Originally Posted by stoker
I have discovered that I can buy a cheaper ticket to a destination (B) beyond my desired destination (A). The journey requires a change of planes at destination A, before going to B. If I took carry-on luggage only, would there be a bad consequence of just getting off a destination A? The return trip leaves from destination A.
If you want to use the return portion of your trip, your plan will generally not work.
They'll most probably cancel the return trip entirely and you'll have to basically buy a new ticket back.