Originally Posted by
jetsfan92588
contract of carriage under ticketing:
C) USE OF COUPONS FROM TWO OR MORE TICKETS ISSUED AT ROUND TRIP FARES
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CIRCUMVENTING APPLICABLE TARIFF RULES (SUCH AS
ADVANCE PURCHASE/MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENT) IS NOT PERMITTED. UA AGENTS
AND AUTHORIZED TRAVEL AGENTS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ISSUING TICKETS,
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS “BACK TO BACK”, UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN
THERE IS OBVIOUS INTENT TO ABUSE AND/OR MISUSE RESTRICTED ROUND TRIP
FARES. AGENTS FOUND ISSUING SUCH TICKETS MAY BE LIABLE FOR THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FARE PAID AND THE FARE FOR TRANSPORTATION USED.
UA HAS THE RIGHT TO DENY TRANSPORTATION TO PASSENGERS FOUND UTILIZING
TICKETS IN THIS MANNER UNLESS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FARE PAID AND
THE FARE FOR TRANSPORTATION USED IS COLLECTED.
A little change in bolding from my perspective.
I think it's not obvious abuse at all if you booked a DEN-AMS roundtrip...and then a few days or weeks later, discovered you had a chance to take a "trip home" in the middle of your assignment, necessitating a new and completely separate AMS-DEN roundtrip ticket. Plans change. Travel happens.