Skipping an award segment
Mar 1, 2019, 2:04 am
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Skipping an award segment
So, AF/KL just published their promo awards for March,
50 % discount to CUR from Europe. 21750 miles in Y or 30250 in C, not too bad.
So, I was thinking about booking to CUR, and KL789 AMS-CUR does have a stopover in SXM on certain days, would it be possible to get off in SXM and just not continue onward to CUR ?
More tempted to visit SXM than CUR...
I will be travelling only with hand luggage, and just book a one way flight.
Would appreciate any tips and/or insight on this.
Sorry in similar thread have been posted before,
Thanks a lot. :-)
50 % discount to CUR from Europe. 21750 miles in Y or 30250 in C, not too bad.
So, I was thinking about booking to CUR, and KL789 AMS-CUR does have a stopover in SXM on certain days, would it be possible to get off in SXM and just not continue onward to CUR ?
More tempted to visit SXM than CUR...
I will be travelling only with hand luggage, and just book a one way flight.
Would appreciate any tips and/or insight on this.
Sorry in similar thread have been posted before,
Thanks a lot. :-)
Mar 1, 2019, 7:28 am
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Leaving the airplane in SXM should not be a problem technically - however you will be missed when they do a head count for the onward flight from SXM to CUR and it will take them a while to figure out who is missing and then they would not be happy at all - as long as you don't mention to anyone that you leave the flight early (you could feel sick 
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Mar 1, 2019, 7:31 am
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They will be neither happy nor unhappy. If you do not board, you will be subtracted from the headcount for weight & balance, the aircraft will depart and the remaining segment will be cancelled.
If you do this regularly, it will attract attention on the revenue side, but not for a one-off.
If you do this regularly, it will attract attention on the revenue side, but not for a one-off.
Mar 1, 2019, 7:37 am
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They will be neither happy nor unhappy. If you do not board, you will be subtracted from the headcount for weight & balance, the aircraft will depart and the remaining segment will be cancelled.
If you do this regularly, it will attract attention on the revenue side, but not for a one-off.
If you do this regularly, it will attract attention on the revenue side, but not for a one-off.
If they do a headcount, I imagine it will cause some trouble till they figure out who’s missing (and delay the flight). Though I highly doubt they’d go after OP for this.
Mar 2, 2019, 2:19 am
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Its definitely a bit more risky than just not showing up for a segment. Everyone's limit to the amount of risk they are willing to accept is different, but personally I don't think I would do it.
Mar 2, 2019, 3:11 am
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CUR bound passengers do not disembark in SXM, so he can’t “not board” in that respect. He would just disembark with the SXM passengers.
If they do a headcount, I imagine it will cause some trouble till they figure out who’s missing (and delay the flight). Though I highly doubt they’d go after OP for this.
Mar 2, 2019, 6:48 am
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Thanks for the info guys..
Considering my options,maybe i'jj just go to CUR and continue to Colombia, or another caribbean island from there. With a couple of days stopover... :-)
Considering my options,maybe i'jj just go to CUR and continue to Colombia, or another caribbean island from there. With a couple of days stopover... :-)
Mar 10, 2019, 7:08 am
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