Originally Posted by
lio13
So, I have 2 tickets for the same flight - different PNR. Would that cause a problem for the passengers?
A3 may not specifically address it, but usually, yes.
When we arrive at the airport, check-in agent will see two bookings under the same name, and simply ask for which one you would like the boarding pass? Or that will never happen?
Someone more informed can correct me, but AFAIK, one or both will get canceled long before check-in opens.
You possibly want to ask me, why I simply don't cancel one of the reservations? Yes I can call and cancel one of the two tickets, but for some reasons, I would like to avoid it, if possible. Am I obliged to do so?
What are those reasons? What's the purpose of keeping two reservations for the same pax, when only one can travel?
It seems like you're making things unnecessarily complicated.
I've made duplicate bookings (not on A3) under very specific circumstances, usually involving award tickets.
Reservation 1: Booked "X" because that's all that was available.
Reservation 2: Miraculously, "I" or "O" opened up, so I grabbed that. After it gets confirmed and ticketed, I cancel reservation 1. Total time of overlap = several hours to 1-2 days max.
I also use this same process for hotel bookings, when the rates (paid or award) drop.
If you want two seats for the extra space/instrument, you can (presumably) book an extra seat on A3. I've done it before on other airlines, but each airline has specific processes. If someone can't travel and you want to use their seats, there's a process for that, too (assuming the airline lets you switch it to an extra seat for yourself; not all do). IIRC, there was a family on DL (5+ years ago?) who thought that they could use their no-show son's seat. It was reallocated to a standby pax.