Save money flying from New York and San Francisco
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Save money flying from New York and San Francisco
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#2Don't airline companies really frown upon this practice? I can't recall if they can actually do something about it though.
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#3Interesting hack, but it means that you can't check any luggage. That's a non-trivial drawback.
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#4Interesting hack, but it means that you can't check any luggage. That's a non-trivial drawback.
Ya, absolutely. Make sure you have carry-on only. I've done it before where I've convinced the agent to let my bag off at the mid-point but I'm pretty sure I got lucky...
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#5Don't airline companies really frown upon this practice? I can't recall if they can actually do something about it though.
They certainly frown, but only if they know you're doing it. Don't lie if they ask, but no need to offer it up. You can also book without using your frequent flyer info to be safe.
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#7The site doesn't work for me -- maybe it's overloaded. I shared on Facebook and it just gets stuck confirming forever.
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#8Don't airline companies really frown upon this practice? I can't recall if they can actually do something about it though.
They certainly frown, but only if they know you're doing it. Don't lie if they ask, but no need to offer it up. You can also book without using your frequent flyer info to be safe.
If you do book with your frequent flyer number, their revenue department will revoke any rewards/mileage you have if a trend develops.
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#9Don't airline companies really frown upon this practice? I can't recall if they can actually do something about it though.
I see two potential problems.
First, you probably shouldn't do this as the first part of a roundtrip ticket, as the airline can cancel your return if they think you're abusing the system. That may not be important for many people, but it's there.
Second, if something goes wrong (bad weather, can't find a pilot, whatever) the airline may reroute you through a different city, completely screwing up your plan. They don't really care where you connect, and as far as they know neither do you. If you book, say, JFK->LAX->SFO and the engine falls off your JFK->LAX plane while sitting at the gate, they might move you to a route like JFK->ORD->SFO, and saying, "but, but, I was going to leave the airport at LAX and skip my flight to SFO" is probably not going to get much sympathy from the agent.
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#10holy crap this is so awesome. I've been on a kick to try to hack the shitty experience that is flying domestically in the US, this is very inspirational.