Missing connecting flight on purpose

Kazzehh

Hi all, Id really appreciate any info on the above. Has anyone ever done this and did it cause any problems?
We are hoping to travel to San Fransisco in August. However we would like to visit Toronto en route. The flights I am looking at connect through Toronto on the outbound and inbound journey.

Outbound
-Lufthansa
Dublin 09:50
Toronto-Lester B.Pearson 12:10
-Air Canada
Toronto-Lester B. Pearson 19:35
San Francisco International 21:59

Inbound
-United Airlines
San Francisco International Airport 10:55
Toronto Lester B. Pearson 18:56
-Air Canada
Toronto - Lester B. Pearson 20:50
Dublin 08:20

I am wondering if its okay if we do not use the connecting flight to San Francisco on outbound journey. We can arrange a separate flight a couple of days later and take both legs of return flight as normal.

Will this cause baggage/customs/visa clearance issues or if we do not use connection will return flights be valid?

Really grateful for any one else's experience or info.
Thanks;)

BuffyBot

If you miss that leg, the rest of the ticket will most likely be invalidated.

undo

I have to second what BuffyBot just said and strongly advise against this idea. You will lose any flight segments after the one you skipped. On top of that, your checked-through luggage might get mixed up and lost in it all.

shamrock321

Your onward journey is not just likely to be cancelled, it WILL be cancelled no questions asked! You could get your luggage checked to YYZ only, I think youll have to pick it up for customs only.

Ponster

BuffyBot wrote: »

If you miss that leg, the rest of the ticket will most likely be invalidated.

Kazzehh seems to understand that and suggested that they would forfeit the rest of the onward ticket and find their own way to San Fran. This shouldn't affect their return ticket but as suggested it'll

a) cause a security risk
b) you're luggage will most likely arrive in San Fran.

-K2-

Ponster wrote: »

Kazzehh seems to understand that and suggested that they would forfeit the rest of the onward ticket and find their own way to San Fran. This shouldn't affect their return ticket but as suggested it'll

a) cause a security risk
b) you're luggage will most likely arrive in San Fran.

I've had return trips canceled after missing outbound legs.

undo

If the entire trip is booked on a single ticket (and in this case, it seems to be), absolutely all legs/flights after the missed one will be canceled. Whether those are onward flights or return ones makes absolutely no difference.

BuffyBot

This shouldn't affect their return ticket

It will. Most airlines don't operate on the Ryanair "you're buying two single tickets, not a return" concept. If the customer skips one of the legs they break the "coupon sequence" and that will lead to the rest of the intinerary being cancelled.

Ponster

BuffyBot wrote: »

It will. Most airlines don't operate on the Ryanair "you're buying two single tickets, not a return" concept. If the customer skips one of the legs they break the "coupon sequence" and that will lead to the rest of the intinerary being cancelled.

I was under the impression that more of the larger airline companies were switching to the Ryanair system. I'm pretty sure that Air France now issue 2 single tickets and Delta also (though it may just have been to certain destinations?).