Question: Abandoning one leg on award ticket
Jul 23, 2015, 8:11 am
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Abandoning one leg on award ticket
Without prejudice
We about to book our Asia award tickets from ICN - CGK, since CGK consider asia 2 region, the cost of points is 60,000 points per pax return, however if we book ICN - SIN is only costing us 30,000 points per pax. On the routing however, the flight goes to SIN-via CGK-ICN-via CGK-SIN (CGK is my originating point).
My question is if it is possible to abandon the last leg between CGK - SIN? Will the AC or Asiana check in agent allow us to check our luggage until CGK only?
Thanks in advance
We about to book our Asia award tickets from ICN - CGK, since CGK consider asia 2 region, the cost of points is 60,000 points per pax return, however if we book ICN - SIN is only costing us 30,000 points per pax. On the routing however, the flight goes to SIN-via CGK-ICN-via CGK-SIN (CGK is my originating point).
My question is if it is possible to abandon the last leg between CGK - SIN? Will the AC or Asiana check in agent allow us to check our luggage until CGK only?
Thanks in advance
Last edited by mraquinas; Aug 12, 2015 at 7:34 am
Jul 23, 2015, 8:54 am
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Should not be a problem.
I m in the middle of doing just this.
I m skipping my last flight on SQ KUL SIN. TK had no issue short checking the bag to KUL only.
Schedule the layover in CGK to be long enough to make up a plausible story that u need to pick up your bag, and its a non issue.
OZ won't know nor care how many points you paid, and AC won't even know u skipped the last leg.
*posted from 38000 feet over Africa*
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I m in the middle of doing just this.
I m skipping my last flight on SQ KUL SIN. TK had no issue short checking the bag to KUL only.
Schedule the layover in CGK to be long enough to make up a plausible story that u need to pick up your bag, and its a non issue.
OZ won't know nor care how many points you paid, and AC won't even know u skipped the last leg.
*posted from 38000 feet over Africa*
Thanks TK free wifi
Jul 23, 2015, 3:41 pm
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I would book ICN-SIN return, and buy a ticket SIN-CGK return, they are very cheap,
and you can even fly Air Asia or similar for very little money - it's only an hour and a half.
What airline flies SIN-CGK-ICN? Its not OZ, or SQ. I am not aware of any airline
flying that routing.
and you can even fly Air Asia or similar for very little money - it's only an hour and a half.
What airline flies SIN-CGK-ICN? Its not OZ, or SQ. I am not aware of any airline
flying that routing.
Jul 23, 2015, 4:09 pm
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I would book ICN-SIN return, and buy a ticket SIN-CGK return, they are very cheap,
and you can even fly Air Asia or similar for very little money - it's only an hour and a half.
What airline flies SIN-CGK-ICN? Its not OZ, or SQ. I am not aware of any airline
flying that routing.
and you can even fly Air Asia or similar for very little money - it's only an hour and a half.
What airline flies SIN-CGK-ICN? Its not OZ, or SQ. I am not aware of any airline
flying that routing.
Jul 25, 2015, 10:31 am
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Depending on the cost of taxes for that last leg (worthwhile?), calling AP to inform that the last leg will not be used may result in the refund of said taxes.
Jul 25, 2015, 12:48 pm
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It's gonna be up to the agent. It makes more sense if you have a long/overnight layover but any agent can short tag for you. I've short tagged on domestic flights to not have to carry on my bag on a Q400 since they won't skycheck. I've short tagged with overnight layover at HND. It depends on how/who you ask. I wouldn't tell them you intend to get off. If they refuse, just go carry on then. Problem is you won't know until then, so you need to set yourself up to be able to go carry on.
Jul 25, 2015, 1:02 pm
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I don't understand the debate. This is a non issue if its the last segment. The layover just has to be plausibly long enough, preferably overnight.
I doubt SQ missed me on the flight I just skipped, although I do hope AC still had to pay for it
Jul 25, 2015, 1:19 pm
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This will work only if the segment you're abandoning is the last leg of the whole itinerary.
It sounds like you are departing out of ICN, and since you can't book a one-way ticket intra-Asia, you will have to book a round-trip ticket.
Are you planning on throwing away your return journey as well with the CGK-SIN leg?
It sounds like you are departing out of ICN, and since you can't book a one-way ticket intra-Asia, you will have to book a round-trip ticket.
Are you planning on throwing away your return journey as well with the CGK-SIN leg?
Last edited by agjil; Jul 25, 2015 at 1:34 pm
Jul 25, 2015, 1:31 pm
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I did not say change, I said inform and taxes (airport etc) not YQ. I just did it few days ago and got few loonies back. No charges, otherwise I would not "inform" them.
Jul 25, 2015, 6:25 pm
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Jul 25, 2015, 7:23 pm
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Are u sure, I don't actually know, but I thought that the carriers paid a set amount between themselves. Like for a short SQ J segment, AC would pay SQ $50 or something.
How AC and AP settle is between them.
I thought that was proven when we proved that YQ is not passed on to the operating carrier, but kept by AC.
How AC and AP settle is between them.
I thought that was proven when we proved that YQ is not passed on to the operating carrier, but kept by AC.