Peter Greenberg: Forfeiting an Air Ticket
By: Peter Greenberg | 2008-09-19
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My wife and I plan to cruise on a one-way trip from Lisbon, Portugal, to Florida. The cruise company charges a very high price for a one-way airfare, and so do most airlines. I found a travel company offering a tour of one week in Portugal, including airfare, hotel, and rental auto, for a little over $1,000. Why not take the tour and on the last day board the vessel for the trans-Atlantic cruise? We would just forfeit the return air ticket! I know airlines don't go for that, but what can they do about it? Should I do what I have proposed above?
Thank you.
-T. Lewis, Severna Park, Md.... Back to Article
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