Can flights on different locator codes be on the same PNR?
Jan 16, 2019, 4:09 pm
#1
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Can flights on different locator codes be on the same PNR?
I have a TP run coming up. It has 10 sectors. One of the flight times changed which put my connection time from the previous flight below MCT. The agent was able to swap me to a later flight but in doing that she had to split the original BA locator into 2 locators... all the sectors up to the flight before the changed flight on the original BA locator... and then the flight before the changed flight, the changed flight and the final flight of the trip (these were the final 3 sectors) on a new BA locator.
The connecting flight was a BA code and so the agent said she had to put the last 3 sectors on a new BA locator for her system to allow it.
Am I right in saying that as the trip was booked through AA and all the sectors are still on the same AA locator then they are still all on the same PNR with AA ( and so I still have protection in case of IRROPS)?
I am pretty sure this is so but I have never done this before so I thought I'd ask
The connecting flight was a BA code and so the agent said she had to put the last 3 sectors on a new BA locator for her system to allow it.
Am I right in saying that as the trip was booked through AA and all the sectors are still on the same AA locator then they are still all on the same PNR with AA ( and so I still have protection in case of IRROPS)?
I am pretty sure this is so but I have never done this before so I thought I'd ask
Jan 16, 2019, 4:16 pm
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I have a TP run coming up. It has 10 sectors. One of the flight times changed which put my connection time from the previous flight below MCT. The agent was able to swap me to a later flight but in doing that she had to split the original BA locator into 2 locators... all the sectors up to the flight before the changed flight on the original BA locator... and then the flight before the changed flight, the changed flight and the final flight of the trip (these were the final 3 sectors) on a new BA locator.
The connecting flight was a BA code and so the agent said she had to put the last 3 sectors on a new BA locator for her system to allow it.
Am I right in saying that as the trip was booked through AA and all the sectors are still on the same AA locator then they are still all on the same PNR with AA ( and so I still have protection in case of IRROPS)?
I am pretty sure this is so but I have never done this before so I thought I'd ask
The connecting flight was a BA code and so the agent said she had to put the last 3 sectors on a new BA locator for her system to allow it.
Am I right in saying that as the trip was booked through AA and all the sectors are still on the same AA locator then they are still all on the same PNR with AA ( and so I still have protection in case of IRROPS)?
I am pretty sure this is so but I have never done this before so I thought I'd ask
Jan 16, 2019, 4:27 pm
#3
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As long as you have booked a through ticket , there is nothing to be concerned about. A record locator is just a code to find a booking in a system. Different airlines use different systems and may end up with several locators for 1 journey when split across carriers
Jan 17, 2019, 12:57 am
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A friend of mine has just received a booking confirmation where there are two e-ticket numbers within the one PNR. It’s all with one airline, not Oneworld, but this seemed like a good opportunity to ask - is it common to have more than one e-ticket number?
Jan 17, 2019, 1:46 am
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It's usually 4 segments per e-ticket number, so if your friend has more then 4 segments, they'll have more then one e-ticket number. it's still one ticket though.
Jan 17, 2019, 2:23 am
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