<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jpatokal:
2) I get a cheap round-trip and fly one way only. Is there any way of getting points for the return leg, short of checking in and then no-showing? (And were I to do this, how I can I tip off the airline to not hold the plane for me while not sabotaging my mileage?)</font>
Trust me they won't "hold the plane" waiting for you.
Since I assume you mean holding the seat, even though you checked in, if you don't get on, the miles won't show up (at least not on the airlines I fly). You probably could call up and tell them that segment never showed up and you want your miles, and may get them.
Ethical? You really shouldn't intentionally be throwing away the last segment, or asking for the miles. With that said, I throw away last segments at times, but I don't ask for the miles. You also shouldn't ever drive over the posted speed limit.
Airlines overbook all the time based on the history of no-shows and various other reasons. So you are probably already calculated into the expected load as just another no show. While the airline would prefer to know, standby's would thank you for not showing up.
[This message has been edited by 1K_From_SNA (edited 10-05-2003).]