Flight disruption question
Nov 30, 2019 | 7:20 am
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Flight disruption question
Currently on delayed PEKORD. I have a connection that is also delayed 2 hours. This will get me into my destination city later than I wanted for an event. Am I allowed to just cancel my connection and go home? Not complete the trip as ticketed. I don't want to get in trouble for hidden city
Nov 30, 2019 | 7:25 am
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Currently on delayed PEKORD. I have a connection that is also delayed 2 hours. This will get me into my destination city later than I wanted for an event. Am I allowed to just cancel my connection and go home? Not complete the trip as ticketed. I don't want to get in trouble for hidden city
Nov 30, 2019 | 7:29 am
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LAX. wedding reception I was hoping to visit and top off my end of year pqm. I live in DTW and would rather just buy a ticket home
Last edited by bubbashow; Nov 30, 2019 at 7:34 am
Nov 30, 2019 | 7:36 am
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Yeah you can do pretty much whatever in IRROPS. Either no show or tell UA to cancel the last segment due to the delays.
Nov 30, 2019 | 8:04 am
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Well, first check to see if there’s an alternate routing that would get you to LAX in time for your event, if you still want to go. If not, when you get to ORD, explain what’s going on. They may be willing to send you to DTW for no cost. If not, ask them to cancel the last segment, purchase ORD-DTW, and then apply for a refund of the unused ORD-LAX flight, or, if you prefer, for original routing credit for the LAX flight.
Nov 30, 2019 | 9:18 am
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Do you need the PQM ORD-LAX? Any other segments on that ticket?
Nov 30, 2019 | 9:30 am
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A CS agent can simply take out the ORD-LAX segment and if the OP wants to try for ORC perhaps add an INVOL annotation to the PNR. Worth checking if ORD-LAX could be turned into ORD-DTW ... that's a long-shot though.
Nov 30, 2019 | 10:24 am
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If LAX was just a stop and you want to reroute to a destination in a more direct manner, that is not an unreasonable request and worth raising with UA.
However if LAX was the destination and there was a separate ticket to get to DTW, that is going be more difficult. How late is the arrival into LAX?
So without understanding the full trip routing, this is hard to answer.
However if LAX was the destination and there was a separate ticket to get to DTW, that is going be more difficult. How late is the arrival into LAX?
So without understanding the full trip routing, this is hard to answer.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Nov 30, 2019 at 10:30 am
Nov 30, 2019 | 10:55 am
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As I understand it, OP just wants to know if he can walk away from his final segment. The answer to that is "yes."
I know everyone's trying to be helpful, but I think folks are reading too much into OP's question. The issue of ORC is an interesting one . . . with an estimated 2 hour mx that request may be viable.
I know everyone's trying to be helpful, but I think folks are reading too much into OP's question. The issue of ORC is an interesting one . . . with an estimated 2 hour mx that request may be viable.
Nov 30, 2019 | 10:58 am
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But unclear how the OP was finishing the trip to DTW, so if there were additional segments, it gets a little less clear -- especially if the segment earnings are needed for status.
Nov 30, 2019 | 11:09 am
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I would clarify this - whatever OP wants to do, he needs to tell UA about it in ORD. Just no-showing ORD-LAX and buying a new ticket is a bad idea.. go to the counter in ORD and ask to get ORD-LAX canceled and whichever of refunded, ORCed, or rerouted to DTW (depends on how nice UA is feeling) first.
Nov 30, 2019 | 11:17 am
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I would clarify this - whatever OP wants to do, he needs to tell UA about it in ORD. Just no-showing ORD-LAX and buying a new ticket is a bad idea.. go to the counter in ORD and ask to get ORD-LAX canceled and whichever of refunded, ORCed, or rerouted to DTW (depends on how nice UA is feeling) first.