Missing First Leg of a Connecting Flight

Islelone on 01/12/2022 - 14:11

Being an ozbargainer trying to find a cheap flight in a very busy travel period, I found that a flight from point A ->point C direct is more expensive than say, taking a connecting flight from point B -> point A -> point C. This is on Air Asia btw.

The problem is I don’t need the point B-> point A flight.

My question is if I miss the first leg of my flight (all under one booking), will I still be able to board the second leg?

Just wanting to find out in case anyone else have this experience that they can share with me. I’d ask Air Asia directly but I can’t get the Ava chatbot to transfer me to live chat.

Thanks for reading / sharing your input or your experience on this.

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Comments

  • capslock on 01/12/2022 - 14:18
    +1

    Google "airasia miss first flight" and the first result answers your question.

    • RockyRaccoon on 01/12/2022 - 14:25
      +1

      No it doesnt

      If your booking was a one-way travel, you will have to purchase a new booking to travel to your intended destination.

      However, if you also have a return flight on the same booking, you will only need to purchase a booking to replace the flight you missed. If you fail to check-in on time or board the aircraft by the boarding time, the fare you paid will not be refunded to you. You will have to make another booking on the next available flight.

      The OP is missing a leg, so they cant pickup the second leg without completing the first if it part of the itinerary. (The OP says doesnt need/want first leg)

      Further down on another site it says

      If you skip the first flight, the remainder of your ticket becomes invalid. This stands true with more and more airlines around the world. If you miss or skip any portion of a plane ticket, your airline can cancel all flights remaining on the ticket's itinerary.

      But is AirAsia one of the "more" airlines.

      And this most likely only applies to the "out" Flight - Since AirAsia is point to point, the Return would still be valid. Then skipping point A-B on return might be ok, except if baggage is check thru. You might get off but your bags wont

      • gomertose on 01/12/2022 - 14:40

        RockyRaccon is correct

      • capslock on 01/12/2022 - 14:46

        For simplicity, let's say OP bought MEL-SYD-MEL.

        AirAsia is saying that if OP missed MEL-SYD then OP needs to buy another ticket to get to SYD however the SYD-MEL portion of the ticket remains valid.

        Does the same rule apply for a MEL-SYD-BNE ticket? I would say yes but I accept others will have a different view.

        • RockyRaccoon on 01/12/2022 - 16:19

          To keep it simpler and on air asia as it treats each "trip" as a seperate transaction 😀

          Book MEL -SYD -KL and then return KL-SYD-MEL

          If you miss MEL-SYD then you forfeit trip MEL -SYD -KL but Return is still valid (but you need to be in KL to use)

          If you miss KL-SYD on return then same applies

          If you fly KL- SYD then dont board SYD-MEL then airline can charge you but probably wont. Like I had the runs and got stuck in airport lav…. hard to dispute. However if you board KL-SYD-MEL and skip last leg you might find your bags end up in MEL - So you would be best to have carryon only. Or making sure plane clears customs at Sydney so bags must come off.

          • Islelone on 01/12/2022 - 17:14

            @RockyRaccoon: Thanks @capslock and @rockyraccoon for your responses. My situation is more like what rockyraccoon described so I think it would not work for me as I would need the second leg to remain valid, but seems like missing the first leg is no go.

          • Cheapskate Paul on 01/12/2022 - 21:29
            +1

            @RockyRaccoon: " However if you board KL-SYD-MEL and skip last leg you might find your bags end up in MEL"

            You are required to clear immigration at your first entry point into Australia, and then re-check your bags for the next leg. So your bags could never end up in MEL without you.

            • RockyRaccoon on 02/12/2022 - 13:27

              @Cheapskate Paul: Thanks for pointing that out. Havent done a domestic international leg for a while, and the last time I needed to swap carriers so not upto date. 😀

  • burningrage on 01/12/2022 - 14:20
    -3

    Generally if it is under one ticket, they are obliged to take you for the second leg even if it may not be the same flight.

    If it is on different ticket, you're toast. Happened to me on Scoot to Sydney and Sydney to Singapore. 2 different tix.

    • gomertose on 01/12/2022 - 14:41
      +3

      If you are a no show for the 1st flight of a multi segment ticket then the remainder of your ticket is cancelled.

      The only way missing a flight might work is if the one way ticket was A —> B —> C and you wanted to get off at B (as cheaper than booking A —> B only) and had hand luggage only.

      If this was a return ticket A —> B —> C , then C —> B —> A. You could only skip the B —> A flight as intentionally skipping any part of the journey on the way there may invalidate the rest of the ticket.

      • cookie2 on 01/12/2022 - 17:56

        Correct answer

      • archieduh on 02/12/2022 - 18:17

        And Lufthansa lobbied to get that punishable as well, dont know what happened in end. anyone ditching their last segment they said should be liable for criminal prosecution.

  • bobbified on 01/12/2022 - 14:58
    +7

    My question is if I miss the first leg of my flight (all under one booking), will I still be able to board the second leg?

    Generally, if you book a multi-leg flight (on the same reservation) and miss one leg, they will automatically cancel everything else after that leg (unless you tell them and make arrangements).

  • pharkurnell on 01/12/2022 - 15:33

    why does this get asked weekly? Is it that much cheaper and worth the shitfight and next thread 'they wouldnt let me onboard'…..?

  • Ozymandias on 01/12/2022 - 15:50
    +3

    Almost always no, you won't be able to board the second leg. If you're a no-show for the first, they'll cancel the remainder of your booking. I suppose it's possible AirAsia doesn't do that, but I'd be very surprised.

  • jv on 01/12/2022 - 16:39

    This same question was posted a few weeks ago…

  • cookie2 on 01/12/2022 - 17:58

    From someone who has some tkting knowledge, no showing for a sector, will most of the time auto cancel and x out the rest of the tkt'd journey. So it just comes down to how it's purchased & ticketed.

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