Ugh. I can see, as MissyD pointed out, where this change has both positive and negative aspects. I do, however, admit that when my plans were definite for the outbound but indefinite for the return I'd always book as a R/T so that all I had to do was find an alternate return flight in the same fare class to avoid paying add-collect. This new approach is more like the LCC pricing/ticketing model and I don't think I like it very much and I'm sure many business travelers will agree. If you book a trip for a meeting or project 2-3 weeks in advance to take advantage of lower fares but then need to stay an extra day (or finish a day early) you, or your company or client, might pay dearly for it.
