Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Not threatening, they’ll do it.  At least they used to.  I know of a couple of 
instances where we did it and they cancelled our return leg.

F- it.  We rebooked and still paid less.  The privileges of corporate travel.

-D


> On Apr 10, 2018, at 6:59 PM, Curt Raymond  wrote:
> 
> Last I knew airlines were threatening to cancel your return trip if you 
> missed a flight midway. They have some super BS excuse for not letting you do 
> it that boils down to "We don't like it when people game the system."
> 
> -Curt
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:57:58 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> If you know how you can fly “open jaw”.  It’s not that hard to do, but most 
> ticket booking sites don’t support it.  You can use Google’s ITA matrix to do 
> it.  Hipmunk will let you do stuff like this, too.
> 
> It takes some effort to use these tools to find the cheapest route, but 20-30 
> minutes of messing around with various combinations can often yield some 
> pretty good deals.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > On Apr 10, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
> > > wrote:
> > 
> > What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot 
> > without making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to 
> > Charlotte, sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through 
> > Charlotte than it is to go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the 
> > mid-point. Obviously you can only do it if you carry on your bags otherwise 
> > they end up in Miami...
> > Airlines are super cracking down on that now, I don't understand why 
> > though, its cheaper for them to not fly me that second leg...
> > 
> > -Curt
> > 
> > 
> >On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:41:33 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
> > > wrote:  
> > 
> > Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
> > flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.
> > 
> > Flights are all on AA.
> > 
> > Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
> > hours.
> > 
> > If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
> > CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.
> > 
> > I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
> > try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
> > and deny boarding.
> > -
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Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

Last I knew airlines were threatening to cancel your return trip if you missed 
a flight midway. They have some super BS excuse for not letting you do it that 
boils down to "We don't like it when people game the system."

-Curt
 

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:57:58 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 If you know how you can fly “open jaw”.  It’s not that hard to do, but most 
ticket booking sites don’t support it.  You can use Google’s ITA matrix to do 
it.  Hipmunk will let you do stuff like this, too.

It takes some effort to use these tools to find the cheapest route, but 20-30 
minutes of messing around with various combinations can often yield some pretty 
good deals.

-D




> On Apr 10, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot without 
> making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to Charlotte, 
> sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through Charlotte than it is 
> to go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the mid-point. Obviously you can 
> only do it if you carry on your bags otherwise they end up in Miami...
> Airlines are super cracking down on that now, I don't understand why though, 
> its cheaper for them to not fly me that second leg...
> 
> -Curt
> 
> 
>    On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:41:33 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
> wrote:  
> 
> Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
> flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.
> 
> Flights are all on AA.
> 
> Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
> hours.
> 
> If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
> CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.
> 
> I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
> try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
> and deny boarding.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I used to do this a lot when I flew for business, as you would often get 
screwed flying into airports that were hubs, such as Minneapolis or SFO. I 
could fly from MKE to SEA via MSP for maybe $300.  To fly to from MKE to MSP 
might be $500+.

We would often book trips that overlapped to do this when our schedules 
permitted it.  Otherwise, if you booked a round trip and terminated before your 
destination a lot of airlines will cancel the whole itinerary.  Of course, 
you’ve got to carry on your baggage as someone mentioned previously.

-D


> On Apr 10, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot without 
> making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to Charlotte, 
> sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through Charlotte than it is 
> to go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the mid-point. Obviously you can 
> only do it if you carry on your bags otherwise they end up in Miami...
> Airlines are super cracking down on that now, I don't understand why though, 
> its cheaper for them to not fly me that second leg...
> 
> -Curt
> 
> 


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Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

If you know how you can fly “open jaw”.  It’s not that hard to do, but most 
ticket booking sites don’t support it.  You can use Google’s ITA matrix to do 
it.  Hipmunk will let you do stuff like this, too.

It takes some effort to use these tools to find the cheapest route, but 20-30 
minutes of messing around with various combinations can often yield some pretty 
good deals.

-D




> On Apr 10, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot without 
> making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to Charlotte, 
> sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through Charlotte than it is 
> to go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the mid-point. Obviously you can 
> only do it if you carry on your bags otherwise they end up in Miami...
> Airlines are super cracking down on that now, I don't understand why though, 
> its cheaper for them to not fly me that second leg...
> 
> -Curt
> 
> 
>On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:41:33 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
>  wrote:  
> 
> Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
> flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.
> 
> Flights are all on AA.
> 
> Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
> hours.
> 
> If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
> CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.
> 
> I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
> try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
> and deny boarding.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

But if there is a change of planes you're scre*ed.

On Tue, Apr 10, 2018 at 1:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot
> without making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to
> Charlotte, sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through
> Charlotte than it is to go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the
> mid-point. Obviously you can only do it if you carry on your bags otherwise
> they end up in Miami...
> Airlines are super cracking down on that now, I don't understand why
> though, its cheaper for them to not fly me that second leg...
>
> -Curt
>
>
> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:41:33 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
>  Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
> flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.
>
> Flights are all on AA.
>
> Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
> hours.
>
> If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
> CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.
>
> I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
> try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
> and deny boarding.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

What happens more often is that its cheaper to fly to a layover spot without 
making the next leg. So say for instance I really wanted to go to Charlotte, 
sometimes its cheaper to book a flight to Miami through Charlotte than it is to 
go to Charlotte. So people just stop at the mid-point. Obviously you can only 
do it if you carry on your bags otherwise they end up in Miami...
Airlines are super cracking down on that now, I don't understand why though, 
its cheaper for them to not fly me that second leg...

-Curt
 

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:41:33 PM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.

Flights are all on AA.

Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
hours.

If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.

I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
and deny boarding.
-
Max
Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Yes, I would imagine so

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> On Apr 10, 2018, at 12:41 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
> flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.
> 
> Flights are all on AA.
> 
> Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
> hours.
> 
> If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
> CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.
> 
> I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
> try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
> and deny boarding.
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
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[MBZ] OT Airlines: Why de do dat?

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

Just booked a set of tix to go to Italy later this year.  Tix were $573,
flying from Miami FL to Rome, with a layover in Charlotte each way.

Flights are all on AA.

Miami is about a ten-hour drive from my house.  Charlotte is about five
hours.

If I try to book the flight from Charlotte, and skip the jump from MIA to
CLT, the cost of the tix is about 3x.

I wonder what would happen if we just show up in CLT on the travel day, and
try to get on the second leg from CLT to FCO?  AA will probably pitch a fit
and deny boarding.
-
Max
Charleston SC
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