Can I skip my train leg booked with a KLM flight?
I have a flight booked form Cairo to Amsterdam Schiphol via KLM and then a Thalys train from Amsterdam Schiphol to Brussels. As Brussels is not my final destination anyway I want to intentionally skip the train from Amsterdam airport to Brussels Midi. I have read many reviews about skipping a flight leg can lead to cancelling your entire flight but does the train booked with the flight included in this rule? What are the risks?
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Train segments are handled differently to airline segments, and the implications for skipped segments are slightly different.
Unlike air segments, the airline has no real way of knowing if you actually boarded the train, only that you picked up the tickets. So as long as you pickup your train tickets (not just your boarding passes!) at Schiphol then your will be considered to have "flown" that segment, and thus you will not face any implications from skipping it - because as far as the airline is concerned you didn't skip it. This is true even if you have subsequent segments - they will NOT be canceled in this case, as the airline will consider that you have used this segment. You'll even get frequent flyer miles for having "flown" it!
It looks like you're only going one way - but if you are returning the same route then on the return it's a different story. You will be required to check-in at your origin, which (presuming something like Brussels Midi->Amsterdam->Cairo) is in Brussels. If you turn up at Amsterdam and try and check-in they will deny you, as they will know that you skipped the Brussels Midi->Amsterdam train leg.
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Can you skip the final leg of a flight?
Final Words Skipping the last leg of the flight, however, is perfectly legal, and the only risks are that the connecting airport may change ahead of time, or your bonus points might be canceled for not showing up.Can you cancel one leg of a round trip ticket?
No! It is a rule on all airlines that you must fly ALL legs of your round trip ticket in order. If you skip the first leg the 2nd one will be canceled! This will happen on all airlines.What happens if you miss the first leg of a connecting flight?
If you skip the first leg on a ticket you will be classified as a no-show and all sub-subsequent flights are cancelled. So the answer is: no you cannot skip the first leg. If you are willing to pay then contact the airline and change your ticket or just use the money you are willing to pay for a hotel at the airport.Can I choose not to take a connecting flight?
When Is It OK to Skip a Flight? There are only two cases where you're probably OK skipping an onward flight. First: If you skip a flight that's the final leg on a multi-flight ticket, and therefore nothing is left for the airline to cancel.How to know train platform {tamil}
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You can skip the train ride after the flights, but not the other way around. For example, KLM sells flight tickets starting from a train station in Belgium, where you have to check-in in Belgium already, therefore you cannot just show up in Amsterdam and try to board on the plane. It may still be possible somehow, but it's not guaranteed, hence not recommended. In your case, if you get out of the plane in the Netherlands and intentionally miss the train ride, there is nothing KLM can/would do about your situation, since your journey has already ended, there is no legs to cancel afterwards. On the other hand, if you're planning to take a plane back to Cairo as a part of the same ticket bought together, then you're taking a significant risk, because if KLM finds out that you didn't board on the train, they may cancel the remaining flights during the journey on the same ticket.
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