Originally Posted by
KabAir
... So say you get upgraded on the way out, then on the way back there’s irops. Could get you into real trouble. After my own recent PNR split debacle upgrading my family but not myself (no good deed goes unpunished), I vowed I will NEVER do that again. Not worth it. Enjoy being with your family on the flight.
Not sure what your issue was, Irrops should be no problem but will require require the help of an agent. Same on bags, it requires the agent to look up the record history. Many have reported most past split PNR issues on return flights are gone.
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Looked up your earlier posts and most issues were addressed, to repeat
Originally Posted by
KabAir
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No good deed goes unpunished. Getting the CPU’s meant we were all split into separate itineraries. So now for our remaining travel on this trip, all of our kids: 1) Can’t check in until we are at the airport (minors on individual tickets). 2) Don’t get free E+ 3) Don’t get free checked bags 4) Don’t get TSA pre-check. 5) Get boarding group 4. Absolutely was not worth the upgrades. And honesty kind of mind-blowing to me there’s this glaring problem in the process. ...
1) The OLCI issue for minors is a problem
2) Yes, you get free E+ on separate PNRs but requires a call
3) Yes, you get the bag allowance but you need to specifically ask the agent to check the PNR history
4) Children 12 and under can accompany their parent thru PreCheck without have the precheck sysmbol. The over 12 childern, surprized they get that on a common PNR, TSA has gotten stricter about companions needing their own PreCheck (except for 12 and under)
5) High boarding group groups can board with those having lower boarding groups
So splitting PNR requires a bit more manual effort but most issues addressable with a little knowledge (the purpose of this thread).