Originally Posted by
oldtraintraveler
Are there any negative implications to keeping my current flight, flying into LAX, and then just abandoning the last leg to IAD, and instead purchasing a new ticket from LAX to DFW?
If it's the first half of a round-trip, they will cancel the return.
Originally Posted by
oldtraintraveler
Will they complain when I purchase the new ticket that it conflicts with my original flight?
Not necessarily when you purchase, but SHARES has been known to cancel one or both segments without notice on a sweep. Your best bet would be to book on another airline (LAX-DFW sounds like an AA route to me).