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One way on round trip ticket on Iberia
Not the Karl Orff wrote:
fare. Is it a problem to buy the round trip ticket and just discard the return portion .. No problem. YOu can even call the airline after the outbound leg to tell them they can cancel the inbound portion (freeing up a seat for someone else). |
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I need to buy my daughter a one way ticket from Madrid to Amsterdam in
July. The one way fare on Iberia is about 8 times the round trip fare. Is it a problem to buy the round trip ticket and just discard the return portion .. I know that some US airlines have attempted to crack down on that practice. I don't know if its been successful or if Iberia would tolerate it. Thanks for any information. --Michael in Chicago |
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Michael wrote: I need to buy my daughter a one way ticket from Madrid to Amsterdam in July. The one way fare on Iberia is about 8 times the round trip fare. Is it a problem to buy the round trip ticket and just discard the return portion .. I know that some US airlines have attempted to crack down on that practice. I don't know if its been successful or if Iberia would tolerate it. Thanks for any information. feel free to do so. |
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wrote: Not the Karl Orff wrote: fare. Is it a problem to buy the round trip ticket and just discard the return portion .. No problem. YOu can even call the airline after the outbound leg to tell them they can cancel the inbound portion (freeing up a seat for someone else). I'm not disagreeing with you - I assume this is correct. In fact, just this advice is posted here frequently (like if you want to go on a really long trip - say a year or so) - you buy 2 round trips. However, I don't see how this is materially different from the other thing that is frequently discussed here - the "hidden leg" or is it "hidden middle" or something like that. I mean, what's to stop the airlines from deciding that they can charge your credit card the one-way fare if they think that's what you are doing? The concensus here is always that the airlines are entirely right to do it to you on the "hidden leg" thing. |
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Kenny McCormack wrote:
However, I don't see how this is materially different from the other thing that is frequently discussed here - the "hidden leg" or is it "hidden middle" or something like that. I mean, what's to stop the airlines from deciding that they can charge your credit card the one-way fare if they think that's what you are doing? The concensus here is always that the airlines are entirely right to do it to you on the "hidden leg" thing. They have no right to charge your credit card automatically, unless you agreed to it in advance. If they feel you have breached a contract, they are free to take legal action. |
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mtravelkay schrieb:
However, I don't see how this is materially different from the other thing that is frequently discussed here - the "hidden leg" or is it "hidden middle" or something like that. I mean, what's to stop the airlines from deciding that they can charge your credit card the one-way fare if they think that's what you are doing? The concensus here is always that the airlines are entirely right to do it to you on the "hidden leg" thing. They have no right to charge your credit card automatically, unless you agreed to it in advance. You agree to lots of provisions in advance while paying by credit card. See "small-printed conditions". If they feel you have breached a contract, they are free to take legal action. Or the passenger has to take legal action to get his money back. Regards, ULF |
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Kenny McCormack schrieb:
fare. Is it a problem to buy the round trip ticket and just discard the return portion .. No problem. YOu can even call the airline after the outbound leg to tell them they can cancel the inbound portion (freeing up a seat for someone else). However, I don't see how this is materially different from the other thing that is frequently discussed here - the "hidden leg" or is it "hidden middle" or something like that. I mean, what's to stop the airlines from deciding that they can charge your credit card the one-way fare if they think that's what you are doing? The concensus here is always that the airlines are entirely right to do it to you on the "hidden leg" thing. Not sure that will work out under Spanish/Dutch law but I am not an expert for that. You might just have been late for your return leg. I would not cancel it in advance as that might increase legal risks for the passenger and as airlines should care about their free seats by applying tariffs/fares. However, quite a handful of new airlines operate in Europe on one-way fares. Regards, ULF Regards, ULF |
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Ulf Kutzner wrote:
mtravelkay schrieb: However, I don't see how this is materially different from the other thing that is frequently discussed here - the "hidden leg" or is it "hidden middle" or something like that. I mean, what's to stop the airlines from deciding that they can charge your credit card the one-way fare if they think that's what you are doing? The concensus here is always that the airlines are entirely right to do it to you on the "hidden leg" thing. They have no right to charge your credit card automatically, unless you agreed to it in advance. You agree to lots of provisions in advance while paying by credit card. See "small-printed conditions". I haven't seen one like this, at least for a US carrier, in the C of C. Where did you see this? What airline? If they feel you have breached a contract, they are free to take legal action. |
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"Michael" wrote in message ... I need to buy my daughter a one way ticket from Madrid to Amsterdam in July. The one way fare on Iberia is about 8 times the round trip fare. Is it a problem to buy the round trip ticket and just discard the return portion .. I know that some US airlines have attempted to crack down on that practice. I don't know if its been successful or if Iberia would tolerate it. Thanks for any information. You could always easyJet it to Gatwick or Luton, and then over to Amsterdam. easyJet fares are entirely one way. |
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