Yosh1234 wrote:
Fair enough. If you get off in the connection city, as a way to game the airline, the airline will cancel the remaining portion of the unused ticket.
That includes the return ticket and you will be at the mercy of the airport to reinstate. At that point, they tell you to call reservations, who may fix it if the airport didnt put a block on your ticket which more likely they did, forcing you to pay full price for the return trip.
Airport has the final authority and NOT reservations. Don't try to game the airline by getting off in the connection city.
I am not a travel expert, but I question the above information. Are you saying the airport has control/authority over passenger ticketing? If that were the case, why did United apologize and give compensation to the mother of a Ch*ld whose seat was sold to another passenger. Shouldn't it have been the Houston airport?
I agree with your message if you replace "airport" with "airline".