Offloading yourself from 2nd segment of an award
Sep 20, 2011 | 12:19 am
#1
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Offloading yourself from 2nd segment of an award
Due to unpredictable circumstances I may have to change onward plans when I arrive at HKG on a one-way LAX-HKG-SIN award ticket.
I may have to stay on in HKG and abandon HKG-SIN leg, or buy a seat to another destination. It's a long story...
Obviously I could just fail to board the HKG-SIN leg, but I'd rather do the right thing and let Cathay know I won't be flying.
Would there be any problem with that?
I may have to stay on in HKG and abandon HKG-SIN leg, or buy a seat to another destination. It's a long story...
Obviously I could just fail to board the HKG-SIN leg, but I'd rather do the right thing and let Cathay know I won't be flying.
Would there be any problem with that?
Sep 20, 2011 | 1:57 am
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Why don't you just change the HKG-SIN sector to another date? You can make changes on Asia Miles. Unless of course its not an Asia Miles ticket.. then yes, you should call CX out of common courtesy to advise that you won't be boarding that flight.
Sep 20, 2011 | 6:14 am
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tell them you wont be boarding HKG-SIn upon arrival of HK (at transfer desk is OK). and at LAX tell them to put you through to HK only n u'll do the checkin there in HK (if they do ask tell them you have private matters and is not sure if you can go to SIN).
Sep 20, 2011 | 12:31 pm
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Hi thanks for the tips.
This is a AA award ticket.
I dont care about losing the sgement.
The trouble is, I won't really know until I get to HKG what to do, because I'm depending on some last minute information.
I won't have any checked bags, so I think if I find out I'm not going to SIN, I will just find a CX transfer desk and let them know not to waste time paging me for boarding.
This is a AA award ticket.
I dont care about losing the sgement.
The trouble is, I won't really know until I get to HKG what to do, because I'm depending on some last minute information.
I won't have any checked bags, so I think if I find out I'm not going to SIN, I will just find a CX transfer desk and let them know not to waste time paging me for boarding.
Sep 20, 2011 | 2:04 pm
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Hi thanks for the tips.
This is a AA award ticket.
I dont care about losing the sgement.
The trouble is, I won't really know until I get to HKG what to do, because I'm depending on some last minute information.
I won't have any checked bags, so I think if I find out I'm not going to SIN, I will just find a CX transfer desk and let them know not to waste time paging me for boarding.
This is a AA award ticket.
I dont care about losing the sgement.
The trouble is, I won't really know until I get to HKG what to do, because I'm depending on some last minute information.
I won't have any checked bags, so I think if I find out I'm not going to SIN, I will just find a CX transfer desk and let them know not to waste time paging me for boarding.
In this case, it wouldn't because it is still a NA to Asia 2 award whether it is to HKG or to SIN.
If you cannot know until the very last minute, then do as you plan.
Sep 22, 2011 | 3:50 pm
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Effective Feb this year, AA does not penalize you if you have to cancel the last segment of your itinerary when such change does NOT change the award nature.
In this case, it wouldn't because it is still a NA to Asia 2 award whether it is to HKG or to SIN.
If you cannot know until the very last minute, then do as you plan.
In this case, it wouldn't because it is still a NA to Asia 2 award whether it is to HKG or to SIN.
If you cannot know until the very last minute, then do as you plan.
Sep 22, 2011 | 7:57 pm
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