Complaint: Reservations Better Make The First Flight...
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Old Jun 28, 2012, 3:28 AM
AirlineSympathizer AirlineSympathizer is offline
 
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Originally Posted by stonecold_1981 View Post
The problem (see OP's first post) is not the restricted ticket. The problem is that if the OP doesnt use the 1st leg of the journey, the entire ticket is cancelled (this is not about refunds! or do-overs as you seem to indicate). The OP mentioned in that post that he was ready to buy additional tickets to cover the (new) 1st leg of the journey. But the airline wont allow him to use the rest of ticket....! That's why the contract is not fair.
He didn't say it wasn't - what he described is exactly how a restricted, nonrefundable ticket works. If you miss any segment, they cancel the whole ticket. The cheapest ticket is almost always like this.

If the contract wasn't fair, don't sign it! Either:

1) Pay slightly more to get a ticket with a change fee
2) Pay a LOT more to get a totally refundable ticket.