Two different starting points with same destination
May 11, 2014 | 5:21 pm
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Two different starting points with same destination
I need help trying to figure out the best and least expensive way to do this scenario.
Want to fly from Philadelphia to Tampa, Florida for spring training. However, want to bring my daughter along who would fly out of Providence, RI and want to meet here somewhere (layover) so we can fly together the rest of the way.
Is there anyway to do this without buying full fares for her and for me, or would I have to book her flight to a layover point and then book mine to the same point, then make two reservations from there to the destination.
This would also need to be a round trip.
Want to fly from Philadelphia to Tampa, Florida for spring training. However, want to bring my daughter along who would fly out of Providence, RI and want to meet here somewhere (layover) so we can fly together the rest of the way.
Is there anyway to do this without buying full fares for her and for me, or would I have to book her flight to a layover point and then book mine to the same point, then make two reservations from there to the destination.
This would also need to be a round trip.
May 11, 2014 | 5:58 pm
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It would appear that booking individual round trips for each of you is the proper route. As US Airways flying from PVD to PHL it would seem easiest to have your daughter fly to PHL and then meet you at the airport. Allowing for a moderate amount of time between flights for any possible delays or having her fly in a day or so before and then return together with her flying on to PVD. As for pricing that depends on when you book and when you're flying.
May 11, 2014 | 6:09 pm
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How long do you want to spend at the meeting point? If less than four hours, you can just book flights from PVD and PHL to TPA with a common connecting point.
But be aware that, in the event of IRROPS, the airline is only obligated to get you to TPA; the connecting point could then change.
Or, as Yoshi212 suggests, you could also just fly your daughter from PVD to PHL (or have her take Amtrak), and then fly together on from PHL to TPA.
If you have -- or can get -- some BA Avios, your daughter can get an award flight from PVD to PHL for only 4,500 Avios one way, subject to there being low-tier award availability.
US Airways and Southwest fly PHL-TPA nonstop; Frontier flies TTN-TPA nonstop; and Allegiant flies ABE-PIE (St. Petersburg, FL).
Welcome to FT!
How long do you want to spend at the meeting point? If less than four hours, you can just book flights from PVD and PHL to TPA with a common connecting point.
But be aware that, in the event of IRROPS, the airline is only obligated to get you to TPA; the connecting point could then change.
Or, as Yoshi212 suggests, you could also just fly your daughter from PVD to PHL (or have her take Amtrak), and then fly together on from PHL to TPA.
If you have -- or can get -- some BA Avios, your daughter can get an award flight from PVD to PHL for only 4,500 Avios one way, subject to there being low-tier award availability.
US Airways and Southwest fly PHL-TPA nonstop; Frontier flies TTN-TPA nonstop; and Allegiant flies ABE-PIE (St. Petersburg, FL).
Last edited by guv1976; May 11, 2014 at 9:59 pm
May 13, 2014 | 3:42 am
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All passengers on one ticket must be booked with the same routing and fare class.
So either book two separate tickets to the destination going through the same meeting point, or two separate tickets to the meeting point and a combined ticket from meeting point to the destination.
So either book two separate tickets to the destination going through the same meeting point, or two separate tickets to the meeting point and a combined ticket from meeting point to the destination.
May 13, 2014 | 8:40 am
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"All passengers on one ticket must be booked with the same routing and fare class."
You cannot have more than one passenger on an airline ticket. Each passenger must have his/her own ticket, with a unique ticket number.
"All passengers on one ticket must be booked with the same routing and fare class."
You cannot have more than one passenger on an airline ticket. Each passenger must have his/her own ticket, with a unique ticket number.
May 13, 2014 | 8:46 am
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