Legit Ticket Nesting Scenario?
Oct 27, 2006, 3:12 am
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Legit Ticket Nesting Scenario?
Does this sound OK?
Ticket 1: A-B-C-D-E-F-E-D-C-B-A
Ticket 2: same as Ticket 1
Ticket 3: B-A-B (perhaps a different airline alliance)
where Tickets 1 and 2 have a minimum stay requirement based on date of departure from origin, and allow unlimited stopovers
Order of Travel:
Ticket 1: A-B(allowed 4-week stopover)
Ticket 3: B-A
Ticket 2: A-B-C-D-E-F(allowed 3-week stay)-E-D-C-B-A
Ticket 3: A-B
Ticket 1: B-C-D-E-F(quick turn)-E-D-C-B-A
Thanks for any advice!
Ticket 1: A-B-C-D-E-F-E-D-C-B-A
Ticket 2: same as Ticket 1
Ticket 3: B-A-B (perhaps a different airline alliance)
where Tickets 1 and 2 have a minimum stay requirement based on date of departure from origin, and allow unlimited stopovers
Order of Travel:
Ticket 1: A-B(allowed 4-week stopover)
Ticket 3: B-A
Ticket 2: A-B-C-D-E-F(allowed 3-week stay)-E-D-C-B-A
Ticket 3: A-B
Ticket 1: B-C-D-E-F(quick turn)-E-D-C-B-A
Thanks for any advice!
Oct 27, 2006, 3:35 am
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The safest bet is to fly the A-B as X-B or A-Y where X and Y are nearby airports to A and B respectively. But if they are on different carriers, esp between legacy and non-legacy it is even safer.
Oct 27, 2006, 1:27 pm
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So if, say, I wanted to do something crazy like:
Ticket A: DCA-ORD-SIN
Ticket B: SIN-LAX-ATL
Ticket C: ATL-DCA-ATL (on another airline)
Ticket B: ATL-LAX-SIN
Ticket A: SIN-ORD-DCA
That would technically be violating the minimum stay requirements, but probably not easily caught, right? Not that I have the time to devote to such a stunt, mind you (oh, how I wish...)
Ticket A: DCA-ORD-SIN
Ticket B: SIN-LAX-ATL
Ticket C: ATL-DCA-ATL (on another airline)
Ticket B: ATL-LAX-SIN
Ticket A: SIN-ORD-DCA
That would technically be violating the minimum stay requirements, but probably not easily caught, right? Not that I have the time to devote to such a stunt, mind you (oh, how I wish...)
Oct 27, 2006, 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by exerda
So if, say, I wanted to do something crazy like:
Ticket A: DCA-ORD-SIN
Ticket B: SIN-LAX-ATL
Ticket C: ATL-DCA-ATL (on another airline)
Ticket B: ATL-LAX-SIN
Ticket A: SIN-ORD-DCA
That would technically be violating the minimum stay requirements, but probably not easily caught, right? Not that I have the time to devote to such a stunt, mind you (oh, how I wish...)
Ticket A: DCA-ORD-SIN
Ticket B: SIN-LAX-ATL
Ticket C: ATL-DCA-ATL (on another airline)
Ticket B: ATL-LAX-SIN
Ticket A: SIN-ORD-DCA
That would technically be violating the minimum stay requirements, but probably not easily caught, right? Not that I have the time to devote to such a stunt, mind you (oh, how I wish...)
Nov 1, 2006, 5:18 am
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legit ticketing?
I have been interested in nesting, but need to read the rules carefully to understand the legitimacy of this question, but I will post the question here - is this legal? The flight is from SJC to ORD and using 3 tickets to avoid returning to the same city.
tkt1: sjc-ord tkt2: ord-lax tkt3: lax-sjc
day x: tkt1: sjc-ord / tkt3: ord-lax tkt3: lax-sjc
day x+n: tkt3: sjc-lax tkt2: lax-ord / tkt1: sjc-ord
tkt1: sjc-ord tkt2: ord-lax tkt3: lax-sjc
day x: tkt1: sjc-ord / tkt3: ord-lax tkt3: lax-sjc
day x+n: tkt3: sjc-lax tkt2: lax-ord / tkt1: sjc-ord
-- but your meaning is clear.