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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.legal
Subject: Re: Airline rate wierdness
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Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 22:07:14 EST
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> My understanding about using only part of an airline ticket in order
> to get a lower fare to some intermediate city is that there is no
> legal question. It is considered unethical (??) and most travel agents
> will not book something with this intention.  But its still quite common.

I heard that if you book a multi-leg flight and don't show up
for the second (or subsequent) leg, you will be presumed to have
left a bomb aboard the airplane and the flight will be held
until you can be found or until all your luggage has been removed
from the flight.