Originally Posted by dodgeflyer
Yes, because the taxes are not actually a part of the flight. Because it includes arrival fees, etc... they are not actually entitled to it seeing you are not on the plane. I believe airport fees are calculated on touch-down, so to speak (i.e. the airline hasn't been charged for you because you weren't there).
Eric
Yes, you're right that SAS don't have to pay the charges... But my worry is that they would then be allowed to claim that you are not following the rules of the ticket and therefore claim back the difference between a one-way and return... But it might be a good idea to try it out once! I will do next time I don't use the return on a ticket and report back whether I'm successful! Thanks for bringing it up so I'll actually try it next time!
(Reason why I might be sceptical is actually because of EuroTunnel's practices where they have really cheap offers that are much much lower than one-ways. They will always charge your credit card for the difference between a full price one-way and the return offer if you don't use the return trip...
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