Outbound flight not taken, return cancelled?
If you have a return flight, but for some reason don't use the first outbound leg, does the return and other onward flights on the same booking get cancelled?
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Yes, the entire booking will be canceled if you are a 'no show' on the first or any subsequent segments.
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As Andriyko said, yes, the entire booking is automatically cancelled and BA don't seem to tell you about it either.
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Originally Posted by mclachlan4321
(Post 20311592)
If you have a return flight, but for some reason don't use the first outbound leg, does the return and other onward flights on the same booking get cancelled?
I usually book 2 x one ways for that very reason, unless the fare difference justifies a return booking, as is normally the case with long haul. |
Thank you all. So, I have a discounted economy booking man-lhr-las return.
The las-lhr leg just got availability for a business seat. I can't upgrade due to the fare class of my economy ticket. So, I can grab the business seat, but when I get to lhr the final leg will be cancelled. I'm assuming that there's no way to "hold" the final leg given that I will still be on the same flight, albeit on a different ticket. |
Originally Posted by mclachlan4321
(Post 20311676)
Thank you all. So, I have a discounted economy booking man-lhr-las return.
The las-lhr leg just got availability for a business seat. I can't upgrade due to the fare class of my economy ticket. So, I can grab the business seat, but when I get to lhr the final leg will be cancelled. I'm assuming that there's no way to "hold" the final leg given that I will still be on the same flight, albeit on a different ticket. Regardless of the fare class you can't upgrade using Avios to Business (CW) from economy (WT) anyway, as you need to be in WT+ (premium economy) to be able to upgrade to business. |
Originally Posted by mclachlan4321
(Post 20311676)
I have a discounted economy booking man-lhr-las return.
The las-lhr leg just got availability for a business seat. I can't upgrade due to the fare class of my economy ticket. So, I can grab the business seat, but when I get to lhr the final leg will be cancelled. I'm assuming that there's no way to "hold" the final leg given that I will still be on the same flight, albeit on a different ticket. |
What comeback from the airline is there if you book a return but only fly the outward leg? BA (and KLM /Alitalia) often have one-ways for 3 times more than a return so just do a no-show for the second leg. If I cancelled the return rather than did the no-show option would BA charge me for the full single ticket (all in ET if that makes a difference).
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Originally Posted by copperfield27
(Post 20311769)
What comeback from the airline is there if you book a return but only fly the outward leg? BA (and KLM /Alitalia) often have one-ways for 3 times more than a return so just do a no-show for the second leg. If I cancelled the return rather than did the no-show option would BA charge me for the full single ticket (all in ET if that makes a difference).
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Originally Posted by mclachlan4321
(Post 20311676)
I'm assuming that there's no way to "hold" the final leg given that I will still be on the same flight, albeit on a different ticket.
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Originally Posted by LTN Phobia
(Post 20311689)
You will end up losing all subsequent legs if you don't fly one of the legs, unfortunately. I do not believe there is any way round it.
Regardless of the fare class you can't upgrade using Avios to Business (CW) from economy (WT) anyway, as you need to be in WT+ (premium economy) to be able to upgrade to business. |
Originally Posted by paulwuk
(Post 20312096)
Technically incorrect. You can do it on AA flights, and on BA flights on the A321
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I think most airlines have this policy. Once my son and I missed our flight, and we were connecting. He had on pnr while my ticket was on 2. Thanks to HB's help we reroute s through another country... I guess it is too complicated to post the whole thing here. Anyway when we finally reached the connecting airport, my son's ticket was cancelled. We had to buy him a new one.
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I was in this situation, booked a new return ticket with avios as I had 24 hours to spare. Then, the return flight from EDI was delayed, because one pax was somehow checked in twice... So on this occasion I need not have arranged a new ticket and could have just showed up with my original BP.
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Can anyone show me on BA.com where in writing it states that is you no show for outbound the return flight/entire booking is cancelled?
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