Can checked luggage go only partway?
Sep 6, 2003 | 3:29 am
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Can checked luggage go only partway?
Suppose I have a ticket: YUL-YYZ-YVR (return), with just a plane change at YYZ.
I want to start in YUL but actually want to end up in YYZ on the return. (Let's say starting the flight form YUL was cheaper than from YYZ, and I have a cheap way of getting to YUL.)
I can easily just get out of the airport at YYZ but, strictly speaking, the luggage will go on to YUL. How can I get the luggage to be checked only partway to YYZ?
I was thinking that I could say that someone is going to pick up the luggage for me at YYZ and I need to pick it off the belt and hand it to him.
I've done this plenty of time with carry-on only, but checked luggage complicates things.
Thanks for any thoughts?
I want to start in YUL but actually want to end up in YYZ on the return. (Let's say starting the flight form YUL was cheaper than from YYZ, and I have a cheap way of getting to YUL.)
I can easily just get out of the airport at YYZ but, strictly speaking, the luggage will go on to YUL. How can I get the luggage to be checked only partway to YYZ?
I was thinking that I could say that someone is going to pick up the luggage for me at YYZ and I need to pick it off the belt and hand it to him.
I've done this plenty of time with carry-on only, but checked luggage complicates things.
Thanks for any thoughts?
Sep 6, 2003 | 7:17 am
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LE, tell the agent to short check your baggage to YYZ and that you will terminate your travel there (therby also taking you off the PAX list on YYZ-YUL).
I have done this before at YVR and had absolutely no problems.
If the agent gives you trouble, just tell him / her that you're meeting a friend at YYZ and will require your luggage as you have something for your friend and it's inside the bag. (I've done that at YOW.)
I have done this before at YVR and had absolutely no problems.
If the agent gives you trouble, just tell him / her that you're meeting a friend at YYZ and will require your luggage as you have something for your friend and it's inside the bag. (I've done that at YOW.)
Sep 6, 2003 | 7:39 am
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Are you saying the fare YUL-YVR is cheaper than YYZ-YVR? Otherwise, why not just book it as an Open Jaw? By not using your final segment [YYZ-YUL] and if the fare is cheaper, then are you not doing an "illegal" Hidden City scam? Or have you just changed your plans since havng booked/ticketed the flights?
Sep 6, 2003 | 8:29 am
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Well, let's just say that YUL-YYZ-YVR is just a 'hypothetical' example.
A 'friend' of mine is flying from a certain European city (where he is on business anyway) to YYZ and then returning to this European city but connecting through LHR where, conveniently, he lives. But EURO-YYZ-LHR tix are MUCH more expensive...hence the question. You get the picture...?
YOWkid, good idea but the LHR connection is reasonably tight...worth a try anyway I think.
Shareholder, you suspected right. I am afraid that a fare recalculation would spring out of this if the agent suspected my 'friend' was ending in LHR.
A 'friend' of mine is flying from a certain European city (where he is on business anyway) to YYZ and then returning to this European city but connecting through LHR where, conveniently, he lives. But EURO-YYZ-LHR tix are MUCH more expensive...hence the question. You get the picture...?
YOWkid, good idea but the LHR connection is reasonably tight...worth a try anyway I think.
Shareholder, you suspected right. I am afraid that a fare recalculation would spring out of this if the agent suspected my 'friend' was ending in LHR.
Sep 7, 2003 | 6:59 am
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LE, if your 'friend' is flying from a city with BD service, why not buy a one-way EURO-LHR tix on BD and then a return LHR-YYZ tix on AC. This may actually price out to something cheaper in the end anyways. And plus, there will be no hanky-pankying around with the system.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by YOWkid:
LE, if your 'friend' is flying from a city with BD service, why not buy a one-way EURO-LHR tix on BD and then a return LHR-YYZ tix on AC. This may actually price out to something cheaper in the end anyways. And plus, there will be no hanky-pankying around with the system.</font>
LE, if your 'friend' is flying from a city with BD service, why not buy a one-way EURO-LHR tix on BD and then a return LHR-YYZ tix on AC. This may actually price out to something cheaper in the end anyways. And plus, there will be no hanky-pankying around with the system.</font>
