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Thanks for the explanation Barbara. However, I wasn't suggesting "point to point" but rather arranging for the ticket the normal way, i.e., either through an agent or the airline itself.
I never heard of point to point before so I learned something. Still, there seems to be something inherently wrong with this "illegal ruling" by the airlines. To your knowledge has it ever been challenged in court? I don't think it would be hard to beat in court.

"Have you priced direct flight to Miami and then Miami to Belize City?" This is booking point to point rather than booking Newark to Belize via Miami (all one transaction). There are a lot of non sensical rules by the airlines. Basically anything that can save you money by "creative" booking is illegal. I guess it would be hard to pick up a customer doing it directly on the internet as 2 separate transactions, but they have really been cracking down on agents for any infractions. Not sure if it has been challenged in any courts.

Airlines can and do set any rules they want to. Just like any business. The courts have nothing, zip, to do with it. An airline can tell you that you have to fly in diapers, always travel through Detroit, and carry a dead chicken at all times if they want to. Nothing illegal about it. You just don't have to fly the airline if you don't want to. I'm exaggerating a little, but basically that's the case -- as long as rules are uniformly enforced and don't violate any law they can be just about anything a business wants.

--Lan Sluder

Thanks Barbara and Lan for the edification. I guess what bothered me was the term "illegal" which to me infers a law is being broken. Obviously, no law is being broken. It is only the policy or practice of the Airline that is being ignored if point to point connections were made. This being the case, the only one that could be fined or punished is the travel agent "IF" a travel agent were involved. If an individual made his/her own point to point arrangements who would know/care. By some odd coincidence if an airline became aware of this "terrible" deed would they say, "you saved $30 by doing this, hence you can no longer use our airline"?

Golly, how would I get to Belize? No point to point for me. (Just being a bit facetious.)
Thanks again for the information.

actually, if they catch you, they can 1) deny boarding; 2)charge you an upcharge; 3) send you to Cancun!

...anything would be better than staying in Newark.

true -

still rememebr the overnight from hell when I slept on the chairs, watching the cleaning crew