checking in when i have two flights leaving the same time
Feb 1, 2015 | 6:53 am
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checking in when i have two flights leaving the same time
is there any reason i would have issues by check-in if i have another flight in the system that i don't want to check-in for? i had originally booked a flight but decided i didn't want to take that one and it would cost more to cancel so i just booked another without canceling the initial one. They are on two different airlines. Thanks
Feb 1, 2015 | 7:52 am
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is there any reason i would have issues by check-in if i have another flight in the system that i don't want to check-in for? i had originally booked a flight but decided i didn't want to take that one and it would cost more to cancel so i just booked another without canceling the initial one. They are on two different airlines. Thanks
Feb 1, 2015 | 1:30 pm
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And if there is residual value and you don't cancel your reservation, with most airlines you will lose that residual value.
Feb 1, 2015 | 3:04 pm
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Feb 1, 2015 | 6:16 pm
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Unless, of course, you're playing "Hidden City" on one ticket and don't want to cancel the final leg.
Feb 2, 2015 | 3:38 am
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nonetheless the question still stands even without full explanation
is there any reason i would have issues by check-in if i have another flight in the system that i don't want to check-in for? i had originally booked a flight but decided i didn't want to take that one and it would cost more to cancel so i just booked another without canceling the initial one. They are on two different airlines. Thanks
Feb 2, 2015 | 5:19 am
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i did not specify exactly what i was doing as then it would be not to hard for the airline lurkers to track me down and make me issues, as what i am doing is not common in the slightest yet the airline would shut me down right away.
P.S. they have done that to me before for precisely this reason
Feb 2, 2015 | 11:16 am
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I wouldn't cancel it either; in the event WX happens, then I could get the full $150 back. It's a free option.
Feb 2, 2015 | 11:32 am
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The change fee comes at the time of rebooking. If you want to reuse part of a canceled ticket, the airline subtracts the change fee from the ticket's value and applies that balance to your next purchase. If the fee is more than the ticket cost, the balance is zero. There is no such thing as a negative balance. For example, if your first ticket cost $109 and the change fee is $150, you don't have to pay the extra $41. You just buy the new ticket with no credit carried over from the previous ticket.