Query - CX No show
Jun 27, 2020 | 11:55 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: 38,000 feet
Programs: LH HON, BA GGL, AF Plat, EK Plat
Posts: 6,796
OP has a CX ticket. Not EK and not LH. Thus, what some other carrier might do on some other ticket at some other time is irrelevant.
In this case, if OP is simply willing to forgo the value of the ticket, he should do nothing. CX will not and cannot pursue him for the cancellation fee, because it is inapplicable. On the other hand, if CX cancels or there is a significant delay, OP will become eligible for a full refund of the ticket to his original form of payment.
Thus, notifying CX is at best of no advantage to OP and at worst, may cost him a refund.
Don't worry about CX. It has calculated the percentage of passengers likely to no show and will overbook to deal with that (should loads even come close to requiring that).
In this case, if OP is simply willing to forgo the value of the ticket, he should do nothing. CX will not and cannot pursue him for the cancellation fee, because it is inapplicable. On the other hand, if CX cancels or there is a significant delay, OP will become eligible for a full refund of the ticket to his original form of payment.
Thus, notifying CX is at best of no advantage to OP and at worst, may cost him a refund.
Don't worry about CX. It has calculated the percentage of passengers likely to no show and will overbook to deal with that (should loads even come close to requiring that).
Jun 30, 2020 | 4:02 pm
#17
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: DCA
Programs: UA US CO AA DL FL
Posts: 50,253
There simply is no reason for a passenger to risk his funds to "help" CX when CX calculates no shows into its RM/IM algorithms and overbooks to deal with the issue (to the extent that the flight is even full now).
Jun 30, 2020 | 10:25 pm
#18
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: TPE / HSZ
Programs: CX GO (=SPH), IHG Diamond Amb, Hertz 5*, Accor, Hilton, National
Posts: 7,240
Why on earth run the risk that the flight is cancelled or substantially delayed for mechanical, weather or some other reason such as the Captain falling ill?
There simply is no reason for a passenger to risk his funds to "help" CX when CX calculates no shows into its RM/IM algorithms and overbooks to deal with the issue (to the extent that the flight is even full now).
There simply is no reason for a passenger to risk his funds to "help" CX when CX calculates no shows into its RM/IM algorithms and overbooks to deal with the issue (to the extent that the flight is even full now).