That describes the disgusting actions of the TSA to a T. :td:

The depth and breadth of your misunderstanding of how airlines' IM works is probably best exemplified by this post. :rolleyes:

Dave

So I'm not screwing with the airlines' yield management systems when I buy a refundable ticket for a potential last minute business trip which gets cancelled (which is, in fact, permitted by the terms of refundable tickets)? Whew! :D

Look, if you buy a refundable ticket the rules say you can refund it. There are no qualifications. You can do so for any reason. They charge more for this benefit. Revenue management has already taken this into account when you purchase the ticket.

This post has me very scared! When I was younger, I frequently purchased happy meals from McDonalds just to get the toy, with no intention of consuming the burger, fries, and drink. After reading the sound logic above, I fear that McDonalds will eventually sue me for fraud.



...Seriously, a ticket cost goes to many services at the airport, only one of which is the actual transportation from A to B. Also, given that airlines have well-defined fare rules about "refundability", your purchase of a fully refundable fare would easily be seen as some level of certainty that you will need to refund the ticket.

So, when it looks like my flight on airline A will cancel, leaving me stuck for the night, and I purchase a refundable ticket that morning on airline W as a 'back-up' to make sure I get home that night, I'm wrong? I fully intend to fly airline W if airline A cancels... if not, I sure want my money back.

Perfectly legitimate, I say.

edit: that reminds me the weather in Chicago is going down the tubes today and tomorrow. Need to look at the alternatives.

technically speaking, an airline can do that if you do throw away ticketing (buy AAA-BBB-CCC-BBB-AAA and not fly BBB-AAA) because you're stealing from them. their argument, not mine!

Realize though that one of the pathetic 'guidelines' TSA uses for 'random screening' is how recently one purchased a ticket. So you might get a little extra search and even questions 'where are you going', 'why do you not have any luggage on you', etc. Very sad, but a possibility.

"where are you going?"

A: "What's it say on the boarding pass, smart guy?"

"why do you not have any luggage on you?"

A: "None of your damn business."

One of the rare times I can agree unequivocally with bseller! ^

Do any of you actually know what fraud is? The legal definition of fraud requires that the defrauded party suffer damages. Who is the defrauded party here, and what are the damages? :rolleyes:

This depends on the fare rules.

By that standard, WE CAN START AT THE WHITE HOUSE who today it was discovered CIRCUMVENT THE GOVERNMENT RECORDS LAWS REQUIRING THE RECORDING OF ALL WH E-MAILS (SHOULD THEY BE SUBJECT TO COURT ORDER LATER)BY PUTTING THEM ON AN INTERNAL .COM PRIVATE SERVER INSTEAD OF THE .GOV WH SERVER! Circumventing the law that restrains THEM has now been elevated to an art form in our government. How can they fail to appreciate citizens doing likewise?

Welcoming this thread to OMNI, are we? :p