Originally Posted by
LeisureFirst
AFAIK, you can ask to be offloaded but then you are forfeiting your ticket, are you not? Even with a fully flexible ticket, I don't imagine you can just get off the plane and expect the ticket to be useable on another flight.
You can use the ticket again and get a refund if you like (and the ticket allows). I did this only last week on a very delayed LHR-AMS flight.