Rookie Mistake
Jul 13, 2015, 7:38 am
#16
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I found myself in situations where the PNR is split on several e-tickets and I discovered it when receiving the confirmation.
Jul 13, 2015, 12:12 pm
#17
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I cannot believe that you would not be protected in case you are on a single PNR holding multiple e-tickets with flights from the same carrier if the PNR is created by the airline itself.
I found myself in situations where the PNR is split on several e-tickets and I discovered it when receiving the confirmation.
I found myself in situations where the PNR is split on several e-tickets and I discovered it when receiving the confirmation.
Jul 17, 2015, 3:39 pm
#18
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Jul 17, 2015, 4:27 pm
#19
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*: I have personally never come across this but I understand that some US-based TAs do occasionally do that.
Jul 18, 2015, 2:00 am
#20
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but a TA could in theory bring several unrelated tickets under a single PNR.* This would not protect you, at any rate as far as the airlines are concerned. You may or may not have some recourse against the TA in this situation.
*: I have personally never come across this but I understand that some US-based TAs do occasionally do that.
*: I have personally never come across this but I understand that some US-based TAs do occasionally do that.
Aug 3, 2015, 1:16 am
#22
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In other words, if your ticket originate from LYS and ORY-LYS is your last flight back home, just fine. If your ticket was to LYS and you still have the return to take after that, absolutely do NOT do what you are planning to!!!!!
Aug 3, 2015, 4:21 am
#23
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Errr... no! Or rather ONLY if the ORY-LYS that you are planning to ditch is the last segment on your itinerary (I can't figure out for your OP if you are talking of a return trip from X to LYS, or of the return portion of a trip which was from LYS to X) because if it is not, be aware that if you miss it, your subsequent flights will all be automatically cancel and the rest of your ticket voided!
In other words, if your ticket originate from LYS and ORY-LYS is your last flight back home, just fine. If your ticket was to LYS and you still have the return to take after that, absolutely do NOT do what you are planning to!!!!!
In other words, if your ticket originate from LYS and ORY-LYS is your last flight back home, just fine. If your ticket was to LYS and you still have the return to take after that, absolutely do NOT do what you are planning to!!!!!
Aug 3, 2015, 4:47 am
#24
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Aug 3, 2015, 11:51 am
#26
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AF explicitly don't like the immense majority of airlines. Are you sure about UA? To my knowledge, the only airline with an explicit policy of protection over separate reservations is AA.