Booking flight and no showing on first sector

[go_black]

Hi am flying LHR-BNE in May and looking at flights on third party websites such as sky scanner and hello world. I notice i can get flights for about 2/3 the price for the example originating in Oslo on BA then changing in LHR to a CX flight to BNE. If i was to book this and never intend on being in oslo and just catching the LHR-BNE segment would this work or if i was to no show in oslo would the ticket be cancelled? Thanks for your help!

 

[JohnK]

Short answer is the rest of the ticket would be cancelled.

 

[Ansett]

Hi am flying LHR-BNE in May and looking at flights on third party websites such as sky scanner and hello world. I notice i can get flights for about 2/3 the price for the example originating in Oslo on BA then changing in LHR to a CX flight to BNE. If i was to book this and never intend on being in oslo and just catching the LHR-BNE segment would this work or if i was to no show in oslo would the ticket be cancelled? Thanks for your help!

Generally a no show on the first sector would mean a cancelled ticket.

 

[andye]

Hi am flying LHR-BNE in May and looking at flights on third party websites such as sky scanner and hello world. I notice i can get flights for about 2/3 the price for the example originating in Oslo on BA then changing in LHR to a CX flight to BNE. If i was to book this and never intend on being in oslo and just catching the LHR-BNE segment would this work or if i was to no show in oslo would the ticket be cancelled? Thanks for your help!

You must turn up on OSL or you will have no ticket.

If you have a return, you could drop the LHR-OSL leg (though it is frowned upon); you need to be able to persuade them to only check your bags through to LHR; for some destinations you can circumvent this by booking a ticket via different London airports where you will have to pick up bags (ie book DUB-LHR-HKG-BNE-HKG-LHR/LCY-DUB)

PS I recently saw a news article saying that Oslo was seeing a surge in UK tourism based on skyscanner searches-maybe the cheap 'ex-EU' flights are the reason

 

[go_black]

ah thanks, makes sense. the flights aren't code shared so i assume they would be separate ticket bookings anyway. Just a third party combining the flights and offering the prices. might be a bit risky to give it a go!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi am flying LHR-BNE in May and looking at flights on third party websites such as sky scanner and hello world. I notice i can get flights for about 2/3 the price for the example originating in Oslo on BA then changing in LHR to a CX flight to BNE. If i was to book this and never intend on being in oslo and just catching the LHR-BNE segment would this work or if i was to no show in oslo would the ticket be cancelled? Thanks for your help!

From the British Airways general conditions of travel:

[h=4]3c) Using flight coupons in the right sequence and changes in itinerary[/h]3c1) Your ticket is valid only for the transportation shown on it from the place of departure through any agreed stopping places to the final place of destination. The fare you have paid is based on our tariff for the transportation shown on your ticket and forms part of your contract with us.
3c2) Your ticket is no longer valid if you do not use all the coupons in the sequence provided in the ticket. Whereyou change your travel without our agreement and the price for the resulting transportation you intend to undertake is greater than the price originally paid, you will be requested to pay the difference in price. Failure to pay the price applicable to your revised transportation will result in refusal of carriage.
3c3) If you want to change all or part of your transportation, you must contact us beforehand. We will work out the revised fare for your changed transportation. You will have the option of either accepting the revised fare or maintaining your original transportation.
3c4) If you need to change any aspect of your transportation because of events beyond your control, you must contact us as soon as possible. We will use reasonable efforts to transport you to your next stopover or final destination, without re-calculating the fare.
3c5) If you change your transportation without our agreement, your unused flight coupons will not be valid for travel and will have no value and we will not carry you until:

• we or our authorised agents have re-calculated the revised fare for your actual transportation and
• you have paid the difference (if any) between the fare you have already paid and the revised fare which applies to your changed transportation.

If the revised fare is lower than the fare you have already paid, we or our authorised agents will refund you the difference.
3c6) While some changes to your transportation will not result in a change of fare, others, such as changing the place of departure (for example, because you have not used the first flight coupon in your ticket or you have reversed the direction of your travel) may result in a fare increase. Many fares are valid only for travel on the dates and for the flights shown on the ticket. You may not be able to change these at all or only if you pay us an extra fee to do so.