I don't know if I can agree with that; I believe we are coming down to the use of the term "forfeit" in the T&C and I can confidently say the term has been used here in North American for well over 3 decades in relation to discount fares and how the value is used..(there I just dated myself). It has been well entrenced in IATA ever since I started in the business and its a recognized "term of use" around the world in rules and regulations in virtually every airline that has been in existance. The only issue is peoples level of understanding and application - there is no room for misinterpretation in law.
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