Hidden City Ticketing - asking airline to change portion
I have booked a flight from AMS-FRA-YVR (Amsterdam to Frankfurt to Vancouver) and then back from YVR-FRA-AMS with Lufthansa.
What I really want is just the FRA-YVR portion as I live in Frankfurt, so on the way back I was just planning on leaving the airport in Frankfurt and missing the FRA-AMS portion. However, I am wondering if I call Lufthansa now and plead with them to cancel the AMS-FRA portion of the outbound flight if there is any chance of them doing this. Would be a pain to travel to Amsterdam from Frankfurt just to catch a flight right back there.
It is disgustingly cheaper to book from Amsterdam than direct from Frankfurt (like 75% cheaper). So ya, just wondering if anyone has had any luck with being straight up with the airline and asking them nicely to cancel a portion of the journey.
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Is hidden city ticketing illegal?
Is hidden city ticketing legal? Hidden city ticketing is looked down upon in the travel industry but is not technically illegal \u2014 yet. You are free to use this method and there's no denying that Skiplagged features some amazing deals. If you decide to utilize hidden city ticketing, however, you do so at your own risk.What does hidden city ticket mean?
Hidden-city airline ticketing is when a traveller purchases a ticket from departure point A to destination point B, with a stop at transfer point C, with the intention of finishing the journey at point B and therefore throwing away the rest of the journey.Why does hidden city ticketing exist?
People have used this for years to circumvent airline rules. To make it work, it requires a one way ticket where the part you don't use is the last part of the ticket. (Once you no-show for any flight on a ticket, the rest of the flight reservations are canceled.)What does hidden city mean on Skiplagged?
A hidden-city flight is a flight where you get off at the layover rather than the final destination. For example, a flight from New York to Orlando might be $250, but a similar flight from New York to Dallas with a layover in Orlando might be $130. If you're going to Orlando, we'll show you both flights.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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