Connecting with a tour group
Jan 27, 2012, 5:54 pm
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Connecting with a tour group
I am looking for some advice on the best way to book a connecting flight on Delta so I can meet up with an organized tour group who will be flying on SkyTeam partner China Airlines. Should I ask the tour operator to book me the flight to try a get it on the same reservation or can I book it separately and get either Delta or CI to merge them? At a minimum I am hoping they can make a note of it in the reservation in case there is a delay that causes me to miss the connection..
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
Jan 27, 2012, 6:07 pm
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if the tour departure city is new to you, go a day early and look around.....are you thinking about using an award?.....
price the connecting flights & then ask the tour folks what they can do....if ok price wise, that would probably be best.....
there may be a way to link the pnrs, but i would wouldn't want to miss the tour flights...
where are you joining the tour?
price the connecting flights & then ask the tour folks what they can do....if ok price wise, that would probably be best.....
there may be a way to link the pnrs, but i would wouldn't want to miss the tour flights...
where are you joining the tour?
Jan 27, 2012, 7:59 pm
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Flying DTW to SFO to connect to the tour.... Not Planning to use an award. Considering purchasing a K fare so I can upgrade with an SWU.
As for timing, I was thinking about flying in earlier in the day and then take a few hours to see the city since the CI flight doesn't leave until 1 am.
On the return I am connecting to the the red eye (SFO-DTW) with about a 3 hour connection time.
As for timing, I was thinking about flying in earlier in the day and then take a few hours to see the city since the CI flight doesn't leave until 1 am.
On the return I am connecting to the the red eye (SFO-DTW) with about a 3 hour connection time.
Jan 29, 2012, 7:30 am
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Flying DTW to SFO to connect to the tour.... Not Planning to use an award. Considering purchasing a K fare so I can upgrade with an SWU.
As for timing, I was thinking about flying in earlier in the day and then take a few hours to see the city since the CI flight doesn't leave until 1 am.
On the return I am connecting to the the red eye (SFO-DTW) with about a 3 hour connection time.
As for timing, I was thinking about flying in earlier in the day and then take a few hours to see the city since the CI flight doesn't leave until 1 am.
On the return I am connecting to the the red eye (SFO-DTW) with about a 3 hour connection time.
CI TPE departures to the US should be on time most of the times. You should be fine unless there is a storm in Taiwan. When are you going on the tour? The flight coming back may not be a good idea if you are going in the summer as storms tend to happen and the CI flight might get canceled if that happens.
Jan 29, 2012, 11:20 am
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Flying DTW to SFO to connect to the tour.... Not Planning to use an award. Considering purchasing a K fare so I can upgrade with an SWU.
As for timing, I was thinking about flying in earlier in the day and then take a few hours to see the city since the CI flight doesn't leave until 1 am.
On the return I am connecting to the the red eye (SFO-DTW) with about a 3 hour connection time.
As for timing, I was thinking about flying in earlier in the day and then take a few hours to see the city since the CI flight doesn't leave until 1 am.
On the return I am connecting to the the red eye (SFO-DTW) with about a 3 hour connection time.
Since this is separate tickets, I would personally allow much more time in both directions or purchase extremely good trip insurance, not from the tour operator.