Can you board a flight on the second leg of the journey?

Question

If one buys a ticket from Miami to Cleveland, it will probably have a stop in Atlanta. Is it allowable to just board the flight in Atlanta without having started the flight in Miami? Is it legal to do so?

Answer 1

No you cannot do that. The airline would say you are a no-show and give your seat to someone else. If people were allowed to do this, everyone would not be driving to Dayton, Columbus, Indianapolis and Louisville only to connect in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is the most expensive airport to fly out of right now and many people avoid the airport because of the high ticket prices Delta charges.

Answer 2

Your question is not entirely clear.

There is a difference between "stop" and stopover".



If the routing is merely for a connecting flight from Atlanta, then you might "stop" there for a few hours before boarding a connecting flight to Cleveland, but you would not leave the airport.

A "stopover" means you could have time to stay in Atlanta, and then board another flight on a different day.


For a "stop" it is possible that a boarding pass for Atlanta-Cleveland would be issued by the originating airline at Miami, and you would use that boarding pass for the connecting flight.

You could have an electronic ticket (e-ticket) and that would be, effectively, the same thing as a pre-printed boarding card, as it would all be computerized.

Without the boarding pass you would be out of luck, and with the e-ticket you could also be out of luck, although it might depend on the conditions attached to the sale of your ticket.


If you have a ticket printed on airline stock, and that ticket contains a flight coupon for Miami-Atlanta and then a second flight coupon for the sector Atlanta-Cleveland, then you can probably board at Atlanta. .


The airline you choose will have its own rules for the specific ticket/pricing category, also called conditions of sale, and you should ask them about that.

Either pre-printed or e-tickets may be subject to check at the airport, and by asking the airline in advance, you might avoid possible embarrassment or refusal when you try to board a flight.
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Answer 3

The above answers are all wrong. You must use all portions of your ticket or else subsequent 'legs' are null and void.

I tried to check in at Minneapolis so I'd have a direct flight instead of Rochester, MN to Minneapolis to XYZ destination...the airlines will not allow this. They cite security as a reason.

Answer 4

Yes, the flight stops in Atlanta for a reason, to lef passengers on and to allow other passengers to board. Providing you can get to Atlanta for that flight, you will be able to board.

Answer 5

That STRONGLY depends how lucky you are!

Technically, the airline can block your ticket if you were a no-show for the first leg, depending how over-booked it is and what type / price of a ticket you purchased. Or, they let you board the second leg AFTER you have purchased a full-price, new ticket...not pleasant...
I would not do it - been there, done that...

Answer 6

It took me a on a similar time as to attraction to close this - possibly i'm slightly gradual! - yet i think of it incredibly is properly worth making it specific which you and your mum are the two flying to Cape city. if you got 2 of those tickets, SHE could start up in Malaga and fly to Gatwick, yet you're able to bypass the Malaga-Gatwick leg when you consider which you're already in London. Is that what you recommend? i think of the subject is which you intend to purchase the tickets as a collection adventure costing £two hundred; you at the instant are not procuring completely separate tickets for each leg. in case you probably did that, it would be ok; yet what you're making plans could take place as ONE holiday.

Answer 7

Umm...how did you get to Atlanta in the first place? Teleportation? Time travel?

Anyways, good question. I don't see why not, but just call your airline to double check.