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Such as, well, a flat tire. While this policy is rarely publicized on airline websites, The Points Guy noted that most domestic carriers, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, will accommodate travelers who arrive within two hours of their original time departure, without paying a fee or swallowing fare increases.
In the event that you missed a connection, or got held up in security and your checked luggage has gone ahead without you, immediately find an airline representative. While it may come as a surprise to incredibly conscientious travelers who typically arrive at the airport three hours prior to their scheduled departure time, some travelers do in fact miss flights on purpose.
Though not common, this can be done as a way to score cheap flights. When travelers miss flights and do not notify the airline, the rest of the itinerary is almost always canceled. That means that if you are trying to get a flight deal by gaming the system, you might find yourself stranded, or without a return trip home. Can you book round trip from different airports? Can you fly into one airport and out of another? Is it cheaper to fly multi-City?
How do I find non stop flights? Many low-fare airlines price and ticket round trips as simply as they do two one-way trips—so, if you have the choice and want some flexibility, you might as well arrange multi-flight trips on separate bookings to avoid the issue. Consumer advocate Ed Perkins has been writing about travel for more than three decades. The founding editor of the Consumer Reports Travel Letter, he continues to inform travelers and fight consumer abuses every day at SmarterTravel. We hand-pick everything we recommend and select items through testing and reviews.
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