Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Wasn't there some case in a German court that said that flight coupons could be used in any order?
BTW, IANAL but my understanding is that German law is closer to French Napoleanic law than British/American style common law.
My guess is that the issue is whether the EC261 regulations take precedence over any national contract law or similar.
I don't recall that it said that they have to be used in any order, more that there has to be the option to do so. The Lufthansa site, when making a multi city booking, offers option for fare search of "I would like to benefit from the best offers and will use my flights in the booked sequence" or "I would like to have the flexibility to change the sequence of my flights"