Tricks to booking a one-way ticket???
Jan 19, 2004 | 1:02 pm
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It sounds crazy to me not to put your frequent flyer number in to a record where you will only use the one way porition of the ticket. Can anyone even dredge up one actual example where an airline penalized a pax for throwing away the return part of a single ticket? I thought I was paranoid 
, but I think this tops paranoia. If you don't use your return ticket, it is gravy for the airline. Normally you have 30 days to return on most fares, but if you found a sympathetic agent they might let you use the other half of the ticket say 11 months later, but you would probably have to pay the change fee.
, but I think this tops paranoia. If you don't use your return ticket, it is gravy for the airline. Normally you have 30 days to return on most fares, but if you found a sympathetic agent they might let you use the other half of the ticket say 11 months later, but you would probably have to pay the change fee.
Jan 19, 2004 | 1:13 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by f4free:
Rudi, I could learn a lot from you! You should write a book: "A gentleman's guide to travel strategies". </font>
Rudi, I could learn a lot from you! You should write a book: "A gentleman's guide to travel strategies". </font>
It was a looonggggg time ago, but I'll see if I can find and post the URL to the multi-part series he posted later on today. Maybe someone will beat me to it in the meantime.
Jan 19, 2004 | 1:28 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jetsetter:
It sounds crazy to me not to put your frequent flyer number in to a record where you will only use the one way porition of the ticket. Can anyone even dredge up one actual example where an airline penalized a pax for throwing away the return part of a single ticket? I thought I was paranoid, but I think this tops paranoia. If you don't use your return ticket, it is gravy for the airline. Normally you have 30 days to return on most fares, but if you found a sympathetic agent they might let you use the other half of the ticket say 11 months later, but you would probably have to pay the change fee.</font>
It sounds crazy to me not to put your frequent flyer number in to a record where you will only use the one way porition of the ticket. Can anyone even dredge up one actual example where an airline penalized a pax for throwing away the return part of a single ticket? I thought I was paranoid
, but I think this tops paranoia. If you don't use your return ticket, it is gravy for the airline. Normally you have 30 days to return on most fares, but if you found a sympathetic agent they might let you use the other half of the ticket say 11 months later, but you would probably have to pay the change fee.</font>
I totally agree. Unless you're a habitual abuser, the airlines don't have the manpower, money and will to do anything about this. This somehow became some sort of a urban legend type thing. It's possible they would do something, if you were doing this every week, let's say buying a R/T from A to B with Saturday stay and you only used one way on a Monday and then had another R/T from B to A again with Saturday stay required and only used the first part again on the same week Friday, then yes, maybe they would go after you if you were doing this for few weeks. A one time dumping would not even be a beep on their tariff police radar.
Jan 19, 2004 | 1:44 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Cornroaster:
I'm looking to book a one-way flight from either Milwaukee or Chicago (MKE - ORD - MDW) to Evansville, IN (EVV) on the weekend of March 12-14 to pick up a car. Because of time constraints, I have to make the flight between late Friday evening and Sunday morning, leaving time for an 8 hour drive back by late Sunday evening. Does anyone know any tricks to finding a reasonably priced one-way ticket? What happens if you book a cheaper round-trip ticket and never use the second half of the ticket? Any advice would be appreciated.</font>
I'm looking to book a one-way flight from either Milwaukee or Chicago (MKE - ORD - MDW) to Evansville, IN (EVV) on the weekend of March 12-14 to pick up a car. Because of time constraints, I have to make the flight between late Friday evening and Sunday morning, leaving time for an 8 hour drive back by late Sunday evening. Does anyone know any tricks to finding a reasonably priced one-way ticket? What happens if you book a cheaper round-trip ticket and never use the second half of the ticket? Any advice would be appreciated.</font>
Check all of the agencies: there sometimes isn't any rhyme or reason as to who has the cheapest one-way rate. There are three different common pricing models for one-ways: (1) normal daily rates with a big drop charge, (2) a high daily rate with no drop charge, (3) a normal daily rate with no drop charge, but a high per-mile charge. For Chicago-Evansville in one day, look for (2). I've gotten this kind of arrangement from National on several occasions - about $70 for a standard car.