Originally Posted by alanh
There are two questions. Legally, you can't do it. If you get a credit card refund, they'll require you to say you didn't get the service you paid for, and that you turn any recovery over to the credit card company. If you take the flight anyway, you're comitting fraud.
The other question is, can you commit fraud and get away with it? That I can't answer, and I'm not going to find out.
I agree that fraud is not the way to go. The key thing is that many of the people who are holding Independence Air tickets need to know the alternatives they face. That is why I included the link to the page with the different opportunities by other airlines. The link is at the top of the page.