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Back in reality, people miss flights all the time. Not only are you not banned from flying the airline, you often get a credit that you can apply for your next
by rsj_hn 4y ago
Back in reality, people miss flights all the time. Not only are you not banned from flying the airline, you often get a credit that you can apply for your next flight.
- logifail 4y agoIt does depend on what kind of ticket you're travelling on, and what restrictions apply to it. Full disclosure: I have a bit of a history of flying on what some call "mistake fares". Back in 2013 I flew "from Europe to Hong Kong and back", except it was routed via Australia(!) both on the inbound and the outbound. Was convinced I was going to be denied boarding at every single stop on the itinerary ... I was also younger and fitter then :)
- rsj_hn 4y agoBut were you actually denied boarding, or just worried about it? The restrictions may affect what kind of credit you get for missing a flight, but you will never be banned from flying the airline - that's absurd.
- logifail 4y agoAirlines don't have to honour mistake fares, and this was definitely one of those. FWIW, I got away with it. If you miss a flight and the airline determines you booked it (typically as a return or hidden city leg) without ever intending to fly it, they will very definitely try to make life difficult for you. Try short-checking a bag to LON on a NYC-LON-Europe booking with AA or BA, they will refuse. They're worried you booked to Europe for a lower price but intended all along to leave in LON. There are ways round this "rule", too. If you know what you're doing.