Originally Posted by
Raul_R
I think you are too idealistic.
Fraud is not ok in Germany nor in whole semi-socialistic EU.
Heavily discounted ticket comes with obligations (on current case to fly certain route). There is no law and never will be that somebody have "rights" for cheap ticket.
If you want special priced and conditioned ticket you need to accept conditions. If you do not and try to cheat you need to be punished (it is absolutely normal to force person pay difference on between ticket he/she bought and ticket valid for the route he/she took finally).
On this case I (even as a passenger) am fully on the side of Lufthansa.
To ban somebody --it is more than easy -- as soon that person enter his/her details, the ultra-cheap price become no more available.
nice and easy and all the EU courts remain silent. As they should remain on such case.
For some strange reason some people think that not following agreement (pax got cheap fare with special conditions) is ok.
No, in civilized word it is not.
If some want flexible ticket -- go to purchase it!
And not try to make free of charge flexible much cheaper ticket what was offered only with certain and very tight conditions.
I think that noboby is arguing that certain fares come with restrictions, among others restrictions concerning the possibility for the passenger to choose another flight. The question here is whether the airline can set forth in its general conditions an obligation for the passenger to fly (or otherwise have his fare recalculated at very unfavorable conditions). I am not educated enough in German law to be able to assess the case from a legal perspective, but I would hope that those conditions are not enforceable. I even believe that a passenger may choose to fly or not fly any leg without forfeiting any of its rights to fly on the ticket.
If airlines want to segment the market, they must be creative and find other means, but not sanction passengers who drop certain of their legs.