Is there a Fee to do this?
May 19, 2009 | 6:53 pm
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Is there a Fee to do this?
We are currently booked to fly IAD-JFK-AUA in a few weeks. I am on a paid ticket. My wife and MIL are on award tickets.
I am considering possibly dropping the IAD-JFK leg and driving from Baltimore to NY the night before and flying on our currently scheduled leg JFK-AUA.
Since we are dropping a leg (which saves Jet Blue $$), will Jetblue charge a fee for the award tickets and/or the paid ticket.
The reason for this possible change is that we are from north of Baltimore. We are currently driving to Dulles the night before for a 6am connection to JFK and then a 4 hour layover. If we drive to JFK, we can visit family and sleep in a bit the next morning. It doesn't affect the return because there was no connection from JFK-IAD on Sat evening. We were doing a one week car rental.
I am considering possibly dropping the IAD-JFK leg and driving from Baltimore to NY the night before and flying on our currently scheduled leg JFK-AUA.
Since we are dropping a leg (which saves Jet Blue $$), will Jetblue charge a fee for the award tickets and/or the paid ticket.
The reason for this possible change is that we are from north of Baltimore. We are currently driving to Dulles the night before for a 6am connection to JFK and then a 4 hour layover. If we drive to JFK, we can visit family and sleep in a bit the next morning. It doesn't affect the return because there was no connection from JFK-IAD on Sat evening. We were doing a one week car rental.
May 19, 2009 | 7:20 pm
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The revenue tix will absolutely be subject to a change fee and fare difference add/collect. The reward ticket will also likely be subject to a change fee.
While you think that you are saving the company money by not flying a segment that really isn't the way that airline pricing models work. jetBlue may sell a cheaper fare from IAD-AUA than JFK-AUA to compete with another carrier in that specific market. Or price the non-stop higher because of the convenience of such a flight over a DL routing with a connection in ATL, for example.
Taxis and car services are about the only mode of transit I know where the fares are truly directly tied to the distance traveled. Airlines are about as far from it as you can get.
While you think that you are saving the company money by not flying a segment that really isn't the way that airline pricing models work. jetBlue may sell a cheaper fare from IAD-AUA than JFK-AUA to compete with another carrier in that specific market. Or price the non-stop higher because of the convenience of such a flight over a DL routing with a connection in ATL, for example.
Taxis and car services are about the only mode of transit I know where the fares are truly directly tied to the distance traveled. Airlines are about as far from it as you can get.
May 19, 2009 | 7:24 pm
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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The revenue tix will absolutely be subject to a change fee and fare difference add/collect. The reward ticket will also likely be subject to a change fee.
While you think that you are saving the company money by not flying a segment that really isn't the way that airline pricing models work. jetBlue may sell a cheaper fare from IAD-AUA than JFK-AUA to compete with another carrier in that specific market. Or price the non-stop higher because of the convenience of such a flight over a DL routing with a connection in ATL, for example.
Taxis and car services are about the only mode of transit I know where the fares are truly directly tied to the distance traveled. Airlines are about as far from it as you can get.
While you think that you are saving the company money by not flying a segment that really isn't the way that airline pricing models work. jetBlue may sell a cheaper fare from IAD-AUA than JFK-AUA to compete with another carrier in that specific market. Or price the non-stop higher because of the convenience of such a flight over a DL routing with a connection in ATL, for example.
Taxis and car services are about the only mode of transit I know where the fares are truly directly tied to the distance traveled. Airlines are about as far from it as you can get.
Thanks!