Feb 3, 2019, 12:13 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Can you have a single PNR where one passenger is a cash/revenue ticket and the other passenger is an award ticket?
No -- all passengers on a PNR must be of the same type ( cash or award) -- they must be the same fare class, same cabin, same routing, ....this is standard for all airlines. The airline industry-wide global distribution system (GDS) imposes this "commonality" restriction.
Can you have a single PNR where one direction is a cash/revenue ticket and the other direction is an award ticket?
No, while probably not a GDS limitation, most airlines do not allow this as the ticket rules for cash tickets and award tickets are very different.
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No -- all passengers on a PNR must be of the same type ( cash or award) -- they must be the same fare class, same cabin, same routing, ....this is standard for all airlines. The airline industry-wide global distribution system (GDS) imposes this "commonality" restriction.
Can you have a single PNR where one direction is a cash/revenue ticket and the other direction is an award ticket?
No, while probably not a GDS limitation, most airlines do not allow this as the ticket rules for cash tickets and award tickets are very different.
Related threads
Combine reservations into one PNR? Can not be done.
Premier benefits for companions on separate tickets, "off-pnr" [Consoldiated]
Economy Plus for Companions if on separate PNR [Consolidated]
Is it possible to book award and revenue (cash) tickets on the same PNR? No.
Jul 6, 2014, 11:50 am
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SHARES offers enough challenges that trying to combine paid and award bookings on the same PNR is beyond my imagination, but perhaps some of the IT gurus on this will post an ingenious solution?
Jul 6, 2014, 11:52 am
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You cannot.
You cannot mix award and paid passengers on the same reservation.
You cannot combine the reservations after booking.
You cannot link the reservations in any substantive way.
You cannot mix award and paid passengers on the same reservation.
You cannot combine the reservations after booking.
You cannot link the reservations in any substantive way.
Jul 6, 2014, 11:52 am
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Unfortunately you can't mix award and regular paid travel on the same PNR. The award reservation would need to be ticketed separately from the other reservations.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:03 pm
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Does PNR refer to an individual? It would be me, my husband, one son and our daughter on a trip. My son and I have enough miles (once I combine them) for an award ticket.
I'm guessing I should just combine the miles into my account for the award ticket and buy three tickets for my husband, son and daughter for their own itinerary on the same route.
I'm guessing I should just combine the miles into my account for the award ticket and buy three tickets for my husband, son and daughter for their own itinerary on the same route.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:16 pm
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Does PNR refer to an individual? It would be me, my husband, one son and our daughter on a trip. My son and I have enough miles (once I combine them) for an award ticket.
I'm guessing I should just combine the miles into my account for the award ticket and buy three tickets for my husband, son and daughter for their own itinerary on the same route.
I'm guessing I should just combine the miles into my account for the award ticket and buy three tickets for my husband, son and daughter for their own itinerary on the same route.
You'll want to think carefully about who gets the paid tickets and who gets the award ticket. Giving yourself the award ticket robs you of future miles that might come in (more) handy than if they were earned by your family. Only you know for sure.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:23 pm
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Jul 6, 2014, 12:30 pm
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Using mileage awards doesn't make you lose status or miles banked toward status, does it?
Jul 6, 2014, 12:31 pm
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Yes. You do not earn either redeemable or qualifying miles on an award ticket. When we were in the status chase, we would rarely book award tickets for ourselves because we would not have make 1K if we had.
Jul 6, 2014, 12:40 pm
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Okay, so does this mean that once you use miles they disappear? As in, you start all over again in terms of status reach?
Jul 6, 2014, 12:57 pm
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Jul 17, 2014, 12:00 am
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I think the answer is NO from reading the previous posts, but thought i'd check...
I'm trying to book a YYZ - IST roundtrip award ticket. Dates are inflexible.
I can find an award ticket for the outbound trip from YYZ -> IST, but found no availability for the return trip from IST -> YYZ.
What I want to do is book the YYZ -> IST leg on award, and book the IST -> YYZ with money, but TATL one way tickets are double the cost of a RT ticket.
Is there a way to book one leg of a trip with award and the return leg regularly? Or should I just forget trying to book with points and just pay $ for the entire flight?
Thanks in advance.
I'm trying to book a YYZ - IST roundtrip award ticket. Dates are inflexible.
I can find an award ticket for the outbound trip from YYZ -> IST, but found no availability for the return trip from IST -> YYZ.
What I want to do is book the YYZ -> IST leg on award, and book the IST -> YYZ with money, but TATL one way tickets are double the cost of a RT ticket.
Is there a way to book one leg of a trip with award and the return leg regularly? Or should I just forget trying to book with points and just pay $ for the entire flight?
Thanks in advance.
Nov 24, 2014, 3:49 pm
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How to buy/merge 1 ticket with cash and 1 with miles on same reservation?
Hi there,
I'm trying to figure out how to buy my ticket with cash (such that I can receive miles) while buying my spouse's ticket with miles. Can this be done on the same reservation? Or do I need to split into two purchases?
Thanks!
I'm trying to figure out how to buy my ticket with cash (such that I can receive miles) while buying my spouse's ticket with miles. Can this be done on the same reservation? Or do I need to split into two purchases?
Thanks!