Originally Posted by
howbigmassive
This is not true. The *A RTW terms and conditions only state that the 'ticket is not valid if the first coupon has not been used and will not be honoured if all the coupons are not used in the sequence provided in the ticket.'
From 4. 0 Application of the xRWSTARx rules
3. Travel must commence from and return to the same country.
If you don't use the final segment(s) then you haven't complied with the fare rules. If the fare isn't used in accordance with the rules then the ticketing airline may charge the fare that would be applicable (generally the sum of one-way fares).
Indeed this is supported under 4. 16 Penalties
B 3. If new routing is no longer Round the World travel collect the difference if any between the fare paid and the
applicable fare for the new journey calculated from the point of origin plus an applicable rerouting/reissue charge
per reissue. No refund applies if the recalculated fare for the new journey is lower than the RWSTAR fare paid.
and
C 2. As routing is no longer round the world - refund the difference if any between the fare paid and the applicable fare
for the journey travelled from the point of origin less the cancellation charge of USD150.
Just because in practice airlines don't do this, doesn't mean they do not have the ability to do so.