Originally Posted by lincolnjkc

it may also save a delay for the other passengers.

Or if you have a club entitlement a club agents can also do this and are often less under pressure to get 10 things done..."Wasn't feeling well" is a viable explanation if you feel the need....but a couple years ago coming back from the EU after a scheduled 18 hour connection my wife decided she'd prefer to stay at our place in DC than come back to Cleveland only to turn around a few days later...I had to be in CLE, OTOH. Club agents had no qualms dropping her but said I'd have to call refunds to have any miles redeposited (award ticket)... I didn't bother with that because if any residual it wouldn't have been with it, and I doubt there was residual to have.