anyway to put alitalia outbound and airfrance inbound metal on one ticket?
May 31, 2011, 1:34 pm
#1
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anyway to put alitalia outbound and airfrance inbound metal on one ticket?
My company let's me book premium economy product, which is great, but I need an open jaw ticket JFK-MXP and CDG-JFK. So would like Classica Plus to MXP and Premium Voyageur to JFK.
Evidently that's impossible though unless it is priced as one way tickets? (which is of course more $$$ than biz)
Anyone have any experience with this problem?
I'm gold on delta (this trip will make me platinum, woohoo!)
Thanks
Evidently that's impossible though unless it is priced as one way tickets? (which is of course more $$$ than biz)
Anyone have any experience with this problem?
I'm gold on delta (this trip will make me platinum, woohoo!)
Thanks
May 31, 2011, 2:00 pm
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Yes, I think there should be through the magic of code shares.
Buy a DL round trip. Make sure the outbound flight is on Alitalia metal and the return is on metal.
For example:
DL 8127 DL 8654 should work.
To try out combinations I just punched random dates in Kayak, limited it to one way, and looked at Skyteam flights.
Good luck.
Buy a DL round trip. Make sure the outbound flight is on Alitalia metal and the return is on metal.
For example:
DL 8127 DL 8654 should work.
To try out combinations I just punched random dates in Kayak, limited it to one way, and looked at Skyteam flights.
Good luck.
May 31, 2011, 2:13 pm
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Yes, I think there should be through the magic of code shares.
Buy a DL round trip. Make sure the outbound flight is on Alitalia metal and the return is on metal.
For example:
DL 8127 DL 8654 should work.
To try out combinations I just punched random dates in Kayak, limited it to one way, and looked at Skyteam flights.
Good luck.
Buy a DL round trip. Make sure the outbound flight is on Alitalia metal and the return is on metal.
For example:
DL 8127 DL 8654 should work.
To try out combinations I just punched random dates in Kayak, limited it to one way, and looked at Skyteam flights.
Good luck.
May 31, 2011, 5:26 pm
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well according to amex travel who i have to book through for work, classica+ can't be booked as DL ticket or something. basically she is telling me i have to buy it as a one way fare....
i know you can book premium voyager on AF through dl.com, but doesnt seem to work with alitalia ...unless i am doing something wrong?
i know you can book premium voyager on AF through dl.com, but doesnt seem to work with alitalia ...unless i am doing something wrong?
Jun 1, 2011, 3:40 pm
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Perhaps because it would require connecting at CDG, which many people don't like to do when a direct flight is available?
Jun 1, 2011, 5:37 pm
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Jun 1, 2011, 6:26 pm
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I too was very hesitant to connect through CDG from all the past horror stories. However, I flew IST-CDG-LAX a few weeks ago, and my connection through CDG was very smooth. Thankfully my incoming gate was in the same concourse as my departure, so I didn't have a long walk or bus ride. Simply rescreened through security and walked to my gate. Couldn't have been smoother.
Jun 2, 2011, 6:30 am
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I too was very hesitant to connect through CDG from all the past horror stories. However, I flew IST-CDG-LAX a few weeks ago, and my connection through CDG was very smooth. Thankfully my incoming gate was in the same concourse as my departure, so I didn't have a long walk or bus ride. Simply rescreened through security and walked to my gate. Couldn't have been smoother.
Jun 2, 2011, 8:51 am
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yeah I am flying into MXP on business and want max sleep on plane before I have to go straight into meetings. so the connection through CDG is just now workable.
i am doing alitalia in classica plus to MXP. then flying CDG-PSA-JFK on the way home which is AF metal and then delta metal.
of course that means i am now in coach on delta. wonder if they will put me in economy comfort as a gold medalllion (i will actually be platinum by the time that return flight happens) or if because i am on an alitalia ticket, i will be stuck in regular coach?
i am doing alitalia in classica plus to MXP. then flying CDG-PSA-JFK on the way home which is AF metal and then delta metal.
of course that means i am now in coach on delta. wonder if they will put me in economy comfort as a gold medalllion (i will actually be platinum by the time that return flight happens) or if because i am on an alitalia ticket, i will be stuck in regular coach?