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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 3:32 pm
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Why?

Originally Posted by gof
It has always been my understanding that if you miss a segment of a flight, especially the first, it will cancel the rest of the itenerary. I would suggest you contact United to see if you can change the outbound to include a layover. I'm sure there will be an added cost and perhaps the $100 change fee as well.
Thanks Alvn and Gof for the quick answers!

But what is the rational behind such a rule? Wouldn't it be a win-win situation if the airline affords passengers some flexibility and at the same time gains empty seats with the same amound of revenue? The GVA->FRA flight is very often fully packed and many people are on standby.

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