Originally Posted by
XmaX
Hi all,
I've booked many reward flights before, but it was always one-way flights just for me. I am about to book some flights from LGW to TAB for two people, and I'm thinking if there's any advantage or disadvantage to booking the whole thing at once, or instead splitting it in some way.
A further complication is that there is a chance that the return date will be changed, potentially just for one passenger - is that even possible
if it's all in one itinerary?
If you have some doubt with regard to the return date of one passenger - I would brake the booking into 4 if you can (2 x 2 x 1-way tickets).
If you fly the outbound as a 1 ticket return and one person has to return on a different date - while the CS team can split the booking, if only a lower cabin is available vs what you originally booked, you won’t get any reimbursement of the Avios overpay as the trip has been triggered as active. If you book 2 x 1-ways - then you have the normal ‘up to 24hrs prior to departure protection’ to cancel the ticket and receive a refund.
I just suggest booking the whole trip as 2 x 2 x 1-way tickets because if you need to amend one - it can be all done online vs having to call CS if two people are on the booking.
Pilot37