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Nov 30, 2012 | 10:35 pm

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grahampros

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Originally Posted by vip66

I have a RT on UA and need to make a change to the return leg. However, UA is trying to charge me some exorbitant amount for this change. I noticed that I can buy a OW ticket on the desired return flight (on UA) for much less than the change cost on my original ticket.

Should I do this? I presume my first itinerary would cancel itself for no-show (on the return leg) and I would then simply fly back on the second OW ticket. However, I also read somewhere that airlines may decide to charge you for not using the return leg, although this is very rare.

Has anyone had any experience doing this?

Yes, do it. There is no reason not to. This is not that unusual on most any airline, making changes on restricted tickets. The the risk of lower fares you take.

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