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Old Jul 29, 2023 | 4:56 am
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Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory
…ITA can’t do that. It will only show separate fares when they can be combined into a single ticket… Kiwi, however, sells you separate tickets on a single booking, so you can use their search for cases like this.
Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory
In some cases, you can combine different carriers in a single ticket - namely, if there is a fare that allows this. Such fares often exist, they’re just very expensive.
Originally Posted by ChocolateFactory
Kiwi is the only search engine I’m aware of that can do this. They actually sell you separate tickets when you book through them, so you are not protected if there is a misconnect.
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In the past when I have needed different carriers on a single ticket (to have protection during misconnects) I have emailed an old-fashioned travel agent and they can ususally do it. Is that because there was some sort of fare that allowed the combination, or can travel agents generally combine tickets in this way?
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