Originally Posted by
RichieMc
Yeah I thought that might be the case. But it seems a bit harsh. Obviously there’s a risk of booking back to backs or short layovers on separate tickets. But this wasn’t the case here. I was starting booking A on Tuesday. And Booking B is a day trip (not B2B) on Monday. The only way we could get A to work was to bring it forward a day, whereby rendering Booking B impossible.
It would have been impossible to book these as one single ticket at any price. Anyway might just have to ditch B if I don’t get any schedule change or cancellation. Ticket was cheap enough but took a POUG on the outbound which is annoying.
Back to back is lower risk as if your flight out is canceled/ rescheduled the return one will be too.
Anything that involves a different aircraft from the same location is not a back to back
complex protected itinaries are one area a travel agent can be a big benefit.
You may want to see if it is possible to upgrade the separate ticket to a fare class that offees more flexibility. Since you are now looking for more flexibility than the fare you paid offered, this is why the airlines dig their heels in