Originally Posted by gengo

Question on an upcoming international trip:

Hi, I am curious if this will be allowed or if I will encounter any issues with this:

I live in City A. I need to travel to City C, which is in a different country.
The price for a ticket beginning in City A and ending in City C - with or without stops - costs $3,000.

If I fly from City A to City B the day before my travel on "Ticket 1", spend the night in City B, then fly from City B to City C on a nonrelated/nonconnected "Ticket 2", then return from City C to City B on Ticket 2 and return from City B to City A on Ticket 1 - this costs $1,500.

Is there anything preventing me from booking these tickets?

I understand that flight cancelation for Ticket 1 may impact Ticket 2 on the way out and could cause a problem since they aren't linked. Same thing with Ticket 2 causing problems for Ticket 1 on the way back.

But if I made these two purchases, would the airline prevent me from traveling on Ticket 2 since both tickets are with American and I would technically be in the middle of an unrelated trip for Ticket 1?

I am not certain I am asking the question in a way that makes sense - so I appreciate any and all patience.

Other options:
Fly City A to City B on Ticket 1, but not make it a roundtrip, then Fly City B back to City A on third ticket.
Fly City A to City B, roundtrip, on a different airline.