Originally Posted by ozweepay
There are ways a travel agent can get around this, but often they are caught and fined (or given a "debit memo") so few will do it.
It was common practice in the "old days", but then so was using B2Bs.
One last thing: depending on united.com in expert mode is not always a consistent experience: I've seen it show S1 and then give an error when trying to book "Due to pricing fluctuations and availability, that fare is no longer available" or somesuch.
Then I start over, see S1, try to book and get the same error. Then call UA to find out that it's actually S0 and the website is just confused (I know.. shocking... united.com is confused).
Can you describe those ways how to get around? As far as I'm concerned about Apollo, it automatically, yes it's programmed, checks the availabilities of married segments even though each segment is independently booked. Agents can see availbilities, but once they try to book 2nd or 3rd segment, the system won't give confirmation.
BTW, I'm pretty sure that carriers don't issue ADM for independent segment booking as many of their employees also do this.