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Originally Posted by stonecold_1981
My note above was NOT about asking for a refund! You keep talking about nonrefundable ticket. This hypothetical person in the example above is NOT asking for a refund on a nonrefundable ticket. He just chooses NOT to go through the first leg (again not asking for a refund for that). He chooses to directly go to the second leg (through his own means and paying additional money) and continue the onward journey.
Now, are you saying that cruiseliners or tour providers will CANCEL the entire multistop journey tour if the passenger cannot make it at the starting point?
Again, note that no where in this entire post am I talking about refunds!!!
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I didn't talk about a refund either. That's simply it's name. Don't go off the deep end based upon what the name of the ticket is. One of the terms is, if you miss the first leg, you cannot get continue and you lose the entire ticket.
And yes, a multistop tour will cancel you completely if you miss the first leg. A cruise will cancel you completely if you miss the first port of call you booked. A car rental will cancel completely you if you miss the first day. A hotel will cancel completely ou if you miss the first night of your stay.
However, almost all of them will offer you the option to jump in any time -
IF you choose that option!
Why should an airline be any different? How are you failing to understand that
the airline offers you the option to do exactly what you asked, you simply have to select it at the time of purchase!