Category "missed-flights"

Missed flight USA airport tax refund?

Are airlines in the US legally obligated to refund any airport tax charged if a seat was not used? In particular I am thinking of a flight with Spirit Airline

Late boarding and passport control failures caused a missed flight in Turkey on a non-EU airline - what compensation can I claim?

I've just had a two part flight, Antalya-Istanbul-London Gatwick via Pegasus airlines. I arrived at the airport early and checked in with plenty of time to spa

Miss my flight on purpose to get 24h layover at connecting city [duplicate]

At the end of this month I have a flight from St. Lucia to New York and then New York to Phoenix where I live. There is a 24 hour layover in N

How can I find an international flight number? [duplicate]

I need to know the flight number for the flight to Orlando, Florida, from Gatwick in London, UK in August 2011, via Virgin Airlines, that I mi

Would Transavia cancel my itinerary if I skip the outbound flight?

I am supposed to travel with Transavia un a few weeks. However, I won't be able to take the outbound flight. (I will take a plane the day after.) Do you know i

When is a deadline of Sunday 3rd July 2016, 2400 hrs (GMT) [closed]

This isn't technically for travelling, but I would imagine travellers may have the same issue sometimes. I am doing a essay for a competition

EU airlines, late for connection flight due to lines on passport control

Several days ago I had 1 hour connection in Amsterdam and I got my plane but I was the last one, after me they closed the gate. Now I need to buy a new ticket

Is it possible to purposefully miss a flight to force a short-check?

Let's say you're transiting through London with checked bags. The airline refuses to short-check your luggage. You then proceed to miss the second flight, forci

Airlines refused Missed Flight Cover 10 minutes after departure

Recently with my 2 friends we've missed the flight from Rome (to another EU city) right at the gate in the following stupid way: arrived at the airport 2-3 hou

Are we entitled to flight compensation? [closed]

We arrived at Marseilles airport ready to check in and bag drop on our way to Rome. The women at the information desk for Vueling said there w

What happens if 1 person misses the outbound flight on a return ticket where there are multiple people on the same reservation?

I have bought return tickets for myself and 3 other family members. I have only one reservation number for the 4 of us. What happens if for instance one of us

Clearing airport security 35 minutes before flight

I am wondering whether the policy to deny access if security is cleared at least 35 minutes before the flight departure is common, or if it is specific to some

Is it ok to miss a part of flight? [duplicate]

If i book a flight that goes for example London -> Paris -> New York Is that ok if I miss the London -> Paris flight but get in fro

Who is officially responsible for rebooking a missed connection?

Let's say I have 2 connecting flights, first operated by airline A, second operated by airline B, on a ticket issued by airline C, booked on a booking site D. W

If I book a return journey with British Airways and miss the first flight, can I still use the return flight? [duplicate]

I booked a return journey with British Airways. If I miss the first flight can I still use the return flight?

Fare hack: risk of booking a same-day multi-city ticket vs. through one-way ticket

I'm looking at a one-way plane ticket on Spirit Airlines. The itinerary requires a stop, and playing around with their website I discovered routing the connecti

Can I negotiate missing the last connecting flight on a journey with an airline and still use the return ticket?

I'm about to buy a flight: Denver -> Chicago -> Helsinki -> Stockholm, with return journey being Stockholm -> Helsinki -> Miami -> Denver. I

PPBM: What happens if you check in luggage and then miss the flight?

My partner and I are due to take an international flight together. For reasons beyond our control, my partner may not be able to make the flight. I've read ot

Is is possible to skip the middle leg of a flight?

I am flying Bangalore - Frankfurt - Wroclaw and back, with the following itinerary: BLR-FRA-WRO: 5 Feb WRO-FRA: 18 Feb FRA-BLR: 11 Mar Looks like I'll miss th

Can't make it for outbound flight to UK, but I can make it for return flight from Europe. Will return flight be voided?

So I've recently heard that if I didn't show up for the outbound leg of my journey, the return leg will be voided, and thus I can't use it to get back home. Is