I found a flight that has a connection in Japan that's cheaper than a direct flight to Japan. Is it legal to take that cheaper flight and leave the airport at the layover location as our final destination? Will they prevent us from taking the return flight?
It’s not illegal but there are plenty of problems you can run into and caveats. You can’t check bags since they always go to the final destination. If you get round trip tickets they may cancel your return flight. If you purchase them separately there’s less risk. They could ban you from future flights. Probably a couple things I’m missing.
I remember looking this up some time ago, and I read that doing so may violate the terms you agreed to when purchasing the ticket. They will probably fine you, or at least attempt to, if you don’t pull it off.
It’s not illegal to pay for a service you don’t use or only partly use, provided the service itself isn’t illegal. It’s not unethical either; you paid the full price requested by the airline.
The airline may cancel your return ticket and blacklist you, leaving you stranded. Definitely unethical, but since it’s legal corporations aren’t too worried about that part.
Add comment