Need Help, is this back to back OK
Feb 21, 2010 | 6:23 pm
#1
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Need Help, is this back to back OK
Yes I know I should know this, but I thought by giving 3 specific examples with well known cities and airlines so it could clear up some of the other threads on Back-To-Back and nested
Suppose I was flying the following and credited all miles to UA.
1)
YVR - HKG (Air Canada)
HKG - SEA (UA)
SEA - HKG (UA)
HKG - YVR (Air Canada)
Note ticket number 2 (UA) is as I understand it back to back because it is between the (Air Canada) ticket. However it departs YVR which is a different airport then SEA. So is this then Back-to-Back or nested?
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2)
SEA - HKG (Air Canada)
HKG - SEA (UA)
SEA - HKG (UA)
HKG - SEA (Air Canada)
In this example two different airlines BUT same departure city. So now the UA ticket is definitely not nested as its the same city pairs.
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3)
YVR - HKG (UA) TICKET but AC flights
HKG - NRT (CX) Credit to AA
NRT - SEA (UA)
SEA - NRT (UA)
NRT - HKG (CX) Credit to AA
HKG - YVR (UA) TICKET but AC flights
What is this? You actually never go to any of the same airports. And the connection is done with different alliance.
Please help as I am thinking about doing a MEGA run and don't want to get into trouble....(nor do I want to call the airline)
Suppose I was flying the following and credited all miles to UA.
1)
YVR - HKG (Air Canada)
HKG - SEA (UA)
SEA - HKG (UA)
HKG - YVR (Air Canada)
Note ticket number 2 (UA) is as I understand it back to back because it is between the (Air Canada) ticket. However it departs YVR which is a different airport then SEA. So is this then Back-to-Back or nested?
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2)
SEA - HKG (Air Canada)
HKG - SEA (UA)
SEA - HKG (UA)
HKG - SEA (Air Canada)
In this example two different airlines BUT same departure city. So now the UA ticket is definitely not nested as its the same city pairs.
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3)
YVR - HKG (UA) TICKET but AC flights
HKG - NRT (CX) Credit to AA
NRT - SEA (UA)
SEA - NRT (UA)
NRT - HKG (CX) Credit to AA
HKG - YVR (UA) TICKET but AC flights
What is this? You actually never go to any of the same airports. And the connection is done with different alliance.
Please help as I am thinking about doing a MEGA run and don't want to get into trouble....(nor do I want to call the airline)
Last edited by smilee; Feb 21, 2010 at 6:25 pm Reason: Fix colors
Feb 21, 2010 | 7:40 pm
#3
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Location: PSM
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All three are fine.
While number two is the closest of any to an inappropriate routing from the perspective of the airlines (same cities on both ends) the fact that you are on AC and UA makes it OK. UA cannot tell you that it is a violation of their ticketing rules to fly on AC.
While number two is the closest of any to an inappropriate routing from the perspective of the airlines (same cities on both ends) the fact that you are on AC and UA makes it OK. UA cannot tell you that it is a violation of their ticketing rules to fly on AC.