I am planning a complicated itinerary for next year for my parents. I need some help to determine if its allowed. There will be 3 nested tickets - 1 paid, 2 award.
Paid ticket 1: CCU - AUH - CCU
Award Ticket 1: AUH - LAX - AUH (104k miles)
Award ticket 2: AUH - JNB - AUH (55k miles)
Flight sequence
CCU - AUH (Paid ticket 1)
AUH - LAX (Award ticket 1)
Stay a month
LAX - AUH (Award ticket 1)
AUH - JNB (Award ticket 2)
Stay a few days
JNB - AUH (Award ticket 2)
Stay a few days
AUH - CCU (Paid ticket 1)
1) is it legal having such nested tickets.
2) Can my parents check luggage through CCU - AUH - LAX with first being paid flight and second award ticket on two different reservations. AUH is pre-clearance anyways but do they have to go outside customs in UAE to recollect luggage or just regular pre-clearance if allowed to interline between 2 different reservations, same airline.
Same question about interlining LAX - AUH - JNB.
3) If I did this instead CCU-AUH-LAX-AUH (STOP)-CCU and AUH-JNB-AUH, would the first itinerary be allowed with 136K miles or because of transit rules, i need two awards for CCU - LAX on EY through AUH.
4) most importantly, if someone offhand can tell me of cheaper way to construct this (less miles) where you travel from India - USA - South Africa and then back to India.
Last edited by ketelone; Jul 16, 2017 at 1:42 am