avoid expensive tickets from BKK, fly BKK-KUL-BKK-XXX-BKK-KUL-BKK
Apr 5, 2018, 12:51 am
#46
Join Date: Jan 2009
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I do not know anything specifically about TG’s policies, but under certain circumstances nested ticketing can be a problem with many airlines.
For example, if taking two short trips from North America to Europe, combining two overlapping discounted tickets could save thousands of dollars.
Ticket 1 outbound: Monday JFK-CDG
Ticket 2 outbound: Friday CDG-JFK
two weeks later,
Ticket 2 “return”: Monday JFK-CDG
Ticket 1 return: Friday CDG-JFK
The above could circumvent minimum stay, Saturday night stay requirements. Two discounted business class tickets could cost a third of what it would cost to ticket each trip per the normal fare rules. Airlines would take action against this if using the same airline. But if you were to buy one ticket from AA and the other from AF, for example, neither airline would know or care what was happening.
I have no direct experience with this type of thing on TG, as I have never tried it using two TG tickets. I am sure others know how TG deals with that type of ticketing.
For example, if taking two short trips from North America to Europe, combining two overlapping discounted tickets could save thousands of dollars.
Ticket 1 outbound: Monday JFK-CDG
Ticket 2 outbound: Friday CDG-JFK
two weeks later,
Ticket 2 “return”: Monday JFK-CDG
Ticket 1 return: Friday CDG-JFK
The above could circumvent minimum stay, Saturday night stay requirements. Two discounted business class tickets could cost a third of what it would cost to ticket each trip per the normal fare rules. Airlines would take action against this if using the same airline. But if you were to buy one ticket from AA and the other from AF, for example, neither airline would know or care what was happening.
I have no direct experience with this type of thing on TG, as I have never tried it using two TG tickets. I am sure others know how TG deals with that type of ticketing.
Apr 5, 2018, 2:00 am
#47
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I have never had any objections from THAI when doing this, although the nested tickets have been well clear of any possible interactions between them.
Indeed, later this month with THAI, I am flying AKL-BKK-SIN-BKK-AKL, and am nesting an award tix BKK-HKG-BKK to achieve an overall AKL-BKK-(BKK-HKG-BKK)-SIN-BKK-AKL. Both tickets were dealt with by the Auckland office as the AKL-BKK-SIN return was upgraded via GUP2, and the BKK-HKG return was a 50% Gold member award ticket - so booked and arranged 'in plain sight' of THAI local and Bangkok reversions staff with no questions. This is consistent with my previous experiences.
Indeed, later this month with THAI, I am flying AKL-BKK-SIN-BKK-AKL, and am nesting an award tix BKK-HKG-BKK to achieve an overall AKL-BKK-(BKK-HKG-BKK)-SIN-BKK-AKL. Both tickets were dealt with by the Auckland office as the AKL-BKK-SIN return was upgraded via GUP2, and the BKK-HKG return was a 50% Gold member award ticket - so booked and arranged 'in plain sight' of THAI local and Bangkok reversions staff with no questions. This is consistent with my previous experiences.
Apr 5, 2018, 4:40 am
#48
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There’s nothing wrong with nested tickets. As long as the one who is flying arrives promptly to flights, there’s nothing an airline can do about it whether they like it or not.
Apr 5, 2018, 6:31 pm
#49
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Pricing is not a fare rule.
Last edited by dsquared37; Apr 5, 2018 at 6:37 pm
Apr 6, 2018, 1:31 am
#51
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