What Do I Do If I Miss My Connecting Flight?
Aug 20, 2017, 1:01 am
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What Do I Do If I Miss My Connecting Flight?
I don't know if this is the right place to make this thread, but if not, please move it to the right place.
My question,
I will be air travelling on my own for the first time this September from Sydney to Hong Kong to London and I'm worried that I may come to the horrible situation of my flight being delayed or cancelled and consequently miss my connecting flight (operated by a different airline).
I presume the connecting airline won't assume any responsibility from the last airline? If so what do I do then (especially when it's not my fault)? Does this mean I would have to book and pay for another flight myself?
Thank you.
My question,
I will be air travelling on my own for the first time this September from Sydney to Hong Kong to London and I'm worried that I may come to the horrible situation of my flight being delayed or cancelled and consequently miss my connecting flight (operated by a different airline).
I presume the connecting airline won't assume any responsibility from the last airline? If so what do I do then (especially when it's not my fault)? Does this mean I would have to book and pay for another flight myself?
Thank you.
Last edited by WildStriker; Aug 20, 2017 at 1:12 am
Aug 20, 2017, 1:13 am
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...I will be air travelling on my own for the first time this September from Sydney to Hong Kong to London and I'm worried that I may come to the horrible situation of my flight being delayed or cancelled and consequently miss my connecting flight (operated by a different airline).
What do I do if I miss my connecting flight and it's not my fault?
What do I do if I miss my connecting flight and it's not my fault?
If booked as 1 reservation(PNR) it the airlines problem
From your other thread in the QR forum they are separate http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...ight-desk.html
Are you flying QF Qantas or QR Qatar SYD-HKG? HKG-LHR is on BA in the other thread.
Will you have checked baggage?
If totally separate tickets in common airline jargon/usage you are not connecting.
You have 1 flight ending and later start another flight
Aug 20, 2017, 1:16 am
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If booked as 2 totally separate flights it all your problem
If booked as 1 reservation(PNR) it the airlines problem
Are you flying QF Qantas or QR Qatar SYD-HKG?
Will you have checked baggage?
From your other thread in the QR forum they are separate http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...ight-desk.html
If totally separate tickets in common airline jargon/usage you are not connecting.
You have 1 flight ending and later start another flight
If booked as 1 reservation(PNR) it the airlines problem
Are you flying QF Qantas or QR Qatar SYD-HKG?
Will you have checked baggage?
From your other thread in the QR forum they are separate http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...ight-desk.html
If totally separate tickets in common airline jargon/usage you are not connecting.
You have 1 flight ending and later start another flight
I will fly with checked baggage.
Aug 21, 2017, 7:45 am
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Aug 21, 2017, 2:12 pm
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Aug 21, 2017, 3:09 pm
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@WildStriker: Seems (from the other forum) that you have booked two separate flights and your connection would hence not be protected.
Aug 21, 2017, 3:45 pm
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I have only seen OTAs/price comparison websites offering 'hacker' type fares which show a combined price, but it is made clear that two transactions are required.
Aug 23, 2017, 10:19 am
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I've seen Opodo and Edreams (same company) sell combined tickets on BA and U2. Those are obviously two separate tickets, but I wouldn't bet on it that the "common booker" would know that...
Aug 24, 2017, 3:33 am
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That's (slightly) misleading given that more and more OTA offer flights on two different bookings. The customer makes one transaction, but has actually two bookings.
@WildStriker: Seems (from the other forum) that you have booked two separate flights and your connection would hence not be protected.
@WildStriker: Seems (from the other forum) that you have booked two separate flights and your connection would hence not be protected.
Aug 24, 2017, 8:51 am
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Aug 24, 2017, 9:59 pm
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Yes. With separate tickets its all you risk.
Do you have one or two PNR's (6 character booking references)?
QF will not transfer baggage between separate tickets
Who did you buy the flights from?
How much time between flights?
WildStriker's other associated thread, now in OW forum http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...ight-desk.html
Do you have one or two PNR's (6 character booking references)?
QF will not transfer baggage between separate tickets
Who did you buy the flights from?
How much time between flights?
WildStriker's other associated thread, now in OW forum http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...ight-desk.html
Aug 25, 2017, 11:21 am
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WildStriker - can you please give us a clear answer to the questions that keep coming up. Have you made one or two bookings (i.e. did you purchase the segments separately)? What airlines and what flight numbers please. Only that way can we properly answer your question.
Aug 27, 2017, 4:42 am
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Based on his/her other posts, the OP is flying SYD-HKG on Qantas and HKG-LHR on BA with separate tickets. I think the original question has been answered.