Using round trips as multi stop
Jan 18, 2023, 4:07 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 22
Using round trips as multi stop
Hi all - apologies if this isn’t the right topic category to post this, struggled to find one that suited.
I am flying with an infant for the first time via Singapore airlines from LHR to SYD via Singapore where I’ll stop for a few days, plus stopping on way back too. Normally I booked this as a multi city 4 leg trip, but Singapore airlines website doesn’t allow me to check seating online for a multi city, and getting a bassinet seat is vital for me. Find their customer service agents tricky to deal with but a work around is for me to book 2 return flights which their system allows me to choose seats for. so I’d have one return flight London to Singapore and one for Singapore to London which I’d be using in between. I’m curious if anyone knows if this would ever cause an issue with immigration (I have British and Australian passports). I’m hoping not as I’d have proof of all my onward travel, but want to make sure.
thanks!
I am flying with an infant for the first time via Singapore airlines from LHR to SYD via Singapore where I’ll stop for a few days, plus stopping on way back too. Normally I booked this as a multi city 4 leg trip, but Singapore airlines website doesn’t allow me to check seating online for a multi city, and getting a bassinet seat is vital for me. Find their customer service agents tricky to deal with but a work around is for me to book 2 return flights which their system allows me to choose seats for. so I’d have one return flight London to Singapore and one for Singapore to London which I’d be using in between. I’m curious if anyone knows if this would ever cause an issue with immigration (I have British and Australian passports). I’m hoping not as I’d have proof of all my onward travel, but want to make sure.
thanks!
Jan 18, 2023, 6:51 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Brisbane
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Posts: 419
Hi all - apologies if this isn’t the right topic category to post this, struggled to find one that suited.
I am flying with an infant for the first time via Singapore airlines from LHR to SYD via Singapore where I’ll stop for a few days, plus stopping on way back too. Normally I booked this as a multi city 4 leg trip, but Singapore airlines website doesn’t allow me to check seating online for a multi city, and getting a bassinet seat is vital for me. Find their customer service agents tricky to deal with but a work around is for me to book 2 return flights which their system allows me to choose seats for. so I’d have one return flight London to Singapore and one for Singapore to London which I’d be using in between. I’m curious if anyone knows if this would ever cause an issue with immigration (I have British and Australian passports). I’m hoping not as I’d have proof of all my onward travel, but want to make sure.
thanks!
I am flying with an infant for the first time via Singapore airlines from LHR to SYD via Singapore where I’ll stop for a few days, plus stopping on way back too. Normally I booked this as a multi city 4 leg trip, but Singapore airlines website doesn’t allow me to check seating online for a multi city, and getting a bassinet seat is vital for me. Find their customer service agents tricky to deal with but a work around is for me to book 2 return flights which their system allows me to choose seats for. so I’d have one return flight London to Singapore and one for Singapore to London which I’d be using in between. I’m curious if anyone knows if this would ever cause an issue with immigration (I have British and Australian passports). I’m hoping not as I’d have proof of all my onward travel, but want to make sure.
thanks!
If you wanted to check the availability before booking then yes, you could search for each of the segments as one-ways and check the seat map. Then call up and book.
No issues having your itinerary as two returns if you prefer to do it that way, the worse than happens is someone at checkin in Australia (for your return trip) asks you if you have a ticket booked to depart Singapore and you can show them your booking.
Jan 20, 2023, 4:05 pm
#4
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden
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No issue at all. I've used "nested" return flights several times without a problem. Just ensure you leave plenty of time in Singapore (it sounds like you will be doing that anyway).
Jan 24, 2023, 10:45 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2008
Location: BOS/SIN
Programs: SQ
Posts: 2,704
You can always get a sense of which seats are available by using Expert Flyer. In my experience the SQ site will sometimes not show true bassinet availability but EF does.
When you choose an infant at booking the bassinet seats will become unlocked and you won’t need to call in.
We have done SIN-LHR several times this year and need the double bed setup in J to survive with an infant too big for a bassinet that won’t sleep in her own seat.
When you choose an infant at booking the bassinet seats will become unlocked and you won’t need to call in.
We have done SIN-LHR several times this year and need the double bed setup in J to survive with an infant too big for a bassinet that won’t sleep in her own seat.