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Old Jul 15, 2024 | 8:26 pm
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Originally Posted by SWCPHX
45 minute connection at LAX for domestic to international? You're screwed! How did this even ticket? I'd look at an earlier flight on WN or some other airline as a backup.
If OP is a no show for the connecting flight on the ticket, the remainder of the ticket will be cancelled. Purchasing a flight on another carrier will and failing to fly the first segment on the international award ticket will cause all segments to be cancelled. OP absolutely should not do this.
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