Originally Posted by
flarmip
2) 3) Unfortunately not; whilst you'd be entitled to drop the last leg and get a pro-rata fare (note - not taxes) refund for that part, you won't be entitled to ORC or compensation if you drop it. Obviously that means there is a strong incentive to still take it, perhaps counterbalanced by the cost of having to change/rebook your return flight from BUD and the affect on any plans you had.on the 17th.
I don't think this is so clear cut - I have certainly had 261 compensation for JFK-LHR-DUB where we missed the Dub flight and I was rebooked for the next morning and I never took it - arguing that it was a trip in vain at that point. I didn't argue for ORC though, so can't comment on that.