Skipping last leg on AA and taking another flight on AC earlier

[James2C]

Hello folks,

Quick question, i have Qantas reward ticket flying AA from SYD-LAX-YVR. I'd need to book a flight from YVR to YYZ. But if I dont fly the last leg on AA and instead book a direct connection on AC to YYZ, it saves me 4-5 hours. The AC flight leaves before the YVR flight, would that cause an issue at the airport ?

I called Qantas and asked if they could drop the last leg but they advised it was not possible due to married segment logic or something along those lines.

Please advise

 

[bam71]

As you’d need to claim your baggage anyway, I’d grab my bag, do the passport control / immigration thing, and then just jump on the AC flight. I’m assuming however that this is a one way ticket, and there are no further legs on this booking.

 

[James2C]

As you’d need to claim your baggage anyway, I’d grab my bag, do the passport control / immigration thing, and then just jump on the AC flight. I’m assuming however that this is a one way ticket, and there are no further legs on this booking.

Thanks for the reply, I will only have hand carry. I think in States, all international flight arrivals regardless if they are transiting, are subject to passport control.

 

[jpp42]

James just a note, passport control (immigration) and customs are not the same thing fyi. For example flights from the US Virgin Islands to the mainland US have customs but not passport checks, and in the UK, passport control occurs at first point of entry but customs at the final destination airport.

To the original question, skipping the second leg of a married segment is considered a violation of the terms of service and if you make a habit of it, could get your frequent Flyer account canceled. It's also something that can put you on terrorist watch lists and similar if international flights are involved. It's not something I'd do lightly. You may get away with it just fine, but is it worth the risks?