round trip not allowed, have to book multi-segment
Jan 10, 2019, 8:56 am
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round trip not allowed, have to book multi-segment
Hi there,
I want to book a round trip to San Jose, Costa Rica from NYC. The outbound trip can be easily found on Southwest.com, which is LGA-HOU-SJO. However, the return trip cannot be found unless I do a multiple segment search. One segment is SJO-HOU, and the segment is HOU-LGA. The multiple segment price is the price of each segment adding up, which becomes very expensive.
Is there anyway that Southwest can process the return trip from SJO to LGA as part of the round-trip, instead of multiple one ways? Thank you!
I want to book a round trip to San Jose, Costa Rica from NYC. The outbound trip can be easily found on Southwest.com, which is LGA-HOU-SJO. However, the return trip cannot be found unless I do a multiple segment search. One segment is SJO-HOU, and the segment is HOU-LGA. The multiple segment price is the price of each segment adding up, which becomes very expensive.
Is there anyway that Southwest can process the return trip from SJO to LGA as part of the round-trip, instead of multiple one ways? Thank you!
Jan 10, 2019, 10:08 am
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Jan 10, 2019, 10:10 am
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Jan 10, 2019, 10:32 am
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No, and just because a connection is legal/possible, does not mean WN will sell it on a single fare. Lots of instances where they do not offer fares on valid connections due to preferring to sell seats to O&D pax or part of other connections.
Jan 10, 2019, 11:02 am
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You might also vary the day of your return. I did find a valid return searching weekdays, but not weekends. The low-fare calendar makes this perfectly clear.
Jan 10, 2019, 11:57 am
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And, let me point out. There are usually good reasons to book one way fares vs roundtrips anyways. Some reason you are pushing to book a RT?
Jan 10, 2019, 12:17 pm
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No specific reason. I should be two one ways. However, the problem is that it may be much cheaper if I book one way from SJO to LGA instead of booking two segments. For example in the outbound, if I book LGA to SJO with a stop in HOU as one way, it is cheaper than if I book LGA-HOU and HOU-SJO as two segments.
Jan 10, 2019, 12:54 pm
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Okay - your headline talks about RT problem, but you actually have a one way problem. NOT a RT problem.
You are having a problem because SW does not sell a flight from SJO to LGA on Sat or Sun. That is their choice. You can do a work around via two tickets it appears.
In any event, if you call SW - you should be looking to book SJO-LGA as a one way ticket. Do not confuse things with the RT part of it.
You are having a problem because SW does not sell a flight from SJO to LGA on Sat or Sun. That is their choice. You can do a work around via two tickets it appears.
In any event, if you call SW - you should be looking to book SJO-LGA as a one way ticket. Do not confuse things with the RT part of it.