Originally Posted by
acousticbiker
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?
ET is pretty vigilant about checking boarding passes on multi-leg flights. The only solution I can think of if you're on a non-refundable/non-changeable ticket is to beg and plead your case at the Transit Desk in ADD (or the ticket counter if checking in there). You may have better luck on the ground in ADD than with an operator on the phone, this is the case with most airlines, airport ticketing staff have more power than call centers. Be prepared though to go to Blantyre and get a one way flight on Malawian back to Lilongwe.