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Question about buying a flight with a layover and not making the next flight (on purpose)
Posted on 12/11/24 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 12/11/24 at 10:51 pm
Live in Atlanta. Trying to get flight from Memphis to Atl via Delta is considerably more expensive than getting a flight from Memphis to Miami with a layover in Atlanta.
As long as there is no checked baggage, is there a problem booking the Miami flight and just terminating in Atlanta? In my mind, I don't see a problem, but honestly haven't ever tried it outside of having that other flight cancelled by the airline.
Airline travel doesn't make a whole lot of sense sometimes.
As long as there is no checked baggage, is there a problem booking the Miami flight and just terminating in Atlanta? In my mind, I don't see a problem, but honestly haven't ever tried it outside of having that other flight cancelled by the airline.
Airline travel doesn't make a whole lot of sense sometimes.
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Posted on 12/11/24 at 11:32 pm to OU812ME2
I don’t see a problem with that. I have never seen anyone get forced on a plane.
Posted on 12/11/24 at 11:36 pm to OU812ME2
It's called skiplagging. There was a website a few years ago that got shut down that you could search for this option.
It's not illegal, but the airline could choose to ban you from their airline or pursue civil action as it's a breach of contract.
It's not illegal, but the airline could choose to ban you from their airline or pursue civil action as it's a breach of contract.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 5:36 am to OU812ME2
Why not just fly to Chattanooga and drive back to ATL? With as much time as you'll spent on 75/85 or 285 getting back from ATL to wherever you live, it may be a wash, but will be cheaper.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 6:04 am to OU812ME2
Some people have been banned from airlines for doing this
Posted on 12/12/24 at 7:23 am to OU812ME2
Do you have a return trip booked on that same ticket?
Posted on 12/12/24 at 7:33 am to The Donald
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Do you have a return trip booked on that same ticket?
No it's just a one way. Unfortunately I live on the South side of Atl, so it actually helps the airport is South.
I figured there was a downside due to people taking advantage of it.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 8:06 am to OU812ME2
I did it coming back from Mexico in July on southwest. Our layover in atl was gonna be super long because we had to change our trip dates because of the hurricane. We booked a rental car at the atlanta airport and drove back to mississippi. Made it home before our flight was supposed to leave. Southwest just didn't give me all my points but they didn't ban me.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 8:56 am to OU812ME2
As others have stated, airlines have banned people from flying with them for this reason.
If you do decide to go this route, make sure you don't book a "connecting flight" that's really close to when your plane in ATL lands. They may force you to change your booking or outright cancel the flights altogether if there's not sufficient time between connections.
My gf (no pics) and I just got back from a trip to Vienna. A week before our trip, they moved our connection from Paris to ATL up like 5 minutes and it put it in a window where I guess they didn't think we'd make the connection so they forced us to rebook within 24 hrs or they were going to cancel our flights altogether. That may have just been an international thing though.
If you do decide to go this route, make sure you don't book a "connecting flight" that's really close to when your plane in ATL lands. They may force you to change your booking or outright cancel the flights altogether if there's not sufficient time between connections.
My gf (no pics) and I just got back from a trip to Vienna. A week before our trip, they moved our connection from Paris to ATL up like 5 minutes and it put it in a window where I guess they didn't think we'd make the connection so they forced us to rebook within 24 hrs or they were going to cancel our flights altogether. That may have just been an international thing though.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:40 am to OU812ME2
We used to do that traveling from Birmingham AL to Dallas. We'd buy r/t ticket to Austin and get off the plane in Dallas. Had to buy a one way ticket to get back to Birmingham, but it still saved us a few hundred dollars.
In a somewhat cool story, my boss did that one time and checked luggage - it went all the way to Austin.
In a somewhat cool story, my boss did that one time and checked luggage - it went all the way to Austin.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 9:49 am to blueridgeTiger
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In a somewhat cool story, my boss did that one time and checked luggage - it went all the way to Austin.
Posted on 12/12/24 at 11:30 pm to OU812ME2
Not intentionally but I’ve missed a few connections for various reasons without repercussions.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 3:35 am to go_tigres
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Does the airline catch you? As a one-off there’s historically little risk to this. Doing it a lot could catch an airline’s attention. There have even been stories of airlines meeting passengers at the airport over their ticketing practices. United Airlines threatened to trash the credit of customers who skip flights by sending them to collections. Lufthansa sued a passenger over it.
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Posted on 12/13/24 at 10:32 am to LemmyLives
Why should the airline care that the seat is empty? It has been paid for at the asking price. They are making the same amount of money regardless except that they are not selling you a different ticket at a higher price.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 10:44 am to geauxpurple
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except that they are not selling you a different ticket at a higher price.
That part.
Posted on 12/13/24 at 11:09 am to OU812ME2
Like others have said as long as you aren't doing it consistently (more than 1 or 2 times a year) on the same airline it won't be a problem.
I believe airlines only take action when they notice a flyer with a lot of miles/status doing it consistently, otherwise it's not worth the time and cost to enforce.
I believe airlines only take action when they notice a flyer with a lot of miles/status doing it consistently, otherwise it's not worth the time and cost to enforce.
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