Originally Posted by
mduell
You should always notify the airline ahead of time (or very soon afterward) when you're going to miss your flight, especially when you have a fully refundable fare. If you notified them ahead of time you'd get all your money back, but now I'm not sure what you'll get (if anything).
That is ludicrous. He will get a full refund if he wanted, or rebooking to a different date, assuming availability. That is the whole point of full fare.