Originally Posted by
Baze
Come on, we have given you lots of advice and told you of consequences of not flying a leg. Now you need to decide what you need and can do. You need to get online and start doing some research into costs for a ticket that won't cause these problems. We have given you lots of options. Now it's up to you. If it is medical reasons you don't want to do any of these connecting type flights or dropping legs and can only do the non-stop then you need to decide if getting the miles for the extra $100+ is worth it for the CO flights or just go with the cheaper Aeromexico flights. You seem to be very hesitant to fly through any other city to get to IAH from MEX even if it may be cheaper. And with this latest thing on your return ticket you would not be flying the first leg, LAX-IAH so they would cancel the ticket. You can't book legs and not fly them unless it is the very last leg of the entire itinerary (which is still frowned upon).
+1
OP - if you insist on playing games, you need to realize that you are undertaking a risky strategy and could be stuck in Houston without a ticket back to MEX.
Originally Posted by
bsmnsr
Here's something that has worked for me in the past: upon landing at IAH, go to a ticket counter just past Customs and tell them your plans have changed and you need to cancel the IAH-LAX portion of the ticket but you will still need the return portion of your ticket.
This is risky in case they won't do it.
Originally Posted by
Allan38103
At worst, they will re calculate the ticket and charge you the going rate for the new itenerary. You may be hit with a change fee and rebooking charges.
Actually, at worst, the remainder of the itinerary will be cancelled.