Dastardly Double-dippers!
By pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
Derry, Northern Ireland
September 17, 2020 1:54am CST
Now here's a thing... and it's about time the big airline carriers were told to wind their necks in on their practice of cancelling your return leg ticket if you miss the outward leg journey, see the Web page link.
The budget airlines do not tend to do this, as far as I know. I had to change my travel plans once years ago for work, meaning the outward leg of a Ryanair flight was missed (the company I worked for flew me back, from my short-notice business trip to the San Francisco, all the way to Hannover to join my family on the first night of our planned German holiday)... yet my return leg home from Germany with Ryanair still worked fine, no issues!
The bigger carriers have sold a not inexpensive seat, then cancelled the ticket under the "No-show Rule", and *then* resold the seat - effectively double-dipping - quite a nice little earner, if you think about it, and British Airways, VirginAtlantic, Air France, Australia's QANTAS, Lufthansa, they all do it.
Hooray for the small claims court! Now if only the greed of these huge companies could be hit so that they change their terms and conditions and operate in the way that some of the low-cost airlines do with respect to honouring their side of the bargain when you buy a round-trip ticket with them!
Made my day, that has! 
Pam Watts (pictured) fell victim to the 'no-show' rule which allows an airline to void and even re-sell a return ticket if a passenger misses the outbound flight on the same booking.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Sep 20
That happens, I am told. I travelled at what used to be called airline staff rates, YID25, YID50 etc fares - travelling Club class (Europe) at about 25% of the normal cost. Downside is, if the flight is full, you get bumped completely. And you have to wait on the Standby list for the next flight some hours later.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Sep 20
@LadyDuck I think much has changed around the world, people are uncertain about traveling because of restrictions imposed by governments in all countries. Flying, and possibly cruises too, will never be the same. Train and bus travel will be impacted as a result.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep 20
All the major flag carriers have the same daft rules. They hammer you with higher costs for one way fares.A few years ago some friends and l went to Las Vegas I told them to book the flight including a Saturday night.Did they listen? No! I flew business class on Saturday for £1,300 they flew on the Sunday for £1,500 Economy but we came back on the same flight! l was laughing my head off. You need to know how to play the airlines at their own game!
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
17 Sep 20
Sounds interesting. But now I don't travel anyplace my friend.
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fine
@GodServantme (1541)
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7 Nov 20
I think u travel a lot only people who have Lots of money can do that
