Originally Posted by
dvs7310
Sounds like Malawi, or maybe Tanzania?
Generally they check your boarding pass as you exit the plane. If you managed to get past the gate keeper though, then it messes up the headcount for the next leg (LLW-BLZ or JRO-ZNZ for example) and will likely result in a delay for every other of your fellow passengers who flew their tickets as purchased as the flight crew attempts to figure out who is missing.
In short, don't do it.
Yeah, it's LLW-BLZ. I generally wouldn't but I now have an urgent business meeting in Lilongwe and Ethiopian will not allow a 'voluntary' change in my ticket.
On other airlines, I don't recall having boarding passes checked in this scenario so I thought I'd check. It seems silly for me to be penalized for not taking a flight that I've paid for if that's my choice.
Does anyone have any suggestions?