Originally Posted by
fuyao
Was the ticket issued in Italy or are you Austrian citizen? If one of these are yes, you can keep the return without a reprice. If not, then not possible to skip it, you'll need to pay the difference
What exactly are these rights as they pertain to Austrian citizens? I have just done a quick Google and found some discussion of a court ruling 10 years ago. I would be grateful to know if that is the reason for this and precisely how the rights apply - are BA normally aware of this in routine interactions with customers?