ag99251

Hello,

Does anyone have experience cancelling or missing a segment of a one-stop itinerary? My plans have changed a bit and I'd now like to spend a day in the city where my connection is, but the cost of changing flights is prohibitive (I can buy a separate ticket to the final destination, but I don't want to pay the change fee + fare difference to go on the same flight to the connecting city in order to make that the final destination on my outbound segment). I assume I won't be able to just cancel the second segment, but has anyone had experience doing this successfully? I booked the itinerary as a round trip and this segment is on my outbound flight; would my return be cancelled if I just missed the second segment?

Thanks for any tips!

Often1

You must fly all segments in the order booked. If you skip any one segment, the remainder will be auto-cancelled. Whether those remaining segments have any value and how much value that is will be dependent on the specific fare rules for your ticket.

Bottom line is that doing what you propose will mean something between having to purchase a OW back home and having somewhere from zero to something.

ILoveVX

To be clear..

For example: JFK - SFO - LAX

You wanna now stay in SFO? As long as you don't have a return trip on the same reservation, it's not a big deal. If you no show for a segment it forfeits the return as well. So if you just have one connecting trip and you take the first segment, not a big deal.. You won't be getting "your money's worth" cause you paid for a connection but they can't force you to take the 2nd flight. Hehe

Often1

OP expressly says that he booked his ticket as a round-trip. Why mislead him?

ag99251

Thanks for the clarification all. I thought I remembered that at some point VX's reservation system viewed everything as one way and therefore might work differently from legacy carriers (where I am aware that missing a segment is a definite no-no). But I think that was just wishful thinking. Thanks again!