Originally Posted by
formite
Well, I am not sure but this happened before:
I bought a RT SFO-LAX for a friend. He decided not to use it and it is not worth it to get a refund. He did not show for the outbound but the return segment remains in the my itinerary section until the return day. He did not try to do OLCI for the return segment though. I think if your the fare class of your flight is not a mandatory round-trip fare and the return segment remains in "my itinerary", there is a chance. I guess if you can OLCI for the return segment, it will be fine.
That is really good to know. Thanks for sharing the experience. I will keep this in mind. Since she already have the other return ticket from continental with similar time frame. I will give it a try. If it does not work, she can always take the other option.
I also called the airline directly asking for bereavement fare. Both airlines offer only 10% - 15% discount off full price. It priced out to be over $1200 round trip from Newark to Houston. I can waste another set of priceline ticket before paying for that price.