Can I board a Delta flight from a layover point?

If you miss the a leg of your trip, your entire trip will be cancelled.

By missing a leg of your flight on purpose, you violate tariff laws. If you show up at airport A to continue on to airport B, it completely changes your routing. With Delta, that would be a $75 change fee (and quite possibly a large difference in fare) that you would be responsible for.

Most people run into this with Delta flying out of Cincinnati (my hometown). It's much cheaper to fly out of Louisville or Dayton, Ohio and most of the time you have a stop over in Cincinnati. The reason for this is Delta doesn't have any competition in Cincinnati.

I totally agree with the first reponse....check with Delta.

It doesn't make sense to the average traveler why the fares would be so different, but it happens. I had a friend who was in the same situation. She did contact Delta, and she decided it was better to just fly from Airport C.

You may find that since you didn't take your originating flight from Airport C that you would be charged the additional fare since you would be originating from Airport A. Also, if Airport C is your originating airport and on your return flight if you had checked luggage, it would end up at Airport C instead of Airport A. She was told that since the airline sent the luggage to the correct airport that it is the passenger's responsibility to retrieve it--in other words the airline would not pay to get your bags back to you or even to Airport A.

Very common situation, because of airport charges.

Many travel agents used to advise and tell clients to do this kind of tricks with airlines to help their clients. Airlines are very well aware of this kind of business. Lots of travel agencies lost their license because of it.

But like above answers, your trip might be canceled from airport C. (no show)

I surely have never flown on my own, yet I surely are transforming into lost in one the main important airports interior the international. merely look on the television exhibit screen that tells you the place ur departing and trip spot. in case you act such as you be attentive to what your doing, then you somewhat probable wont get mugged. Or stay on the brink of an person so if there even is a mugger, (i doubt it) they're going to think of you're with an person and secure... stable success

You can't do this. Once you miss the flight from Airport C to A, your entire trip will be cancelled.

NO, you can NOT do it!

That is the whole point of DL (and other airlines for the matter) to promote THAT route. NOT yours of choice!

Plus, as soon as you are a "no-show" at one leg of the trip (i.e. C>A) you forfeit the WHOLE trip!

Try:

www.farecast.com

www.farecompare.com

even

ww.delta.com

and also try to book the same route at:

www.continental.com

and/or

www.nwa.com

they belong to the same alliance and "some-times" have different rules for the same route.

If you need further help, you can write to:

olivine4export (@) yahoo.com.mx

Interesting! Never really gave this much thought

call Delta, ask them!

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