Can i skip the first leg of flight?
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Can i skip the first leg of flight?
Assuming that I skip/miss the first leg of these flight itinerary below (AAA - BBB), will my subsequent flights be all auto cancel? Meaning , can I only board on 7 Jan (BBB-CCC) and return on 1 Feb (CCC-AAA). I don't want the first leg (AAA-BBB). My ticket is from award ticket and all flights are within same airline. Thanks! Sorry English is not my first language. Hope you guys understand what i mean.
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
#2
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Assuming that I skip/miss the first leg of these flight itinerary below (AAA - BBB), will my subsequent flights be all auto cancel? Meaning , can I only board on 7 Jan (BBB-CCC) and return on 1 Feb (CCC-AAA). I don't want the first leg (AAA-BBB). My ticket is from award ticket and all flights are within same airline. Thanks! Sorry English is not my first language. Hope you guys understand what i mean.
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
What airline? US Airways?
If all legs were booked at the same time (as one ticket), you can't skip the first leg without having the rest auto-cancel.
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#5
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Thanks guys!
The airline is OZ Asiana. I guess I have to cancel my whole ticket and re-book it. Damn.
The airline is OZ Asiana. I guess I have to cancel my whole ticket and re-book it. Damn.
#6
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If this is an award ticket you could TRY calling the airline and ask them to drop the first flight.
#7
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Just out of curiosity, does this rule apply to any sector/leg of the flight itinerary?
By using the same sample itinerary below, IF i drop/skip BBB-CCC or/and CCC-BBB, the subsequent flight after that missing leg will be cancel?
Meaning.... I am hoping to board only AAA - BBB on 1 Jan and BBB - AAA on 1 Feb even though I have mistakenly made reservation as per below.
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
Thanks! You guys are the best!
By using the same sample itinerary below, IF i drop/skip BBB-CCC or/and CCC-BBB, the subsequent flight after that missing leg will be cancel?
Meaning.... I am hoping to board only AAA - BBB on 1 Jan and BBB - AAA on 1 Feb even though I have mistakenly made reservation as per below.
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
Thanks! You guys are the best!
#8
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If thus is indeed an award ticket, this is great advice. It will likely cost $150 to make the change, but you may get lucky and have an agent simply drop a segment at no charge (although I wouldn't count on that!).
#9
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If you skip any sector/leg, it'll auto-cancel the rest of the itinerary. So if you take AAA-BBB, and BBB-CCC, and skip CCC-BBB, then the last one will still be cancelled.
Itineraries are meant to be flown sequentially. Missing one item out of the sequence will automatically cancel the rest, short of a flight being missed/cancelled by the airline that is.
Itineraries are meant to be flown sequentially. Missing one item out of the sequence will automatically cancel the rest, short of a flight being missed/cancelled by the airline that is.
Just out of curiosity, does this rule apply to any sector/leg of the flight itinerary?
By using the same sample itinerary below, IF i drop/skip BBB-CCC or/and CCC-BBB, the subsequent flight after that missing leg will be cancel?
Meaning.... I am hoping to board only AAA - BBB on 1 Jan and BBB - AAA on 1 Feb even though I have mistakenly made reservation as per below.
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
Thanks! You guys are the best!
By using the same sample itinerary below, IF i drop/skip BBB-CCC or/and CCC-BBB, the subsequent flight after that missing leg will be cancel?
Meaning.... I am hoping to board only AAA - BBB on 1 Jan and BBB - AAA on 1 Feb even though I have mistakenly made reservation as per below.
1 Jan : AAA - BBB
7 Jan : BBB - CCC
1 Feb : CCC - BBB
1 Feb : BBB - AAA
Thanks! You guys are the best!
#10
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I learned this lesson the hard way. Even if it's the airline's fault that you miss a leg, all subsequent legs might be cancelled.
#11
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: That's very true. If it's the airline's fault (for example you're flying on DL and they rebook you on say LH, not a partner or same alliance) you have to make sure they fix your itinerary so the missed flight doesn't cancel the rest of your itinerary.
#12
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 10
Don't want to open new thread as mine question is similar:
I need to fly from Honolulu (HNL) to Charlotte (CLT) one way and have first leg with Hawaiian Air, all searches give you very bad prices or connections but when I tried HNL to Greenville (GSP) it gives me 2 stop flight, one in CLT and reaosnable price (I need 3 tickets) about $1880 for all 3(HNL-PHX-CLT-GSP). Funny thing that there's no flight HNL to CLT same way as they rount it for GSP...
So I start to think if I can book it and skip last leg.
Does US Airways do something if this happen? I think I need to do it with carry on only as I doubt that fligh will take of with some bags without owner (had this situation befor and untill they found bag's owner we all were waiting...). Do they reprice all as well?
I need to fly from Honolulu (HNL) to Charlotte (CLT) one way and have first leg with Hawaiian Air, all searches give you very bad prices or connections but when I tried HNL to Greenville (GSP) it gives me 2 stop flight, one in CLT and reaosnable price (I need 3 tickets) about $1880 for all 3(HNL-PHX-CLT-GSP). Funny thing that there's no flight HNL to CLT same way as they rount it for GSP...
So I start to think if I can book it and skip last leg.
Does US Airways do something if this happen? I think I need to do it with carry on only as I doubt that fligh will take of with some bags without owner (had this situation befor and untill they found bag's owner we all were waiting...). Do they reprice all as well?
Last edited by vetaldj; Aug 1, 2012 at 6:39 pm
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Don't want to open new thread as mine question is similar:
I need to fly from Honolulu (HNL) to Charlotte (CLT) one way, all searches give you very bad prices or connections but when I tried HNL to Greenville (GSP) it gives me 2 stop flight, one in CLT and reaosnable price (I need 3 tickets) about $1880 for all 3.
So I start to think if I can book it and skip last leg.
Does US Airways do something if this happen? I think I need to do it with carry on only as I doubt that fligh will take of with some bags without owner (had this situation befor and untill they found bag's owner we all were waiting...). Do they reprice all as well?
I need to fly from Honolulu (HNL) to Charlotte (CLT) one way, all searches give you very bad prices or connections but when I tried HNL to Greenville (GSP) it gives me 2 stop flight, one in CLT and reaosnable price (I need 3 tickets) about $1880 for all 3.
So I start to think if I can book it and skip last leg.
Does US Airways do something if this happen? I think I need to do it with carry on only as I doubt that fligh will take of with some bags without owner (had this situation befor and untill they found bag's owner we all were waiting...). Do they reprice all as well?
#14
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 10
Oh well, I'd rather ship those 3 pieces of laggage we are going to take and go with this route...
Another thing - did anybody tried it with checked in bags? Will they drop them off in CLT if we not board or they are going straigh to GSP? Or, lets rephrase, will I be able to get them after all (I'm even ready to drive 1 h and be there prior to plan as it's 1 h drive and flight has 3 h connection time).
Another thing - did anybody tried it with checked in bags? Will they drop them off in CLT if we not board or they are going straigh to GSP? Or, lets rephrase, will I be able to get them after all (I'm even ready to drive 1 h and be there prior to plan as it's 1 h drive and flight has 3 h connection time).
#15
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Oh well, I'd rather ship those 3 pieces of laggage we are going to take and go with this route...
Another thing - did anybody tried it with checked in bags? Will they drop them off in CLT if we not board or they are going straigh to GSP? Or, lets rephrase, will I be able to get them after all (I'm even ready to drive 1 h and be there prior to plan as it's 1 h drive and flight has 3 h connection time).
Another thing - did anybody tried it with checked in bags? Will they drop them off in CLT if we not board or they are going straigh to GSP? Or, lets rephrase, will I be able to get them after all (I'm even ready to drive 1 h and be there prior to plan as it's 1 h drive and flight has 3 h connection time).