How to make a stop without paying extra? SFO-PIT-PHL-ITH
Feb 14, 2007, 1:43 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New York, NY ---- HH Gold, Wood Gold
Posts: 35
How to make a stop without paying extra? SFO-PIT-PHL-ITH
Hi,
I booked my ticket online yesterday for SFO to ITH with this routing SFO-PIT-PHL-ITH-PHL-SFO. They have direct flight from SFO to PHL at the other time.
I want to make a stop for one day at PHL before going to ITH. I tried to change the reservation online and they are charging me around $200 for using multi-city booking and they take SFO-PHL, PHL-ITH, as 2 segments.
I am wondering if there is any way for me to avoid paying $200 extra?
I booked my ticket online yesterday for SFO to ITH with this routing SFO-PIT-PHL-ITH-PHL-SFO. They have direct flight from SFO to PHL at the other time.
I want to make a stop for one day at PHL before going to ITH. I tried to change the reservation online and they are charging me around $200 for using multi-city booking and they take SFO-PHL, PHL-ITH, as 2 segments.
I am wondering if there is any way for me to avoid paying $200 extra?
Feb 14, 2007, 3:00 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SFO, OAK
Programs: US SP
Posts: 219
Hi,
I booked my ticket online yesterday for SFO to ITH with this routing SFO-PIT-PHL-ITH-PHL-SFO. They have direct flight from SFO to PHL at the other time.
I want to make a stop for one day at PHL before going to ITH. I tried to change the reservation online and they are charging me around $200 for using multi-city booking and they take SFO-PHL, PHL-ITH, as 2 segments.
I am wondering if there is any way for me to avoid paying $200 extra?
I booked my ticket online yesterday for SFO to ITH with this routing SFO-PIT-PHL-ITH-PHL-SFO. They have direct flight from SFO to PHL at the other time.
I want to make a stop for one day at PHL before going to ITH. I tried to change the reservation online and they are charging me around $200 for using multi-city booking and they take SFO-PHL, PHL-ITH, as 2 segments.
I am wondering if there is any way for me to avoid paying $200 extra?
If you're booking a ticket for personal travel, this might be a good opportunity to use miles. Award tickets allow a stopover at a US hub which is on a valid routing (PHL certainly qualifies here). Although you might have to call a few times to get an agent that actually knows how to do this.
Feb 14, 2007, 3:05 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Between LGA and ITH
Programs: US SP, Amtrak GR
Posts: 19
Generally when flying to ITH you get to stay in over in PHL anyway regardless of your schedule... especially days like today 
Feb 14, 2007, 4:38 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Somewhere cold - preferably up a mountain
Programs: AC Subhuman (*A silver), NW Barely Alive
Posts: 842
Probably not: if I recall, the rule for stopovers on a single fare is 4 hours or less on a domestic (US/CA) flight, or "the next available flight". I have managed to have good luck with the US Express carriers (especially EAS routes) by planning "long" (5+ hour) connections to the last flight of the day going home.
I think you're out of luck, as Asimu Pawa said earlier in the thread... though I'm not sure if ITH is an EAS route.
I think you're out of luck, as Asimu Pawa said earlier in the thread... though I'm not sure if ITH is an EAS route.
Feb 14, 2007, 5:21 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SEA
Programs: VS AU, AS 75K, Hilton Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 223
For awhile HP offered a layover at LAS for no extra money. I believe I took them up on it once but can't recall when the option went away. It was a fun perk.
Feb 14, 2007, 7:17 pm
#7
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Somewhere cold - preferably up a mountain
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Posts: 842
As for the EAS route listing...
EAS Markets (PDF file with nearest hubs, but not with the EAS flight):
http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/rural/proximity.pdf
EAS Flight annual report, up-to-date as far as I can tell (e.g. OGS/MSS/ART changes to BOS from PIT starting April 9):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_Air_Service
(excluding Alaska)
Feb 14, 2007, 8:27 pm
#8
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New York, NY ---- HH Gold, Wood Gold
Posts: 35
Thanks so much for your opinions..
I am now so regret about not using mile for this, if I know earlier that I need to stop PHL, I wouldn't buy the tix on the website. Since the tix is non refundeble, seems that I have no choice but to pay $200 extra for this...
I am now so regret about not using mile for this, if I know earlier that I need to stop PHL, I wouldn't buy the tix on the website. Since the tix is non refundeble, seems that I have no choice but to pay $200 extra for this...