Originally Posted by
saad
sometimes it makes a big difference & sometimes the difference is very little....take for example a 9w award in première, leaving del on the 16th of july & coming back from lhr on the 23rd of july:
del - lhr (one way) is inr 9,871
lhr - del (one way) is £203.47 (approx inr 13,800)
del - lhr (return) is inr 26,122
lhr - delhi (return on similar dates) in £308.47 (approx inr 20,900)
if i booked 2 one way tickets then i would save a little over inr 2,000....sometimes a saving that is so little is not worth the hassal of having to explain to the immigration agent why you bought 2 seperate one way tickets (i have been stuck in this situation once)....
Originally Posted by
lallyr
I always ticket awards as two o/w's. Especially BMI ones, makes a huge difference on these.
I should have been a little clearer, my point was specifically in relation to BMI redemptions. I'm sure that there are other airlines (9W as you point out above) where the difference is slight. With a BMI award ticket, once you fly the outbound leg, the inbound becomes non-changeable, hence why many people prefer to ticket them as separate one-way flights.
As for Immigration Officers, point taken but again it depends on the Passport you hold and the country you are trying to enter. I assume you
(saad) are an Indian Passport holder trying to enter the UK with two one way tickets; sadly I'm sure that is met with far more skepticism than a British Passport holder entering India!