On a roundtrip plane ticket..

[mayonnaise]

Going international... the tickets I'm finding are cheaper roundtrip than one way (what I need) so I'm curious.

Situation:
I purchase a roundtrip with Delta (as an example) go to my destination and remain there. Does the airline adjust the price to reflect a one way and charge you more or just ignores it?

 

[Ika]

I would guess they just ignore it.

Is it really cheaper to buy a round-trip ticket than a one-way?

 

[imported_Mike]

Are you not coming back for a very long time? You can have a return ticket with no date.

 

[yowolabi]

Airlines have been cracking down on that type of thing. You might get away with it, or they might catch you and adjust the price.

 

[mayonnaise]

I'm not coming back at all. Spending a year or more at my destination and then going to another country. Problem is, it's kind of short notice (August 19-21) so roundtrip comes out cheaper @ $1033 compared to the same exact flight (same plane, time, airports, etc etc) around $1980 one way.

edit: This is searching on travelocity. (I've scoured many sites so far and this is the best I could find.)

 

[EagleKeeper]

Usually a ticket can be used for up to 1 year after the scheduled data.

You will have change fees and fare differences to pay if/when used.

Some airlines will force it to be the same flight (departure/arrival locations) others may have some more flexability in terms of "use/credit".

Depends on the airlines.

 

[KarmaPolice]

You Die.

 

[mk52]

just pretend you missed your return flight