Can you miss the first leg but take the second leg of a flight?

[Andz]

Flight cheaper from location A to location C transiting through location B. You board at location B and fly to location C.

Domestic to Domestic, second leg International

Is this possible?

 

[mannej]

You'll most probably find that this will cancel the rest of your ticket if you do this.

 

[Matt_01]

I was wondering the same a few weeks back and called QF to check, if you do not board the first flight it will cancel subsequent legs. You can ring to get it changed and reissued but that may incur fees.

 

[jetpack]

Budget airlines allows you to skip segments or at least Jetstar, AirAsia and Tigerair does. Traditional airlines haven't quite caught on just yet.

 

[Dr Ralph]

This is not normally possible.

 

[harvyk]

Budget airlines allows you to skip segments or at least Jetstar, AirAsia and Tigerair does. Traditional airlines haven't quite caught on just yet.

That's because LCC's fly point to point. You miss a connection with an LCC you're screwed. Traditional airlines on the other hand guarantee that you'll get to your destination, so if you miss a connection they will automatically re-book you onto another flight.

Given traditional airlines treat A-B-C as simply A-C, it's quite reasonable that if you don't check in at A, then they have no obligation for B-C.
LCC's on the other hand you fly A-B and then B-C.

 

[TonyHancock]

I suspect this will go through the appeals process but perhaps change is afoot?

Airlines must refund return fare when passengers miss a flight, court rules