Unused Outbound flight; is Return still valid?

pthompson

Hi,  

I have 2 return flights booked with Easyjet to Rome, but have decided to merge the trips so I intend to:

1 - fly out using the outbound ticket of my first trip, and 

2 - throw away the Return ticket of my first trip, and

3 - throw away the Outbound ticket of my second trip, and

4 - return using the Return flight of my second trip.

Will Easyjet allow me to use the Return ticket of my second trip considering I've not used the Outbound portion?    And should I check-in at step 3, even though I don't intend to fly?

Years ago Lufthansa auto-cancelled a Return ticket because I hadn't used the Outbound flight, but I don't know if that kind of thing still happens.

Any suggestion please?

Thanks.

p00hsticks

My understanding is that if you don't show for the outward flight, then it's standard for the return leg to be automatically cancelled. 

It's to stop people taking advantage of cases where, for whatever reason, there are big differences in return prices in the two countries involved. 

bagand96

p00hsticks said:

My understanding is that if you don't show for the outward flight, then it's standard for the return leg to be automatically cancelled. 

It's to stop people taking advantage of cases where, for whatever reason, there are big differences in return prices in the two countries involved. 

That's often the case for traditional network/flag carrier and their ticketing systems.  However I'm pretty sure easyJet consider tickets separate (even though under the same PNR) so your return is still valid if the outbound is unused.

Edited to add: it appears this is the case as answered on twitter earlier this month:



twitter.com/easyJet/status/1681300226362216456?t=JrC1TpAA1HOibEY2oSf_Dw&s=19

Caz3121

EasyJet flights (as with many other low cost carriers) are sold as one-ways so no problem using one leg and not the other. Full service airlines are different and price one-ways and returns completely differently and will have rules around using tickets in sequence...eg would not work on BA but fine with EasyJet

DullGreyGuy

Easyjet dont sell return tickets, they sell you a ticket in each direction and as a consequence there is no price difference between booking both directions at the same time or separately and no cancellation of the leg to the UK if you dont take the outbound.

With flag carriers buying a return is cheaper than buying a ticket in each direction in most cases but condition of carriage will require the first leg to have been flown to make the second leg valid. 

tightauldgit

As above I was just going to say on a normal carrier you wouldn't be able to do it as you can't use part of a return ticket. But on Easyjet there's no such thing as a return ticket. They're all point to point one way. 

You'd probably be better off cancelling (depending on the cost) the legs you don't need as you might get something back for the taxes etc. Just double check that you aren't going to incur fees. 

eDicky

pthompson said:

And should I check-in at step 3, even though I don't intend to fly?
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No reason or need to do so.

pthompson

bagand96 said:

it appears this is the case as answered on twitter earlier this month:

twitter.com/easyJet/status/1681300226362216456?t=JrC1TpAA1HOibEY2oSf_Dw&s=19

Very useful.  Many thanks.