OT: Airline ticket question

[michnittlion]

I have the following itinerary booked this weekend, all on one ticket:

Friday: Denver-LaGuardia
Saturday: LaGuardia-Denver-Boise
Sunday: Boise-Denver

Now, something has come up, I no longer need to be in Boise Saturday into Sunday. If I walk out of the airport after my LGA-DEN flight Saturday AM - could I theoretically be hit with any sort of additional fees (this is United)? Could I get hit with fees for no-showing the last 2 flights?

(yes, I know that my LGA-DEN flight could get cancelled Saturday AM and United could re-route me LGA-O'Hare-Boise, and I'd have no basis to complain at all, I'd be spending Saturday night in Idaho. But we'll presume nothing like that happens).

 

[Norm Petersin]

Only if you have return flights.

 

[First Last]

Unlikely you would get hit with fees unless you make a regular practice of doing this and the cost of the flight without the Boise travel was higher than the cost with travel to Boise. I would call United after you arrived back in Denver and say your plans changed and you're unable to travel to Boise so they can resell the seats. That's what I've always done in situations like this, and I've never been hit with a fee.

 

[MattTX]

I'm pretty sure once you no show a segment the rest of your ticket is cancelled. A little snow in Denver this morning, but it will be gone by afternoon.

 

[LionDeNittany]

I have the following itinerary booked this weekend, all on one ticket:

Friday: Denver-LaGuardia
Saturday: LaGuardia-Denver-Boise
Sunday: Boise-Denver

Now, something has come up, I no longer need to be in Boise Saturday into Sunday. If I walk out of the airport after my LGA-DEN flight Saturday AM - could I theoretically be hit with any sort of additional fees (this is United)? Could I get hit with fees for no-showing the last 2 flights?

(yes, I know that my LGA-DEN flight could get cancelled Saturday AM and United could re-route me LGA-O'Hare-Boise, and I'd have no basis to complain at all, I'd be spending Saturday night in Idaho. But we'll presume nothing like that happens).

You will not be hit with fees. However, if you do this regularly you will lose any elite status you may have.

The reason is that there are cheaper fares "through" certain airports vs. arriving at those airports as a final destination.

But they will not charge you more than you already paid.

LdN

 

[not so fast my friend]

You will not be hit with fees. However, if you do this regularly you will lose any elite status you may have.

The reason is that there are cheaper fares "through" certain airports vs. arriving at those airports as a final destination.

But they will not charge you more than you already paid.

LdN

Done this before. Call them now. They are happier if they can sell the seats to someone else.

 

[ClarkstonMark]

Done this before. Call them now. They are happier if they can sell the seats to someone else.

Do not do this, unless you want your ticket re-priced - could be higher or lower, plus a change fee. You can figure out by doing a dummy booking if changing your flights would cause an increase or decrease to your cost.
Just don't show up, people missing flights happens all the time. Or call them in Denver and tell them you can't make the rest of your itin.

 

[LionDeNittany]

Done this before. Call them now. They are happier if they can sell the seats to someone else.

There's a chance of that. There's also a chance they charge a change fee and reprice his ticket.

You are right in most cases though. If your plans change and you call them they will probably waive any change fees.

LdN

 

[91Joe95]

Have you considered one way tickets to distant locales? I'm thinking somewhere in the 3rd world. Just throwing it out there.

 

[Obliviax]

call the airline, tell them that there is a chance the Boise portion will be unnecessary and ask what your options are should Boise be cancelled. They may try to charge you a change fee. If they do, you can simply not get on that flight.

However, my experience is that they will not give you all of your miles.

A lot depends on the airline. If it is SW, probably no problem. If it is one of the Big Three (Delta, United, AA), they try to screw you unless you are gold or platinum.

 

[michnittlion]

call the airline, tell them that there is a chance the Boise portion will be unnecessary and ask what your options are should Boise be cancelled. They may try to charge you a change fee. If they do, you can simply not get on that flight.

However, my experience is that they will not give you all of your miles.

A lot depends on the airline. If it is SW, probably no problem. If it is one of the Big Three (Delta, United, AA), they try to screw you unless you are gold or platinum.

Thanks all.

Yeah - this is only the 2nd time I've flown United since 2010, I normally fly Delta and AA (I've had on-and-off elite status with each over the years, currently AA Platinum). Given such, I figure United will screw me if given the chance - I'm not a valuable customer to them. I could care less about getting UA miles.

Think I'll just leave the Denver airport w/o telling UA anything. If my LGA-DEN got cancelled I may find myself forced to go to Boise, but I doubt that happens, 1st flight out Saturday and the weather looks decent enough.

 

[michnittlion]

Have you considered one way tickets to distant locales? I'm thinking somewhere in the 3rd world. Just throwing it out there.

According to you, I have a 1-way ticket to hell in my future. Right?

 

[Obliviax]

Thanks all.

Yeah - this is only the 2nd time I've flown United since 2010, I normally fly Delta and AA (I've had on-and-off elite status with each over the years, currently AA Platinum). Given such, I figure United will screw me if given the chance - I'm not a valuable customer to them. I could care less about getting UA miles.

Think I'll just leave the Denver airport w/o telling UA anything. If my LGA-DEN got cancelled I may find myself forced to go to Boise, but I doubt that happens, 1st flight out Saturday and the weather looks decent enough.

That is what I would do and I am Platinum on United.

You'd be no different than someone who missed a flight for one of a hundred thousand reasons. They have the rev and don't care. At the same time, they'll give away the seat, if they need it, at the gate for standbys.

 

[91Joe95]

According to you, I have a 1-way ticket to hell in my future. Right?

I'm sensing some hostility on your end.

 

[michnittlion]

I'm sensing some hostility on your end.

Just wondering why you're in a rush for me to "consider a one way tickets to distant locales, somewhere in the 3rd world." I'm going there soon enough.

 

[91Joe95]

Just wondering why you're in a rush for me to "consider a one way tickets to distant locales, somewhere in the 3rd world." I'm going there soon enough.

Is that the way you took my post?

 

[michnittlion]

Is that the way you took my post?

You've told me before that I'm going to hell. Unless you've "re-booked" me, changed my soul's final destination?

In the spirit of this thread - if you have "re-booked" me, am I going to incur a change fee? I'm pretty sure I don't have elite status with "91Joe95 Airlines."

 

[91Joe95]

You've told me before that I'm going to hell. Unless you've "re-booked" me, changed my soul's final destination?

In the spirit of this thread - if you have "re-booked" me, am I going to incur a change fee? I'm pretty sure I don't have elite status with "91Joe95 Airlines."

You're just deflecting and blaming the messenger. I don't make the rules, but I am familiar with them.

 

[michnittlion]

You're just deflecting and blaming the messenger. I don't make the rules, but I am familiar with them.

Got it, 91Joesus95.