British Airways increases the minimum age for children to fly on their own from 12 to 14

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• Bill says:

  15 Feb15 February 18:59

  I’ve got amex platinum. I see the travel insurance covers missed connections.

  If I book two easyjet flights with a 2hr 30 gap in LGW would amex travel insurance cover me if I miss the connection?

  I’m aware I can buy via Gatwick connects / easyjet worldwide however there’s no point in paying £20 per passenger (4 pax) to Gatwick Connects if the Amex platinum travel insurance will cover it.

  • Will says:

    15 Feb15 February 20:21

    No, clearly states in terms that delay causing missed connection must be over 4 hours.

    To be honest, I find all travel insurance useless for delays as they just revert you back to EU261 and in any case just cover any hotel/additional accom only where the airline doesn’t. I’ve yet to have a situation of a 4hr + delay where the airline didn’t sort everything out.

    • Bill says:

      15 Feb15 February 20:53

      I was on my mobile earlier. I’ve now got online using my laptop and I’ve found the policy.

      I’m considering Gatwick Connects since it’s Easyjet to Easyjet connecting in Gatwick.

      The section on Travel Inconvenience is 1.6.

      My circumstance would be a 2 hr 30 mins gap between arrival and departure.

      I’m still confused about whether Amex Insurance would cover the missed connection in the event of the inbound flight being late. Section c below is from 1.6 in the pdf:

      You will be reimbursed up to £150 per person for refreshment costs, or up to £300 per person (including £150 for refreshments) for additional travel and accommodation costs incurred prior to actual departure on Your Trip if:
      a) Missed departure. You miss Your flight, train or ship due to an accident or breakdown of Your vehicle, or an accident, breakdown or cancellation of transportation on a Public Vehicle and no alternative is made available within 4 hours of the published departure time;
      b) Delay, cancellation or overbooking. Your flight, train or ship is delayed, cancelled, or overbooked and no alternative is made available within 4 hours of the published departure time;
      c) Missed connection. You miss Your connecting flight, train or ship and no alternative is made available within 4 hours of the published departure time

      I may email Amex insurance

• Rich says:

  16 Feb16 February 06:49

  14 before ‘it’ will be allowed to fly – I get a little annoyed with people who pick holes around grammar / spelling in articles these days as we live in a different world to when I grew up – but I’ve never looked upon a child as an ‘it’!! I do think that the age increase is sensible – some 12 year olds are fine, others definitely not and at 14 you’d have to say that the balance has shifted enough towards ‘they’ll be fine’.

  • Lady London says:

    16 Feb16 February 10:55

    What a sensible comment, Rich. What you’re saying really makes sense.

    Not sure how families whose children travel intercontinental to come to school in the UK, will be able to cope now though. Some of those kids even at 7 years old seem well used to that kind of routine. but you’re right… generally by 14 or so the balance probably has shifted.

• Aeronaut says:

  17 Feb17 February 02:38

  “National carrier” is a meaninglessness phrase nowadays.

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