Skip first segment on a return flight? (and "get on" in LAX)
Oct 29, 2012 | 1:37 pm
#31
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 3,246
thanks for the replies.
So if I call UA and ask them to change the reservation so I only fly LAX to SEA, will they charge me anything extra?
Does it involve cancelling the itinerary and re-booking a new one with a one-way flight, or are they just going to change the existing itinerary (hence the same booking reference number)?
So if I call UA and ask them to change the reservation so I only fly LAX to SEA, will they charge me anything extra?
Does it involve cancelling the itinerary and re-booking a new one with a one-way flight, or are they just going to change the existing itinerary (hence the same booking reference number)?
Oct 29, 2012 | 1:46 pm
#32
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 259
thanks for the replies.
So if I call UA and ask them to change the reservation so I only fly LAX to SEA, will they charge me anything extra?
Does it involve cancelling the itinerary and re-booking a new one with a one-way flight, or are they just going to change the existing itinerary (hence the same booking reference number)?
So if I call UA and ask them to change the reservation so I only fly LAX to SEA, will they charge me anything extra?
Does it involve cancelling the itinerary and re-booking a new one with a one-way flight, or are they just going to change the existing itinerary (hence the same booking reference number)?
Oct 29, 2012 | 1:50 pm
#33
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BOS, BWI, DCA, IAD
Programs: American, Delta, JetBlue, United
Posts: 2,401
thanks for the replies.
So if I call UA and ask them to change the reservation so I only fly LAX to SEA, will they charge me anything extra?
Does it involve cancelling the itinerary and re-booking a new one with a one-way flight, or are they just going to change the existing itinerary (hence the same booking reference number)?
So if I call UA and ask them to change the reservation so I only fly LAX to SEA, will they charge me anything extra?
Does it involve cancelling the itinerary and re-booking a new one with a one-way flight, or are they just going to change the existing itinerary (hence the same booking reference number)?
Last edited by JPG3392; Oct 30, 2012 at 6:04 am Reason: Correction of typo.
Oct 29, 2012 | 7:38 pm
#34
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: NYC
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If your current RT ticket is non-refundable, you'll be charged a cancellation fee and allowed to apply whatever amount is left to your new ticket. You will than pay whatever the current rate is for your new one-way ticket. This may be considerably more than what you paid originally for the RT.
Oct 29, 2012 | 7:43 pm
#35
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This usually involves a reissue as the origin and destination have changed. You will be required to pay for the difference in fare if the new fare is higher than the original fare. However, the eligibility to do so and the change fee depend on the fair basis of your ticket.
Before going through all of this, it is worth pricing out a new OW LAX-SEA. Sometimes its worth just letting the original RT go.
But, just skipping the first segment is not an option.
Oct 29, 2012 | 7:56 pm
#36
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: MCO
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This is not correct, presuming that OP is on a non-refundable/changeable ticket. When OP cancels, the entire value of his ticket will be a credit. He will then need to pay $150 in new money in order to access the credit. Depending on the value of the original ticket and the cost of the new ticket, this may or may not make a difference.
Before going through all of this, it is worth pricing out a new OW LAX-SEA. Sometimes its worth just letting the original RT go.
But, just skipping the first segment is not an option.
Before going through all of this, it is worth pricing out a new OW LAX-SEA. Sometimes its worth just letting the original RT go.
But, just skipping the first segment is not an option.