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Originally Posted by screennamie
I realize this thread is a year old. However, If you go to the closest airport that AA serves/flys out of usually theres a counter/ticketing agent there.
I would talk to that agent VERY NICELY and simply asking them to remove the first leg of the trip from your intinerary. Then the computer shouldn't put you down as a no show for flying the rest of your trip. And while your at the counter you could probably check in for the rest of your trip.
Then after the trip has been flown call the reservations number for any given airline and get a refund of the unused portion of your ticket.
Just my two cents o.0
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well ,well, well !
Not so fast , here !
If it was only that easy.
I had that problem a year ago.
I had a ticket from L.A. to Warsaw via (Germany) and back to L.A.
Going through Frankfurt and returning through Düsseldorf
I booked it, because it was cheaper than a round trip ticket to Frankfurt.
Knowing full well that I was not using the last leg, I tried to check in at LAX to Frankfurt only.
THESE people at the "Continental A." counter were insisting to / or tried to extract some ridiculous amount right there and then (I think they wanted an extra $1500).
I refused. Leaving off the last leg would not change anything , but save them money as the last part was not being used.....
Check me in through Warsaw then I said, (and we'll see).
All this made me miss my flight.
Now at the gate they change my ticket to go through Newark instead of Houston as originally ticketed.
In Newark I told the friendly people at the Lufthansa counter to cancel the last leg and flag my checked bag to be put out in Frankfurt, no harm done , right ?
All good.
Now here it comes.
Anticipating a problem i went to the counter in Dusseldorf a day early to check in, but they would not let me.
They held me hostage, that If I did not check in in Warsaw the whole itinerary would be cancelled.
NO MENTION whatsoever that the first part could be cancelled.
And this was at the Lufthansa counter acting as Continental Agents as they had flights sold out of Dusseldorf, but no ticket counter nor agents there.
On the phone Continental was trying to shine through (to the Lufthansa agents) an additional $1500 charge (sound familiar ?).
They however didn't go along with that, but still extorted 305 Euros, then about $350 from me.
Never again, Continental or United.
Well maybe United , I will still write a letter to them...
ANd SUE, IF UNSUCCESSFUL. !!