Originally Posted by
samplat
Looking to purchase a trip that includes UA and TG. I found good webfares from UA (BKK RT) and TG (BKK onwards RT). Seperately, the two fares add up to about $2K. But when I tried the UA site for the entire routing with *A checked, the fare came back as $6K! Haven't found the combined fare on any other site.
Question:
Is it acceptable to purchase and combine tickets this way? What problems might I run into?
Thanks!
There might be combinability rules that push the fare into a higher bucket.
Try constructing the itin on Orbitz or someone who isn't UA, and if that doesn't work for you, then you can of course buy two separate tickets.
Normally, UA will have no problem through-checking your bags as long as you show them your TG e-ticket receipt, and vice versa for Thai on the return. You will not be able to get a boarding pass for the other airline when you check in, though, and be sure to keep your bag claim checks when you get them.
Some airlines do have policies against this (LH sometimes refuses to through-check bags even onto other LH flights, AC will never do it to non-AC flights), but UA isn't one of them.