missing a connecting flight, passenger fault
Nov 7, 2014 | 5:15 pm
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missing a connecting flight, passenger fault
what would happen if a passenger fell asleep in the airport and missed a connecting flight? Say with Emirates in Dubai or Etihad.... or with gulf Air in Bahrain...
Would they be able to get the next flight without a fee?
Would they be able to get the next flight without a fee?
Nov 7, 2014 | 7:17 pm
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Under these circumstances, the passenger would simply need to purchase a new ticket at whatever cost that might entail. In addition, all further flights on the same ticket (e.g., return travel) would be cancelled. The airline could offer alternatives that would be free or at least less expensive, but that would be totally at the airline's discretion.
Under these circumstances, the passenger would simply need to purchase a new ticket at whatever cost that might entail. In addition, all further flights on the same ticket (e.g., return travel) would be cancelled. The airline could offer alternatives that would be free or at least less expensive, but that would be totally at the airline's discretion.
Nov 7, 2014 | 8:16 pm
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Welcome to FT.
Under these circumstances, the passenger would simply need to purchase a new ticket at whatever cost that might entail. In addition, all further flights on the same ticket (e.g., return travel) would be cancelled. The airline could offer alternatives that would be free or at least less expensive, but that would be totally at the airline's discretion.
Under these circumstances, the passenger would simply need to purchase a new ticket at whatever cost that might entail. In addition, all further flights on the same ticket (e.g., return travel) would be cancelled. The airline could offer alternatives that would be free or at least less expensive, but that would be totally at the airline's discretion.
Nov 7, 2014 | 8:18 pm
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Almost all carriers require you to be at the departure gate by a specified time prior to departure. Your failure to do so will usually result in the cancellation of all remaining segments on the ticket. Whether there is any value to be refunded will depend on the fare rules for the ticket you purchased. For most fares, the refund will be 0.
To the suggestion that you might be able to pay a change fee, that generally only applies to changes made prior to the flight's departure. But, there certainly are full fare tickets which retain their value. They are just extraordinarily expensive.
Anything better is at the mercy of an agent.
To the suggestion that you might be able to pay a change fee, that generally only applies to changes made prior to the flight's departure. But, there certainly are full fare tickets which retain their value. They are just extraordinarily expensive.
Anything better is at the mercy of an agent.
Nov 8, 2014 | 8:46 am
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Nov 9, 2014 | 5:16 am
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With a cheap coach fare, a one way ticket is likely to cost so much more that your RT ticket that your chances of any refund are approximately zero.
Nov 9, 2014 | 6:11 am
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Not only is any refund rare but the airlines could*technically* seek the difference in the one way/round trip fare. Throw away ticketing , this is what it's called, is almost always against the T&C of the ticket.
Nov 9, 2014 | 8:18 am
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In addition to the wise comments made in #7 and #8, you could get a rough sense by determining the cost of a one-way ticket from a specific city in the USA to a specific city in Africa and comparing that to the price of a RT ticket between the same two cities. Since the fine print varies from one ticket to another, this method won't yield an exact result, but it might be of sme help in your planning.