Originally Posted by
mvoight
It might be that normally the fare to LHR is lower.
However there are situations, where fares to the more remote destination are less than to the closer one. The agent isn't going to check what all of the available fares were to both locations at the time you booked your ticket.
The correct method is to reprice the ticket as it is at the time you notify them of the change.
You didn't buy a ticket to London and a ticket to Lisbon. You bought a ticket to Lisbon that just happens to connect in London, where younow actually want to go.
Lol, yes I know.
I just think is ridiculous to suggest something that you`re obviously smart enough to avoid (repricing at todays price) when I was asking her about the short checking possibilities.
In other words, worst case scenario I will never reprice a JFK-LHR for 1000$, when I can find flights LIS-LHR for like 81 USD (just checked). I will just go to LIS and get back in a few hours.
I mean everyone knows that tickets can be repriced. People call customer service to try to find other legal ways before repricing. I`m not against them at all, I know its their job and they need to be official on the phone, but they should know that customers were not born yesterday
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As I read in another thread, I can also try to take everything as carryon, and If they find it overluggage I`ll just try to gatecheck to LHR.