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Dec 21, 2021 | 1:21 pm

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Originally Posted by yogibearla

Hello, due to a complicated series of events I may need to help my partner book a one-way flight from Helsinki to the USA. However, one-way tickets are considerably more expensive than round-trip tickets originating from HEL or European airports so I'm thinking about booking a RT ticket and not using the return portion.

They are in possession of an Indonesian passport with a valid US visa. They have a single-entry Schengen visa that will be used up by the time that they need to return to the US. Do airlines or immigration care or check for EU visa validity when booking/flying such an itinerary?

Thanks for the advice.

I don't know the answer to your question, but frequent-flyer miles can offer provide good value for one-way intercontinental travel.

I see that on a couple of days in January, Aeroflot is offering HEL-SVO-LAX for $479 one way. (Not sure if the traveler in question would be allowed to transit SVO, or if a transit visa would be required by Russia.)

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