kellwolf
Piece of Trash
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I don't think they can not let you fly the return leg. You've bought the service. You could have simply missed your flight, have been sick and taken another one... That's why now we are forced to "comfirm" our tickets.
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If you "miss" a flight on the same day, it's generally not a problem. If you happen to "miss" that flight and go on a different day, there's a fee involved....$100 actually. That's true even if you're a super elite frequent flyer. And yes, they can let you not fly on the return leg. IF they find out about it, you've violated the contract of carriage, and you're ticket is now null and void. I've seen people buy tickets from IAH-LAX with a stop in PHX. The ticket to LA was cheap, but they were planning to get off the plane in PHX, so they asked the agent to only check their bags to PHX. Um, that's a BIG red flag there. I know it's techincally offering a service, but here's the headache that comes into play: The passenger for their convenience is checked all the way through to LA, holds boarding passes all the way through to LA even. So, when the plane is ready to roll in PHX, the gate agents spend about 15-20 minutes trying to locate this passenger, even holding the plane since he has a held, confirmed seat. Any non-revs (jumpseating pilots and FAs included) won't get that seat, either since they guy is "checked in." The pax on the plane run the risk of missing connections b/c this guy is trying to save a buck or two. What winds up happening is the airline loses a LOT of cash on the deal. At SWA, every minute delay averaged $63 in lost revenue (missed connects, missed baggage delivery, etc). So, you can see why the airlines don't really like some of this. It's more than just the potential of selling a seat at a higher price.
I don't think they can not let you fly the return leg. You've bought the service. You could have simply missed your flight, have been sick and taken another one... That's why now we are forced to "comfirm" our tickets.
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If you "miss" a flight on the same day, it's generally not a problem. If you happen to "miss" that flight and go on a different day, there's a fee involved....$100 actually. That's true even if you're a super elite frequent flyer. And yes, they can let you not fly on the return leg. IF they find out about it, you've violated the contract of carriage, and you're ticket is now null and void. I've seen people buy tickets from IAH-LAX with a stop in PHX. The ticket to LA was cheap, but they were planning to get off the plane in PHX, so they asked the agent to only check their bags to PHX. Um, that's a BIG red flag there. I know it's techincally offering a service, but here's the headache that comes into play: The passenger for their convenience is checked all the way through to LA, holds boarding passes all the way through to LA even. So, when the plane is ready to roll in PHX, the gate agents spend about 15-20 minutes trying to locate this passenger, even holding the plane since he has a held, confirmed seat. Any non-revs (jumpseating pilots and FAs included) won't get that seat, either since they guy is "checked in." The pax on the plane run the risk of missing connections b/c this guy is trying to save a buck or two. What winds up happening is the airline loses a LOT of cash on the deal. At SWA, every minute delay averaged $63 in lost revenue (missed connects, missed baggage delivery, etc). So, you can see why the airlines don't really like some of this. It's more than just the potential of selling a seat at a higher price.