Originally Posted by nigelw
Is it possible to book two separate fares on one PNR
The general answer to this question is yes. A passenger can book and pay for LHR-BAH-LHR travelling under one ticket and then also book BAH-DOH-BAH travelling under a second ticket and accommodate all the sectors in one PNR.
This is because PNRs record bookings at a sector level and duplicates are not permitted because they cannot be reconciled against the tickets.
So we have:
ABCDEF
NIGEL/WMR
NIGEL/WMRS
10 MAY LHR BAH BA125 A
12 MAY BAH DOH QR169 P
14 MAY DOH BAH QR168 P
16 MAY BAH LHR BA124 A
125-1234567890
125-1234567891
157-1234567890
157-1234567891
...where the first two tickets, plated on BA's 125 stock, are listed and are issued under a fare valid for travel in first class using revenue booking designator A and the second two tickets, plated on QR's 157 stock, are listed and are issued under a fare valid for travel in first class using revenue booking designator P.
Originally Posted by
nigelw
So two people travelling, both on the same flights/cabins, but one at a slightly higher fare than the other
But this case is not possible, and to see why consider that the PNR would look like this:
ABCDEF
NIGEL/WMR
NIGEL/WMRS
10 MAY LHR BAH BA125 A
10 MAY LHR BAH BA125 F
16 MAY BAH LHR BA124 A
16 MAY BAH LHR BA124 F
125-1234567890
125-1234567891
...which you can quickly see is much more messy and in the case of complex itineraries would get really difficult. The IT platforms, which are based on technology dating back to the days of computers using cards with holes punched in them, simply will not be able to cope and cannot reconcile which of the sectors corresponds to ticket ...0 and which to ...1.
