<p>^What kind moron let THAT happen? And are you sure you weren’t on a Delta codeshare operated by Air France? And plus if they bumped you, that’s an involuntary denial of boarding and you’re entitled to certain compensation under both EU and US rules. But if you were on Air France ticketed with Delta, you’d get compensation under EU rules, but if you were on Delta ticketed with Air France or Delta, you’d get compensation under US rules.</p>
<p>Airlines can’t IDB someone and then void the rest of your ticket. Then airlines would be doing it all the time. “Oops, broken plane, you’re all now bumped. And since we denied you boarding, the rest of your ticket’s been cancelled.” Um, no.</p>
<p>The leg from Munich to Paris was Delta, the leg from Paris to Atlanta (where they rode first class) was Air France. (My D, by the way, was not impressed with Air France’s first class food - choice of raw steak or escargot ). I can’t remember which airline (if we ever even knew) was responsible for bumping the return flight. I suspect it was Air France, since H & D missed the first connection in Paris, and the return flight Atlanta to Paris was probably also Air France, via Delta. But it was Delta who corrected it.</p>
<p>Future, that is the way it can work and has work. It is addressed in the small print somewhere. Discuss it with an airline and argue it out with them. They won’t come after you for blowing off the end leg of a flight, but they can and some will cancel the rest of your flight if you skip a portion of it. Don’t just get on a flight from Philly to Denver when you bought that ticket months ago and it was supposed to be NY to Philly to Denver, and you decided to visit friends in Philly and skip the NY-philly portion of the flight. You had better clear it with the airline or you may have a void ticket when you arrive. Not saying every single airline does this, but it does happen, and I want to spare anyone the problem of being at an airport without a valid ticket because they skipped an interim leg of a flight or the first part of a round trip. There had been times when a round trip ticket was cheaper than one way. Don’t just jump for that ticket with the idea of just dumping the first part of the flight. You can be out the money for the ticket and not permitted on the flight. It has happened.</p>
<p>I was very amused that when I did a general Google search on the situation described in this thread, this College Confidential thread was one of the top search results. I guess CC is a source for all knowledge on all subjects. </p>
<p>Happy travels to all of you traveling this summer.</p>
<p>There was one flight I was on when one girl did get off our flight–it was Hong Kong with a stopover in Taiwan & continuing to Honolulu in 1979. Because she got off the plane, they took ALL of our luggage off the plane in Taiwan because they couldn’t be sure she hadn’t put something on the plane before deciding not to complete the last leg, perhaps? In any case, it was inconvenient for all of us who went on to Honolulu and had to wait an extra day for our luggage to come in. The passenger had never intended to make that final leg but they wouldn’t sell her a trip just Hong Kong to Taiwan, for unknown reasons. </p>
<p>That was an interesting experience & decades before 9/11. Not sure if taking off all the luggage was a fluke or would happen now as well.</p>
). I can’t remember which airline (if we ever even knew) was responsible for bumping the return flight. I suspect it was Air France, since H & D missed the first connection in Paris, and the return flight Atlanta to Paris was probably also Air France, via Delta. But it was Delta who corrected it.</p>