedule it. If you are still in need, you can contact on British airways missed flight contact number. A customer care representative will assist you. 

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