Travel to Canada for first time PR. Need suggestions

[Kristianfromcanada]

Talk to the airline about their policy.

I did buy return tickets myself (strange, but return ticket can be cheaper than a one way ticket), but my agent always made sure that it was the last flight(s) I was not taking.
Someone I know had to buy a new ticket as her reservation was cancelled when she just skiped one flight in her itinerary. There are a lot of stories about it in the internet https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/holidays/article-7003117/amp/No-way-airlines-cancel-return-ticket-miss-flight-out.html.

https://www.smartertravel.com/skipping-a-flight-onward/

People take airlines to court and win, but dealing with cancelled reservation at Borispol airport is the last thing someone going to Canada with 2 kids wants to do.

I did a little research on this yesterday and found out that your right about cancellations although if it weren't for you I wouldn't have been wiser.
Definitely wouldn't like to find out last moment that the trips been canceled.
Oh well through Pearson or Trudeau shell go..well also save a few bob too.

 

[Jaybee43]

It is unlikely to happen. If it does airlines tend to rebook on their airlines or others. Don’t worry until you actually have something to worry about.

Agreed. Having 17 years experience with a major airline I highly recommend not booking the ticket originating in Edmonton as ticket coupons MUST be used in sequence. If they no show on the first legs they risk having the whole itinerary cancelled. Even if it's not cancelled when they check in for the 2nd portion the agent will ask why the first legs weren't used. The agent could make them buy a new ticket. Just buy a round trip originating in Kiev then only use the first portion.