What happens if I check in to a flight online, but then miss the flight?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 12 Aug, 2023
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Checking in but not boarding the plane is a “no show” in industry lingo. There’s no Delta-wide “policy” on what happens next, this will depend entirely on the small print in your fare rules. Broadly speaking, assuming you’ve got a non-refundable fare:
Domestic flights: You’ll get credit worth the value of your ticket, minus a change fee (typically $200). So if your fare was under $200, you lose it all. There may also be an additional condition requiring that any new ticket you purchase with the credit cost at least as much as the original.
International flights will typically contain the following boilerplate in the rules:
IF THE TICKETED FLT RESERVATION IS NOT CANCELLED PRIOR TO TICKETED FLT
DEPARTURE TIME/ REBOOKING IS NOT PERMITTED AND TKT HAS NO VALUE
…which means what it says, ie. you’re screwed. So either call ahead and change your flight, or hope that wailing, gnashing of teeth and rending of garments at the Delta counter helps.
A lot will depend on Delta’s policy, the load factors of other flights that day, and the mood of the gate agent. I’ve tried it the other way (earlier flight) and the gate agent checked the load on my original flight, saying if it was overbooked they would take me on the early flight. It wasn’t, so my choices were wait or pay the usual change fee.
Low-cost carriers are usually NOT accommodating. Miss your flight -> too bad.
Credit:stackoverflow.com‘
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