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Old May 12, 2008 | 12:39 pm
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Originally Posted by DLFan2
So is end-on-end ticketing OK? I have done it three times in the past six months on MRs, with DL agents able to see that I had two interconnecting itineraries. Nothing was ever said. My itineraries were created to minimize price and maximize segments, NOT to circumvent minimum stay requirements (there were no minimum stay requirements).

I once did a back-to-back because my employer sent me on a two week trip (paying for the ticket), and I bought my self a round trip ticket in the opposite direction so that I could go home for a three day weekend in the middle. Again, no minimum stay circumvention.

Was I just lucky, or are these situations OK?
All end-on-end ticketing is just fine.

For your last example, as long as there were no minimum stay requirements on the first ticket, you're ok.

Usually, in a true back-to-back example, one buys:

AAA-BBB-AAA and BBB-AAA-BBB

Assuming non-stop flights, the coupon use order is:

Ticket 1, Coupon 1
Ticket 2, Coupon 1 [this use may violate the minimum stay requirements of Ticket #1]
Ticket 2, Coupon 2
Ticket 1, Coupon 2
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