Originally Posted by
Furton
Can someone advise what happens to a RTW ticket if it miss a flight? I'm trying to arrange a Galapagos Cruise which results in us having a very tight connection back to the mainland!
Would we be better off just omitting this particular flight? Is it just a standard change fee or are there other costs?
Not clear to me why you would want to omit the flight. If it is a flight "back to the mainland" you would certainly need to take that. If it is a flight from Ecuador to your next stop you would need to take that also eventually.
If a tight connection in Ecuador is a concern, why not just change to a later flight? These changes are free if they do not involve a change in routing.
If the Galapagos-Ecuador segment is part of your RTW (which I doubt, but may be possible) you are likely protected for a missed connection. If it is on a separately purchased ticket (quite common) then it may be easier to merely change dates, as mentioned above The AA Ecuador office can do this for you or patch you in to the AA RTW desk. The change, of course, is subject to the availability of your fare class.