Ticketable routes with overnight layover
Sep 13, 19, 10:03 am
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Ticketable routes with overnight layover
Hello,
I'm new here and looking for advice as to whether a route is ticketable. The backgroupnd is that family members have been caught out in the past booking eccentric routings to save a few quid and getting to the 2nd or 3rd airport on the route only to find that the onward connections have not in truth been booked. So I'm cautious.
I'm looking to travel from Manchester MAN to Toulouse TLS next year and for various reasons it would suit me to fly MAN-LHR on BA1407 and then LHR-TLS on BA372 the following morning. On Skyscanner, Expedia, and various other sites, this is available to book and the prices are attractive, but the BA site won't offer it to me.
Is it a non-ticketable combination?
Thanks,
Jimbo.
I'm new here and looking for advice as to whether a route is ticketable. The backgroupnd is that family members have been caught out in the past booking eccentric routings to save a few quid and getting to the 2nd or 3rd airport on the route only to find that the onward connections have not in truth been booked. So I'm cautious.
I'm looking to travel from Manchester MAN to Toulouse TLS next year and for various reasons it would suit me to fly MAN-LHR on BA1407 and then LHR-TLS on BA372 the following morning. On Skyscanner, Expedia, and various other sites, this is available to book and the prices are attractive, but the BA site won't offer it to me.
Is it a non-ticketable combination?
Thanks,
Jimbo.
Sep 13, 19, 6:05 pm
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I'm new here and looking for advice as to whether a route is ticketable. The backgroupnd is that family members have been caught out in the past booking eccentric routings to save a few quid and getting to the 2nd or 3rd airport on the route only to find that the onward connections have not in truth been booked. So I'm cautious.
I'm looking to travel from Manchester MAN to Toulouse TLS next year and for various reasons it would suit me to fly MAN-LHR on BA1407 and then LHR-TLS on BA372 the following morning. On Skyscanner, Expedia, and various other sites, this is available to book and the prices are attractive, but the BA site won't offer it to me.
Is it a non-ticketable combination?
I'm looking to travel from Manchester MAN to Toulouse TLS next year and for various reasons it would suit me to fly MAN-LHR on BA1407 and then LHR-TLS on BA372 the following morning. On Skyscanner, Expedia, and various other sites, this is available to book and the prices are attractive, but the BA site won't offer it to me.
Is it a non-ticketable combination?
Would the cost of accommodation at LHR be more than the perceived saving?
With an overnight why not just buy 2 separate tickets?
MAN-TLS is not far. I would be looking at other options. Maybe including a train.
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Sep 14, 19, 12:38 am
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Normally on international itineraries, connections can be up to 24 hours without being charged as stopovers, although often such segments can't be booked on the airline's website. You need to either call the airline or use a real live human travel agent. It's best if you've already checked schedules, MCTs, and fare class availability, so that you can tell the agent exactly the segments, dates, and fare classes you want.
On some airline websites, using multicity causes either the ticket to be priced as if you have stopovers or connections (less time than an official stopover) not to be shown at the airports you list.
On some airline websites, using multicity causes either the ticket to be priced as if you have stopovers or connections (less time than an official stopover) not to be shown at the airports you list.
Sep 14, 19, 1:17 am
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Thanks for the replies.
If time and other factors allowed I would prefer to take a night train from Paris to Toulouse. Annoyingly the night train schedules don't get published until at best 90 days before travel and they're not even certain to continue running next year as they're reliant on subsidies from regional governments.
The accommodation at LHR is currently cheap such that it costs less than the price difference between flying both legs same day or over 2 days.
I will try to book a "multi city" ticket and see how I get on.
If time and other factors allowed I would prefer to take a night train from Paris to Toulouse. Annoyingly the night train schedules don't get published until at best 90 days before travel and they're not even certain to continue running next year as they're reliant on subsidies from regional governments.
The accommodation at LHR is currently cheap such that it costs less than the price difference between flying both legs same day or over 2 days.
I will try to book a "multi city" ticket and see how I get on.
Sep 18, 19, 12:30 pm
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I tried the multi city option on the BA website and booked MAN-LHR-TLS with a hotel near T5. The booking confirmation implies, without stating in so many words, that I can check my luggage in at MAN all the way through to TLS.
I guess we'll have to wait til April to see what happens.
Now for the return...
I guess we'll have to wait til April to see what happens.
Now for the return...
