[gbook56]

Yeah? So what if they purchase a round trip ticket and only use part of it?

How does it cost an airline more money if people do that? Right now we're facing a similar situation. My daughter is in Seville, Spain, as part of a college program. We didn't know, however, when we set up her original reservation as Dallas to Seville and back that the group will already be in Madrid on the day of her return flight. But do you think we can just cancel the Seville to Madrid portion of the flight? No, of course not. Or rather, we can if we pay $250 for the change PLUS $1000 additional for today's Madrid to Dallas fare.

Why do we let the airlines do this? I mean, basically for giving them a seat back, you pay $1250 dollars! Now she's going to have to get from Madrid to Seville, so she can make the first leg of her flight -- and she was already worried about making her connection.

So what if they all do it. That's no excuse. If they "all" do it, why don't we just pick an airline not to fly (or book on) for the next month or so? I mean ALL of us. And see what happens.