Delta - Throw away with alternate connection
May 12, 2017, 3:34 pm
#1
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Delta - Throw away with alternate connection
I have a one way flight on Delta from MCI at 4:57pm with a stop over in ATL 9:14pm arriving in BWI 11:11 pm. I plan on missing the the flight from ATL-BWI and I made a separate one way reservation on Delta to FLL leaving 10:29 pm arriving 12:20 am. Should I be concerned that Delta is going to cancel my flight to FLL if I miss my flight to BWI? The reason for the throwaway is not to save money rather It is the last leg of my business trip and I need to "technically" end off where I started, BWI.
May 12, 2017, 3:42 pm
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I have a one way flight on Delta from MCI at 4:57pm with a stop over in ATL 9:14pm arriving in BWI 11:11 pm. I plan on missing the the flight from ATL-BWI and I made a separate one way reservation on Delta to FLL leaving 10:29 pm arriving 12:20 am. Should I be concerned that Delta is going to cancel my flight to FLL if I miss my flight to BWI? The reason for the throwaway is not to save money rather It is the last leg of my business trip and I need to "technically" end off where I started, BWI.
Having two reservations out of the same city at the same time is prohibited by DL, and if they catch it they have the right to cancel one or both of them without notifying or refunding you any time between now and departure.
That being said, I don't really know what the likelihood is that they will catch it. I would say though that the likelihood is much higher of it being caught if you have something like your skymiles number associated with both of them.
May 12, 2017, 4:03 pm
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Thank you for the welcome and the quick response... its good to be here.. There is an 11:30pm out of ATL I could take instead of the 10:29pm that way official I would not have two flights in the air at the same time (the BWI flight lands at 11:11pm). Would that resolve the issue or its not worth waiting in the airport for an extra hour and I should take the small risk?
Yeah I only used my skymiles number on one of the two flights.
Yeah I only used my skymiles number on one of the two flights.
May 12, 2017, 5:39 pm
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Join Date: May 2012
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I had this situation occur when travel plans changed. I was on my way home and had to add a new destination city mid-trip. My original schedule was XXX - DTW - YYY. Later I purchased a one-way DTW - ZZZ.
I called Delta a week before my trip, told them what was up, and asked them to cancel my DTW - YYY segment so they could sell the seat if needed. They dropped the segment without any problems and were thankful for the call.
I called Delta a week before my trip, told them what was up, and asked them to cancel my DTW - YYY segment so they could sell the seat if needed. They dropped the segment without any problems and were thankful for the call.
Sep 19, 2017, 12:19 am
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I have RT BOS - CDG booked for two with GUC applied to both. Yay!. But now I need to return CDG - SLC so thought about booking an additional (non-stop) 1 way just for me since there is no direct flight BOS -SLC that afternoon/evening. What would happen to my companion still on the CDG - BOS leg? Can I split the PNR?
Sep 19, 2017, 9:28 am
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I have RT BOS - CDG booked for two with GUC applied to both. Yay!. But now I need to return CDG - SLC so thought about booking an additional (non-stop) 1 way just for me since there is no direct flight BOS -SLC that afternoon/evening. What would happen to my companion still on the CDG - BOS leg? Can I split the PNR?