Hi,
I am currently abroad and just found out that my grandmother just had a stroke. She's Ok, well as well as you can be I guess, but I need to get back there to see her. Her and I have always been very close. Anyway, my current return flight is booked through to Sydney from HKG via Brisbane. I've always just flown direct to Sydney in the past so in this case it actually turned out alright. I wanted to delay the BNE-SYD leg of the flight a few days and go and see my family. Called Qantas and they said that I can just forfeit the flight to Sydney and that this would be actually cheaper.
I have a couple of questions - firstly does this seem correct? I realize my ticket is not the most flexible (L for the HKG-BNE and Q for the BNE-SYD). But is there another option that anyone knows about?
Also, if I do this and just forfeit the flight - so in this situation I would have to collect my bags in BNE to clear customs anyway right? So instead of checking them back in I just walk out the door after customs? Or would I have to tell them on departure to only check the bags into BNE?
Any answers on this would be very much appreciated. It's pretty hectic for me at the moment trying to wrap everything up on short notice and get back there. I don't really want to mess this aspect up.
I am currently abroad and just found out that my grandmother just had a stroke. She's Ok, well as well as you can be I guess, but I need to get back there to see her. Her and I have always been very close. Anyway, my current return flight is booked through to Sydney from HKG via Brisbane. I've always just flown direct to Sydney in the past so in this case it actually turned out alright. I wanted to delay the BNE-SYD leg of the flight a few days and go and see my family. Called Qantas and they said that I can just forfeit the flight to Sydney and that this would be actually cheaper.
I have a couple of questions - firstly does this seem correct? I realize my ticket is not the most flexible (L for the HKG-BNE and Q for the BNE-SYD). But is there another option that anyone knows about?
Also, if I do this and just forfeit the flight - so in this situation I would have to collect my bags in BNE to clear customs anyway right? So instead of checking them back in I just walk out the door after customs? Or would I have to tell them on departure to only check the bags into BNE?
Any answers on this would be very much appreciated. It's pretty hectic for me at the moment trying to wrap everything up on short notice and get back there. I don't really want to mess this aspect up.