Combine 2 one-way award tickets and 10% infant ticket questions
Nov 11, 2018, 6:36 pm
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Combine 2 one-way award tickets and 10% infant ticket questions
Hi, my travel plan is a year from now, departing on 10/09/19 and returning on 10/31/19 and it's going to be international TATL flights. I can start booking(business award travel) for 10/09/19 beginning tomorrow since I can only book up to 10/08/19 today. Say if I am able to book business award for 10/09/19 tomorrow and few weeks later I book for 10/31/19, can I combine them into one PNR?
Because I will be bringing my 11 months old daughter with me and AA will charge 10% infant ticket for TATL flights. If I can't combine the two one-way award tickets, I assume AA will charge 10% of the one way business seat price because of separate PNR and price of one way business is nearly identical to that of round trip business, simply cost too much for me. If combining is not possible and I wait until I can book award travel for 10/31/19 and book both departure and return flights together in one PNR, will AA charge 10% of the round trip or will they charge 10% of the two one-way business? My understanding is AA only offers one-way award, so I'm not sure if they price infant ticket base on PNR or base one one-way redemption. thanks for your help
Because I will be bringing my 11 months old daughter with me and AA will charge 10% infant ticket for TATL flights. If I can't combine the two one-way award tickets, I assume AA will charge 10% of the one way business seat price because of separate PNR and price of one way business is nearly identical to that of round trip business, simply cost too much for me. If combining is not possible and I wait until I can book award travel for 10/31/19 and book both departure and return flights together in one PNR, will AA charge 10% of the round trip or will they charge 10% of the two one-way business? My understanding is AA only offers one-way award, so I'm not sure if they price infant ticket base on PNR or base one one-way redemption. thanks for your help
Nov 12, 2018, 5:38 am
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Hi, my travel plan is a year from now, departing on 10/09/19 and returning on 10/31/19 and it's going to be international TATL flights. I can start booking(business award travel) for 10/09/19 beginning tomorrow since I can only book up to 10/08/19 today. Say if I am able to book business award for 10/09/19 tomorrow and few weeks later I book for 10/31/19, can I combine them into one PNR?
Nov 12, 2018, 9:38 am
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There is no reason the infant ticket has to match the parent. The infant could well travel outbound with OP and then back with some other person. It may seem illogical to an agent and require explanation, but ticketing it should not be an issue. If it does become one, simply ask for a supervisor.
Nov 12, 2018, 9:57 am
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There is no reason the infant ticket has to match the parent. The infant could well travel outbound with OP and then back with some other person. It may seem illogical to an agent and require explanation, but ticketing it should not be an issue. If it does become one, simply ask for a supervisor.
Nov 12, 2018, 12:56 pm
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No, because I wouldn’t trust an AA reservations rep to provide the correct information. If the OP is not ready to ticket, the word of an AA rep on the phone about a subtle issue like this wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s printed on, IMO. Not that FlyerTalk word is enforceable, but having hopefully some experience from here before calling is precisely the point of FT. Unfortunately, I have no useful experience to offer.
Nov 12, 2018, 3:01 pm
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Hi, my travel plan is a year from now, departing on 10/09/19 and returning on 10/31/19 and it's going to be international TATL flights. I can start booking(business award travel) for 10/09/19 beginning tomorrow since I can only book up to 10/08/19 today. Say if I am able to book business award for 10/09/19 tomorrow and few weeks later I book for 10/31/19, can I combine them into one PNR?
Because I will be bringing my 11 months old daughter with me and AA will charge 10% infant ticket for TATL flights. If I can't combine the two one-way award tickets, I assume AA will charge 10% of the one way business seat price because of separate PNR and price of one way business is nearly identical to that of round trip business, simply cost too much for me. If combining is not possible and I wait until I can book award travel for 10/31/19 and book both departure and return flights together in one PNR, will AA charge 10% of the round trip or will they charge 10% of the two one-way business? My understanding is AA only offers one-way award, so I'm not sure if they price infant ticket base on PNR or base one one-way redemption. thanks for your help
Because I will be bringing my 11 months old daughter with me and AA will charge 10% infant ticket for TATL flights. If I can't combine the two one-way award tickets, I assume AA will charge 10% of the one way business seat price because of separate PNR and price of one way business is nearly identical to that of round trip business, simply cost too much for me. If combining is not possible and I wait until I can book award travel for 10/31/19 and book both departure and return flights together in one PNR, will AA charge 10% of the round trip or will they charge 10% of the two one-way business? My understanding is AA only offers one-way award, so I'm not sure if they price infant ticket base on PNR or base one one-way redemption. thanks for your help
- Infants are e-ticket eligible when travel is on both domestic and international AA flights
- On domestic segments you'll just see "INFANT" on your boarding pass while international segments typically print a boarding pass for the infant
- Any carriers in an Interline E-Ticketing Agreement can be e-ticketed for an infant
- Infant tickets should never be divided from the sponsor's PNR
Once you have your "whole" round trip under your PNR, then you can add your LO.
Please let us know you're results!
Nov 13, 2018, 11:05 am
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I have had some pretty extensive experience with this both on all AA metal and on partner metal. First, there really isn't a concept of "round trip" when it comes to award bookings. When you book a round trip award you're really booking two one-ways under the same PNR anyway. You mentioned TATL flights and 10% charge so you're talking about an infant in arms or a lap child. So a few points about traveling with infant in arms or lap children, two of which you're probably already familiar with:
Once you have your "whole" round trip under your PNR, then you can add your LO.
Please let us know you're results!
- Infants are e-ticket eligible when travel is on both domestic and international AA flights
- On domestic segments you'll just see "INFANT" on your boarding pass while international segments typically print a boarding pass for the infant
- Any carriers in an Interline E-Ticketing Agreement can be e-ticketed for an infant
- Infant tickets should never be divided from the sponsor's PNR
Once you have your "whole" round trip under your PNR, then you can add your LO.
Please let us know you're results!
