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Old Jun 25, 2012, 9:05 pm
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Originally Posted by cleome
Hi,
I am planning to book NRT-SFO-SEA-SFO-NRT with US Airways award miles. There is a distinct possibility that I wouldn't be able to fly the SEA-SFO segment. In such a case, can I inform the airline before hand and still use the SFO-NRT segment? I am confused by US Airways' rules.
I think is extremely unlikely an agent would make such an exception, as it would require a re-issue of the partner ticket so they'd essentially just be doing the reissue without charging you. That's not an every day occurrence at US.

If you just skipped the segment, your ticket would most likely be canceled some hours after you did it, so you definitely don't want to just go for it.

I would call US and ask them if they would make such a change. Be prepared for them to say yes, but only by your paying the $150 change fee to have the ticket re-issued. If I was going to skip that segment, that's what I would do.
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