Skipping second leg domestic flight

[velli25]

Hi everyone,
Looking to travel domestically during a spike in travel costs from Per to Mel. The cost of a direct flight is $550 one way. If I were to travel Melbourne and then skip the second onward journey (to Sydney) would there be any repercussions? The flight is much cheaper at $330. It would just be the one flight on the itinerary and we won’t check in any bags. We could just ring up in Melb and say we won’t make the second leg due to xx and make up a decent reason. Question is is this alllwed?
Cheers,
Lionel

 

[aikman]

People miss their flights all the time...

If it was me I would not tell the airline that you will not show up for the next leg. It will just draw attention to yourself and if the staff member was having a bad day they could take it out on you by claimijg some sort of T&C breach and that you have to pay. It is unlikely but better to avoid it altogether.

 

[SeatBackForward]

There is term for this called "Skip lagging" and when you have:
a) No checked in Bags
b) no further flights on that booking

Then it's usually ok.

Where it falls over though is:
1) Missing a flight automatically cancels all remaining flights on the itinerary, so don't do this mid-journey
2) Your check-in bags, if any, are likely to be checked through, so it doesn't work if you want your bags mid-way
3) Do it regularly enough, when your FF# is attached to the bookings, and the airline might catch onto you.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

And also in the event of schedule changes or delays you could find yourself on a non-stop to SYD with an expensive last-minute flight to buy to get to MEL.

 

[SeatBackForward]

And also in the event of schedule changes or delays you could find yourself on a non-stop to SYD with an expensive last-minute flight to buy to get to MEL.

Oh yeah! Forgot to add that risk to the list also.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Checkin agent I will do you a favour send you direct to Sydney, at least Sydney to Melbourne is cheaper if you can wait

 

[WilsonM]

American Airlines bans teen who tried to use skiplagging hack for NYC ticket

A North Carolina teen who tried to use a “skip lagging” hack on a booked flight to New York City on American Airlines was hit by a three-year ban by the carrier.

nypost.com

Not saying this happens all the time, but the airline is within its legal right to ban you. If it happens as a once off, you are probably okay, but I really can't recommend it (especially there's exactly 3 airlines that do PER-MEL, so risking a ban on up to 2/3 seems maybe not worth it)

 

[CaptJCool]

Appears this is a regular dilemma.

Recently it was cheaper to book ADL-CBR via SYD THAN SYDNEY direct
It was ALSO cheaper to fly J ADL-OOL via Syd
And cheaper to fly OOL-MEL via SYD THAN to fly direct ADL-MEL SO I did it as a status run

Fly more to Pay Less

It’s goes to the heart of tic pricing that apparently it’s perfectly fine for the airline to PROFIT GOUGE you

But not the other way round

Skip lagging or hidden city ticketing
Well if the airlines ACTUALLY priced according to COST not price the market can bear or a particular event or days Demand, it wouldn’t be a problem
But they don’t

Lufthansa took one of these on in the Courts And LOST

FLY MORE TO PAY LESS
and then bail out

 

[MEL_Traveller]

American Airlines bans teen who tried to use skiplagging hack for NYC ticket

A North Carolina teen who tried to use a “skip lagging” hack on a booked flight to New York City on American Airlines was hit by a three-year ban by the carrier.

nypost.com

Not saying this happens all the time, but the airline is within its legal right to ban you. If it happens as a once off, you are probably okay, but I really can't recommend it (especially there's exactly 3 airlines that do PER-MEL, so risking a ban on up to 2/3 seems maybe not worth it)

This is exactly why ID for domestic travel is a bad idea We could all skip-lag as Jane or Fred Smith!

 

[velli25]

Great info all above. It would be a one off. Flights are 600+ for direct vs 330 via skip lag. I think I’ll take the bait!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Great info all above. It would be a one off. Flights are 600+ for direct vs 330 via skip lag. I think I’ll take the bait!

i would!

 

[trooper]

Lufthansa only "lost" in a very narrow sense didn't they?. AFAIK pax can STILL be required to pay for the itinerary they actually FLY.

 

[CaptJCool]

Lufthansa only "lost" in a very narrow sense didn't they?. AFAIK pax can STILL be required to pay for the itinerary they actually FLY.

so Lufthansa price their routes based on what exactly

FLY LESS *Distance PAY MORE
"FLY MORE PAY LESS

and its not even an argument oh but you'll fly a different aircraft type or a different time
No, its the same plane at the same time

just so happens the price of admission comes in different shades of greenbacks....

Profit gouging

 

[serfty]

Lufthansa only "lost" in a very narrow sense didn't they?. AFAIK pax can STILL be required to pay for the itinerary they actually FLY.

Seems Lufthansa was forced to withdraw after realising its conditions of carriage were “incompatible with German law”.

More here:

Lufthansa sues no-show passengers [Hidden City Ticketed]

don't be silly, an agent can't be held responsible for what a passenger does. The airline can issue a debit memo to the agent that sold the ticket seeking the balance for the new fare.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/lufthansa-loses-case-hidden-city/