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British Airways Cancellation Policy
Flight cancellations can be complicated and costly, especially if you don’t know how they work. This page helps address this concern. If you’ve booked a flight on British Airways and need to cancel your ticket, you’ve landed on the right page. You will learn how the British Airways cancellation policy works, when and how you can cancel your flight for free, the cancellation fees charged, and how to avoid paying them.

According to British Airways cancellation policy, you are entitled to a full refund of your fare if:

You cancel a ticket within 24 hours of purchasing it, as long as your travel date is at least 7 days later.
British Airways cancels your flight.
British Airways changes your flight schedule significantly and it doesn’t suit you.
British Airways delays your flight by 5 hours or more.
British Airways reschedules a flight that does not stop at your destination.
British Airways causes you to miss a connecting flight you were booked on.
British Airways involuntarily denied boarding due to overbooking (in which case you may be entitled to compensation also).

Note: If your flight is delayed by more than 5 hours, you can choose not to take the new flight offered to you.

British Airways 24-Hour Cancellation Policy
British Airways 24-hour cancellation policy allows you to cancel your flight booking within 24 hours of purchase and receive a full refund if:

You booked your flight directly with British Airways, and
Your travel date (at the time of booking) is at least 1 week later
Note: The 24-hour risk-free cancellation policy applies to all types of fares, including non-refundable tickets.

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