Leaving mid-way through flight question for airport experts

Gator says on May 17, 2008, 14:37:

You need to check with your carrier to determine if a "stopover"is authorized. If it is and a stopover is allowed you are good to go. One caveat-must be the same airline but call first.

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capt_j says on May 17, 2008, 14:50:

People used to do that in the US, because it was cheaper sometimes. Then the airlines caught on and if you didn't get on the second leg, the ticket was cancelled.

Post 9/11 airlines may get suspicious if you get off the flight. If the flight to Cali was cheaper than the flight to Bogota, they are probably not going to let you use that loophole. If the flight to Bogota was cheaper, they won't care but you should probably just change the ticket to Bogota to avoid any trouble.

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durito says on May 17, 2008, 15:21:

They will cancel the rest of your flight. You will not get a refund.

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calipro says on May 17, 2008, 16:35:

If it is the same carrier they will definately cancel your return flight.

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ColombianoGringo says on May 17, 2008, 16:36:

I did a stopover in 2006. I bought a ticket from Miami to Bogota with a layover in Medellin with Bogota as the final destination. It was through Avianca and I stayed a week in Medellin. However, as Gator said, it was arranged when I bought the ticket.

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houstongal says on May 17, 2008, 19:17:

The only time I've ever done this is on the return leg (i.e., got off in Houston and didn't continue to San Antonio). At that point, there's nothing for for the airline to cancel.

Even if they didn't cancel the rest of the flight, they certainly wouldn't let you originate your return flight from Bogota instead of Cali.

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Buongone says on May 17, 2008, 20:18:

What about your bags? If it is just a stopover, with your bags checked thru.

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Lowell says on May 18, 2008, 06:51:

good ? about bags

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lampltr says on May 18, 2008, 17:05:

All airline data systems are interlinked. I took a flight from there in mid January with a stop over in Barranquilla then a 12 hour layover in NYC. Avianca made a mistake and did not enter in their data base that I was on the flight...After checking in (This where I learned about the 2 hour advance for ck-in) with the Delta counter for my flight into Rome, it took (Happily) a very talented floor supervisor to intervene with Delta HQS and Avianca HQS to get all this straightened out and verification I was on the flight (Even with stubs), & with priority line cutting with security and a call-in to the gate, I had 2 minutes to spare....Get everything in writing from the airlines first if you try to do this...todays flying is much different.

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bickerss says on May 19, 2008, 12:51:

missed a leg of a flight once and the whole route was cancelled

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Mr. Hollywood says on May 19, 2008, 13:00:

They would probably never figure it out if you stepped off a flight at Bogota instead of continuing on to Cali. But you would definitely NEVER be allowed to board in Bogota after missing boarding in Cali for the return.

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GregYohn says on Jun 2, 2008, 16:34:

Hola!

Call Avianca and let them OK things with you! They said to me that I could take any flight from Bogota to Cali within 24 hours and it would not be an extra ticket charge, if the flights were using the same type of ticket.

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