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Always screenshot all your other options – particularly non-stop – to give you a quick reference to have on your phone with a connection that short.
I do this now automatically with any borderline EC261/UK261 eligible connection.
If the first available flight in your same cabin is non-Oneworld, you’re entitled to rebook to that – useful for getting a mileage credit elsewhere even if you booked a BA award ticket.
Always be firm in outlining that they’re LEGALLY OBLIGATED to rebook you to that flight if there’s availability & that’s your preference, requesting a manager if they say they can only rebook to BA/OW.
However, if you can afford to arrive a little later to your destination, & you’re sure the reason for the misconnect was not extraordinary circumstances, you can opt for a later flight on BA that’ll have you arrive more than 4 hours after your original arrival time.
Flew the first leg of LAX-AMS-ARN on KLM last month.
Second leg was canceled due to a technical issue.
Opted not to accept the first rebooking on SAS to ARN leaving 90 minutes earlier than the last KLM flight of the day & told them to rebook me to the latter.
Spent a couple more hours at the KLM lounge than I had to but my compensation went from €300 (50% of over 3500km category for under 4 hours delay) to €600 (100% over 4 hours).