Fare/Itin oddity CLT-CDG - what will AA do?
Mar 1, 2017, 11:30 am
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Fare/Itin oddity CLT-CDG - what will AA do?
Came across this yesterday - and even though I used to work in res for a major carrier, curious how this would be handled at the airport when i check-in...Pricing out of CLT since the AA/US merge has been comparatively high. Here is the scenario as it stands right now. try to follow:
RT fare CLT-CDG non-stop for my dates is roughly $1,300. Same days RDU-CDG is $411 (two hour drive between CLT & RDU!). The RDU-CDG is via CLT which makes this funny, because I plan on picking up a CLT-RDU for $200.
Basically now my itin becomes CLT-RDU-CLT-CDG RT for about $600...with a turnaround in RDU.
Although it's legal, feels extremely weird to be doing this...thoughts?
RT fare CLT-CDG non-stop for my dates is roughly $1,300. Same days RDU-CDG is $411 (two hour drive between CLT & RDU!). The RDU-CDG is via CLT which makes this funny, because I plan on picking up a CLT-RDU for $200.
Basically now my itin becomes CLT-RDU-CLT-CDG RT for about $600...with a turnaround in RDU.
Although it's legal, feels extremely weird to be doing this...thoughts?
Mar 1, 2017, 11:46 am
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Nothing bad about it, perfectly fine IMHO. Book, fly, enjoy!
Came across this yesterday - and even though I used to work in res for a major carrier, curious how this would be handled at the airport when i check-in...Pricing out
of CLT since the AA/US merge has been comparatively high. Here is the scenario as it stands right
now. try to follow:
RT fare CLT-CDG non-stop for my dates is roughly $1,300. Same days RDU-CDG is $411 (two hour drive between CLT & RDU!). The RDU-CDG is via CLT which makes this funny, because I plan on picking up a CLT-RDU for $200.
Basically now my itin becomes CLT-RDU-CLT-CDG RT for about $600...with a turnaround in RDU.
Although it's legal, feels extremely weird to be doing this...thoughts?
of CLT since the AA/US merge has been comparatively high. Here is the scenario as it stands right
now. try to follow:
RT fare CLT-CDG non-stop for my dates is roughly $1,300. Same days RDU-CDG is $411 (two hour drive between CLT & RDU!). The RDU-CDG is via CLT which makes this funny, because I plan on picking up a CLT-RDU for $200.
Basically now my itin becomes CLT-RDU-CLT-CDG RT for about $600...with a turnaround in RDU.
Although it's legal, feels extremely weird to be doing this...thoughts?
Mar 1, 2017, 11:53 am
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Not an issue booking it this way. Only issue is if you have checked bags, you wouldn't be able to check them for the full itinerary (you can't pass through the same airport), so you would need to just ask to check them in for CLT-CDG.
Mar 1, 2017, 11:58 am
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Mar 1, 2017, 1:24 pm
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Much safer if you could avoid AA for positioning flight @:-)
Possibly Greyhound, which would probably be cheaper.
BTW, I answered your question in the other thread, but since you started a new one, let's keep that discussion here.
Mar 1, 2017, 3:39 pm
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No I agree this would have to be two back to back tickets, no way they'd put this on one.
Is this technically hidden city!? Of course i might just rent/drive ow if this puts me on the naughty list w/AA. I suppose I could also buy a OW since my intention would be no checked bags and deplane past customs in CLT on the return...
Is this technically hidden city!? Of course i might just rent/drive ow if this puts me on the naughty list w/AA. I suppose I could also buy a OW since my intention would be no checked bags and deplane past customs in CLT on the return...
Mar 1, 2017, 6:14 pm
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If it were me, I'd fly another carrier, or if it has to be AA, don't put in your FF number. Or suck it up in a Greyhound bus the day before if you have time for it. Don't recall, but I may have flown SW sometime in my previous life. Naw, just dreamed it ....
