I´m taking a sports team to japan in december and we are flying from Dublin to Fukuoka via London and Seoul, 1st leg Aer Lingus 2nd and 3rd Korean Air. The tickets may or may not have been issued (my questions about this are being answered elsewhere on answers) One of the guys who doesnt live in ireland doesnt think he'll be able to get to dublin in time due to business commitments but will make london easily. Is it possible for him to join us there and fly London- Seoul - Fukuoka on this ticket? The travel agent says that if the first leg isnt used it will invalidate the others and there is nothing he can do
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2006-10-17 10:39:40 · 9 answers · asked by jason b 2 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
You need to find out of all the legs were booked on a single ticket stock (i.e., one single airline issued the tickets). If they were, then missing the first leg will cancel everything downline.
However, if the tickets were essentially bought separately, then there should be no problems, since Airline B won't know that you skipped the flight on Airline A. I bring this up because Aer Lingus and Korean Air are NOT partners, so it's a possibility that the tickets aren't tied to each other.
To be completely safe, he'll have to pay for the change fee + reissue fee/fare change to start in London.
2006-10-17 22:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by IceTrojan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is generally the rule, it is if you dont fly on a outbound flight, you are unable to use the inbound, you need to check directly with the airline or your travel agents to confirm this. For this type of question you should use Yahoo Answers as guidance and not as fact, as it is dependant on your ticket etc.
2006-10-17 11:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by search4travelwebsites 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the travel agent is correct from my personal experience. If you miss a leg, the airlines automatically cancel all remaining legs. This is unfortunate in situations like the one you describe. I have had to re-book flights after arriving at the airport to discover my 'confirmed' reservations have been cancelled without my consent.
2006-10-17 10:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by Entrepreneur 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-19 23:29:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there isn't - the airline will normally not charge you a pentality fare for missing the flight but they will definetely cancel the last one when you miss the middle one. This is the usual procedure.
2016-05-21 21:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately I think the travel agent is right. Try another agent. Sometimes even if they work for the same company a different agent may be able to do something else for you.
2006-10-17 10:43:15 · answer #6 · answered by i have no idea 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The practice always used to be that if you miss the first leg of an international ticket, it would invalidate the remainder of the ticket. My understanding is that this is still true today.
2006-10-17 10:50:16 · answer #7 · answered by Penfold 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid so but if he can agree with the airline, Korean Air, to join at London they might agree.
2006-10-17 10:43:20 · answer #8 · answered by Andy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-17 10:48:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋