Using round-trip ticket to go one way - what happens?

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 10:05:11 -0700, "Peter L"
wrote:
This has been discussed very recently. If you use the first leg of a rt,
and just throw away the return, nothing happens. You can't use just the
return leg of a rt, because if you don't check in for the 1st leg, your
ticket is cancelled.

Excellent.

Also, rt is not less expensive than one way. Unrestricted, refundable rt is
more expensive than one way.

I'm sure it varies from situation to situation, but for me, round-trip
tickets seem to be far cheaper than one-way. My girlfriend and I are
moving back to the US from the UK at the end of October. Most of the
one-way tickets are about $550-600 while round-trip is more like
$350-400.

"Peter L" writes:

"bluecalx" wrote in message
.. .
What happens if you buy a round-trip ticket and only use it one way?
Does the airline have some recourse or do they just hassle you next
time you fly with them?

And, come to think of it, what's the airline's motivation for charging
less for roundtrip tickets than they charge for one-way? I've never
really understood that..

This has been discussed many times on this newsgroup. Since September
11, the airlines have consistently applied economic and physical
sanctions against any traveller who does this. Several have found
themselves arrested or at least detained and questioned. A moment's
thought makes it clear why this has to be so. It is a major
security issue and one in which the US government and the airlines
have adopted a co-ordinated approach. Only by continual vigilance
on the part of the major agencies can these people be tracked down
and made to pay for their crimes.

In article ,
bluecalx wrote:

What happens if you buy a round-trip ticket and only use it one way?
Does the airline have some recourse or do they just hassle you next
time you fly with them?

And, come to think of it, what's the airline's motivation for charging
less for roundtrip tickets than they charge for one-way? I've never
really understood that..

what the traffic will bear -- people who need one way tickets are
basically people who NEED to fly somewhere and so they can hit them up
for unreasonably high rates ---

Mike McBain wrote:
"bluecalx" wrote:
And, come to think of it, what's the airline's motivation for charging
less for roundtrip tickets than they charge for one-way? I've never
really understood that..

This has been discussed many times on this newsgroup. Since September
11, the airlines have consistently applied economic and physical
sanctions against any traveller who does this. Several have found
themselves arrested or at least detained and questioned. A moment's
thought makes it clear why this has to be so. It is a major
security issue and one in which the US government and the airlines
have adopted a co-ordinated approach. Only by continual vigilance
on the part of the major agencies can these people be tracked down
and made to pay for their crimes.

I sure hope you're being sarcastic.

miguel
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:16:29 GMT, (Miguel Cruz) wrote:

Mike McBain wrote:
This has been discussed many times on this newsgroup. Since September
11, the airlines have consistently applied economic and physical
sanctions against any traveller who does this. Several have found
themselves arrested or at least detained and questioned. A moment's
thought makes it clear why this has to be so. It is a major
security issue and one in which the US government and the airlines
have adopted a co-ordinated approach. Only by continual vigilance
on the part of the major agencies can these people be tracked down
and made to pay for their crimes.

I sure hope you're being sarcastic.

It makes sense to me. There must be countless would-be terrorists
who, despite their willingness to die for their cause, just can't
quite bring themselves to pay that extra $200 for one-way tickets.

bluecalx wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:16:29 GMT, (Miguel Cruz) wrote:


Mike McBain wrote:

This has been discussed many times on this newsgroup. Since September
11, the airlines have consistently applied economic and physical
sanctions against any traveller who does this. Several have found
themselves arrested or at least detained and questioned. A moment's
thought makes it clear why this has to be so. It is a major
security issue and one in which the US government and the airlines
have adopted a co-ordinated approach. Only by continual vigilance
on the part of the major agencies can these people be tracked down
and made to pay for their crimes.

I sure hope you're being sarcastic.


It makes sense to me. There must be countless would-be terrorists
who, despite their willingness to die for their cause, just can't
quite bring themselves to pay that extra $200 for one-way tickets.

You are correct. Not only that, but the terrorist are always paying cash
for plane tickets, because it isn't possible for them to find a credit
card to charge it to..............
(yes, this is sarcasm)

bluecalx wrote in message ...

It makes sense to me. There must be countless would-be terrorists
who, despite their willingness to die for their cause, just can't
quite bring themselves to pay that extra $200 for one-way tickets.

Doesn't the modern-day hijacker/terrorist fly FC anyway ?

BrianM wrote:

bluecalx wrote in message ...

It makes sense to me. There must be countless would-be terrorists
who, despite their willingness to die for their cause, just can't
quite bring themselves to pay that extra $200 for one-way tickets.


Doesn't the modern-day hijacker/terrorist fly FC anyway ?


Nah, the modern day terrorist flies AF1

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:02:30 GMT, mrtravel
wrote:
BrianM wrote:
Doesn't the modern-day hijacker/terrorist fly FC anyway ?


Nah, the modern day terrorist flies AF1

Time to end the jokes on this thread. You've officially won.

bluecalx wrote:
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 00:02:30 GMT, mrtravel
wrote:

BrianM wrote:

Doesn't the modern-day hijacker/terrorist fly FC anyway ?


Nah, the modern day terrorist flies AF1


Time to end the jokes on this thread. You've officially won.

Thank you Mr. Newsgroup Moderator.