Originally Posted by
zeltergiset
Just to be clear - my endorsement of option 5 is not on moral grounds, it's based on the increasing attention that airlines (well, specifically BA) seem to be paying to these issues. Prior to this public attention I dropped some last legs myself. Information is anecdotal at the moment, but I would prefer to be cautious.
+1 - This is important. Given the fluidity of the situation and the fact that most people who may have been caught up in a mess don't necessarily come to an internet forum to spout off, nobody here knows what the future brings for those who skip the last segment of a hidden city ticket (xEU) and what has happened before may not happen next week.
Those who say, "they won't do this" or "they can't do that" don't know. They just believe it to be the case.
I was very struck by the individual who reported booking an xEU and who was immediately warned by a front line BA phone agent about the perils of skipping the last segment. This suggests that even front line agents are being trained to spot this stuff.
Perhaps when things settle down, there may be better advice to give. But, for the moment, if the savings warrant the xEU ticket, it seems the prudent thing to do to fly it.