Originally Posted by the_p0et
So we will probably be charged extra at the end of our RTW trip if we don't use the last couple flights and head home our own way?!
How much more should we expect to pay as a "fine"?
The flights back to Canada from Aus/NZ are just too expensive.. a lot more so then a flight from Venezuala.
In practice it isn't charged back, and you can always argue that you couldn't get a date change due to lack of availability before the ticket expired (1 year validity). However the potential is there, and much more likely if you bought through a Travel Agent rather than directly from the airline. The fare difference depends on your routing and class, but worst case routing in F it is about USD 30,000, typical is about USD 10,000. Many thousands no matter what....you'll have to decide if breaking a ticket rule that is very clear and explicit -- you must fly across both Atlantic and Pacific ocean for this fare to be valid -- is worth the risk. Today you can fly SYD-LAX for about USD 800 which can't be much more than from Venezuela (esp. with the USD 200 departure tax that Venezuela instituted recently for US and maybe Canadian flights).