Originally Posted by
Newgene
Ok, this is probably a simple question, but what is the down-side to buying separate tickets for the same flights through the united website, versus just selecting a round-trip using the same flights on the united website? Quite often, there is a 10% difference in price buy buying the outbound and inbound flights separately. I'm talking the exact same flights.
There has to a reason, other than convenient clicking, why people would favor the higher priced round trip. I just don't see it. Is there something I'm missing?
Can't say I've seen many cases where a roundtrip costs more than two one-ways for the exact same flights (which I believe is what you are claiming). In many cases, it is often the opposite (as you will often see cheap fares that require a RT purchase). I suppose the exception would be Canada flights where you can benefit from the exchange rate by purchasing the return in CA dollars. For domestic flights, I would very much doubt this is ever true. Care to post an example?