Consequences of ditching last leg of a hacked itinerary

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I am thinking of booking this "hacked" itinerary in business class for my family:

NAN-SYD-HKG-YYZ-HKG-SYD-NAN

The NAN-SYD-NAN legs are operated by Qantas
All other legs are operated by CX.

The last arrival in SYD is technically a "stopover" of several months.

If you finish in Sydney and then no-show for your last leg back to Fiji,
(1) Would an airline ban you, and if so, which airline? Qantas, CX or both? Or Fiji airlines?
(2) Would they wipe all your SCs and frequent flier points?
(3) Has anyone here tried this?

Just trying to rustle up any precedent.
 
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Surely if you “get sick” and “can’t make it” and call them to tell them you “can’t make it” … they aren’t going to re-book you on the next available flight, in J for a whole family, at their cost, when you are the no-show?

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I assumed a “stopover” in Sydney … ie. the final flight to NAN not being immediately after your flight to SYD meaning you’d normally be leaving the airport in between anyway.
 
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To avoid any confusion, my family intend to end our trip in Sydney (home) and not go back to Fiji a second time. (There is some chance I, individually, may do so myself.)
 
Don't make a habit of it but shouldn't have any issues. With a stop over of months there is no risk as already mentioned people miss flights often.
 
Your luggage will be through checked to NAN
No, OP says there’s a “stopover” in SYD, so not in this scenario.

Personally, I’d use that final leg with a seperate reward flight NAN-SYD later on.
 
Missed that part! Agree with your suggestion about using it.
 
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I am thinking of booking this "hacked" itinerary in business class for my family:

NAN-SYD-HKG-YYZ-HKG-SYD-NAN

The NAN-SYD-NAN legs are operated by Qantas
All other legs are operated by CX.

The last arrival in SYD is technically a "stopover" of several months.

If you finish in Sydney and then no-show for your last leg back to Fiji,
(1) Would an airline ban you, and if so, which airline? Qantas, CX or both? Or Fiji airlines?
(2) Would they wipe all your SCs and frequent flier points?
(3) Has anyone here tried this?

Just trying to rustle up any precedent.
How much cheaper is this fare ?
 
"How much cheaper is this fare ?"

Less than half the fare from Sydney to Toronto, and closer to a third.

I don't have the problem taking the last flight. It's the folks who wouldn't be interested in visiting Fiji a second time.
I've missed the final sector of a AKL-SYD-x-MEL-SIN-LHR-MEL-AKL routing
How long ago? Did Qantas/Air New Zealand give you the strap?
 

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