airline question

[daryn]

so, one way fares are generally way more expensive than round trip, and i guess it's understandable in a way. but what's stopping people from just booking round trip and not getting on the return flight? is there some kind of penatly? is it against any rules?

[Nick B.]

one way fares are cheaper than 2 way fares. I know if you book a RT and don't get on the first flight, the second one is cancelled.

[econophile]

it's generally against the airline's rules, but i've done it before

[Jiggymike]

One way are individually cheaper than a RT but if you bought 2 one ways it would cost more than 1 RT flight.

[guids]

Daryn, there is no penalty, I booked a round trip to miami, with a stopover in atlanta. At the last minute I decided ot have the car I was supposed to pick up in miami shipped to atlanta, and didnt even get on the 2nd leg of the 1st trip. People miss flights all the time, duh.

[daryn]

one way fares are NOT cheaper than round trip fares. everything i've ever seen has them at more than double the cost of a round trip flight. hence my question about is there some penalty for missing a leg. obviously people miss flights all the time, but why would people ever book one way flights?

[livin_a_lie]

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one way fares are NOT cheaper than round trip fares. everything i've ever seen has them at more than double the cost of a round trip flight. hence my question about is there some penalty for missing a leg. obviously people miss flights all the time, but why would people ever book one way flights?

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I just checked phnx to denver one way = $124
roundtrip= $137

[jackdaniels]

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one way fares are NOT cheaper than round trip fares. everything i've ever seen has them at more than double the cost of a round trip flight. hence my question about is there some penalty for missing a leg. obviously people miss flights all the time, but why would people ever book one way flights?

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Are you sure about this? I have seen one ways that are more than 90% the cost fo a round trip ticket, but have yet to see a one way costing MORE than a return. We are talking about the same flight, same dates - just trying to book a single vs. booking a return, right?

[4_2_it]

daryn,

You must not fly Southwest. On Southwest and a growing number of airlines, every leg of a trip is priced as a one-way ticket.

[TheMetetron]

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one way fares are NOT cheaper than round trip fares. everything i've ever seen has them at more than double the cost of a round trip flight. hence my question about is there some penalty for missing a leg. obviously people miss flights all the time, but why would people ever book one way flights?

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I just checked phnx to denver one way = $124
roundtrip= $137

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daryn is probably talking about international travel. It is routinely cheaper to book roundtrip than one way to/from Europe for some unknown (to me) reason.