Multiple same day tickets
 

Hi All,

In a couple of months I have a meeting requiring a flight (LHR>BCN T3) on a Sunday evening. For reasons that are fairly complex it may not happen. I am going to book a MAN>LHR return now with this outbound flight being used whether i head to BCN or not.

If I don't need to go to BCN I will find out pretty late in the day. If this happens I'll switch to T5 and fly home to MAN. Are there any issues with having two flights booked at around the same time for the same person, or is BAIT too simple to pick up on that?

Also, as a bonus, if i canceled the BCN flight (potentially even after check in) could I get a refund? I expect not, but just wondered.

Sorry for the questions but a bit of a confusing one I'm trying to wrap my head around!!!

Merry xmas all!

To add another data point: we've actually booked 2x tickets on the same flight, for the same pax, and forgotten to cancel one set (different classes).

BA had no problems collecting the money for both sets of tickets ! Neither was cancelled...

AA prohibits duplicate ticketing per its COC. It will auto cancel one or both tickets. UA and DL do this as well.

Are the tickets cancelled and refunded? Or just cancelled?

I thought two tickets for the same flight was an issue? paging @corporate-wage-slave

I sometimes end up with 2 reservations on the same flight (ticketed) - but usually only for a few minutes as I 'rush' to cancel 'the other one'. Usually doing so off the back of reports and/or 'the oracle' saying that it would cause issues (usually only at some point before the flight).

In the not so distant past I'd booked a late notice day trip on the app, which unfortunately managed to go through twice (double tapped on the app no doubt)... and ticketed both (took the money twice on my card) - both in my name too but under separate PNR's.

Luckily a quick call to BA managed to cancel one off, but it did make OLCI very difficult for a while - after calling them, the one 'good' booking refused to OLCI on MMB until I'd almost got to the airport, but luckily I had managed to get seats.

Yes it is and BA may well clear out a reservation in the hours before departure if one looks obviously incorrect (e.g. a double ghost sector from a SABRE originating ticket). In particular you can't have two passengers with the same passport number on international trips to API countries (which includes the UK), FLY stops that at the boarding stage.

Having search and read this thread looking for some advice.

I have an LHR-BNA on the 787 this week. Outbound is a day flight with inbound a night flight.

First time in Y on 787 and read several times on here how tight it is with 9 across. I will survive the day flight but really don’t fancy the overnight flight.

I’ve booked an avios ticket for the return in WT+ for the overnight. So currently have two tickets for the return sector.

Should call up and cancel the inbound after I land in BNA. Then use the avios ticket to return home?

Yes, you should cancel one of them, preferably no later than when check in opens for the return.