Booking 2 overlapping flights on a last leg (to merge)
#1
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Booking 2 overlapping flights on a last leg (to merge)
I bought a return J flight with AA from ARN-MIA-ARN; the last flight of the return segment being HEL-ARN on AY metal. Can I skip that last leg and buy another AY flight (intra EU) leaving from HEL 10 min later than the HEL-ARN flight or will that auto-cancel? If yes, will it help if I don't add any FF# info? There is a huge price difference when putting the other city on the existing booking, even in Q. Thanks for any insights.
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If you booked the original reservation on the AA website, book the new one on the AY website. Also, you can make a small change in your name - e.g., middle name on one reservation, no middle name on the other. Leave off your FF#, as said above. And finally, if the old reservation has the flight to ARN as an AA codeshare, book the new one with an AY flight number.
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I bought a return J flight with AA from ARN-MIA-ARN; the last flight of the return segment being HEL-ARN on AY metal. Can I skip that last leg and buy another AY flight (intra EU) leaving from HEL 10 min later than the HEL-ARN flight or will that auto-cancel? If yes, will it help if I don't add any FF# info? There is a huge price difference when putting the other city on the existing booking, even in Q. Thanks for any insights.