It stands for Laugh Out Loud, dear

AC Insider: I know, what you know, which is that a passenger's onward travel gets cancelled in the computer only when they are shown as a "no show" on a previous segment in their journey. If the first segment is cancelled before the time of travel, the other booked segments will remain valid in the computer.

This does not negate what the others are saying about it technically being a naughty thing to do, &c &c, but again my point is simply that it is unlikely a check-in agent would notice this and/or kick up a fuss. Especially if the agent is about 3½ feet tall and plugged into an electrical socket.

And Shareholder, choosing not to use part of a purchased ticket that is issued in your name, is not fraud. At least not in this counrty. Whoever told you that is fear mongering. It is understandable why AC would be distressed about this, but it is not something that can happen easily. The example used on this board was YXU-YYZ-someplace else. In reality, the difference in price from these two places of origin would be very close, if different at all. In fact IRL I suspect YXU would cost more. I suspect you are talking about tickets like JFK-YYZ-HKG where they originate in a bit more of a contentious place, with a more noticeable difference in price. IMO on a trip that big, it would be very dicey to pull these sorts of shananagans, as international flights seem to get more attention to detail than the 10x per day domestic runs.

Nevertheless possible, but the real question that is not being asked on this board is why!? IMO going to that sort of trouble to save an inconsequential amount of money is simply not worth it.

[This message has been edited by Fly Boy (edited 12-17-2000).]