Landed in Narita!!
So here's more about my experience so far
I booked my tix via expedia.it and here's my original itin
12/12: FLR--(AZ)--FCO--(AZ)--NRT--(BR)--KHH
12/24: HKG--(CX)--FRA--(LH)--DUS <---I am ditching the last leg
There is no issue checking in online or in person (for my international segment)
Since I was originally flying out of Rome anyway, positioning is not a big deal for me. The only risk is that I can only take the first flight to FLR on 12/12 and there's only 45 min in between the two flights. I have been to FLR once and I know it is a fairly small airport, and since it will be the same aircraft taking me back to Rome, I took the risk.
Boy was I wrong
After I landed in FLR, I rushed to the check in counter only to find out all the agents have left. I tried the checkin kiosk, but
it only printed me my flight from Rome to Narita and the security would not let me in (of course). 10 minutes before the gate closed, I ran to the landside lounge and the lady helped me contact the gate agents (shout out to her ^). Here's a note for anyone traveling on this ticket: check in online and
print or send your boarding pass because there is no way to access them from AZ if you do not save it the first time.
long story short, I was able to check in my two luggages at FCO all the way to my final destination and the agent didn't seem to have any concern with my ticket.
However, the journey took a turn again
We departed FCO about 30 min late and my transfer in NRT was only 1hr15min originally. As soon as we landed, there was an agent waiting for me at the gate and she handed me my new ticket because apparently they have everything sorted out already when we were in air (kudos to AZ^^).
They rebooked me onto a JAL flight with the new skysuite
Plus, I get to enjoy the first class lounge in NRT again ^^. With that note, I will complete my first half of this one way ticket later today
Side note: expedia gives me 1 tix number (055) only, but it only shows my first three legs on AZ's website. However, I am able to choose seat on CX website and I hope it doesn't get cancelled.
Side note 2: AZ really impresses me with their business class (especially compared to BA
). The seat, food and crew were both wonderful!!
Sorry if this is a long post. Good luck everyone!! Cheers!