Clarification on Stopover and Open-Jaw Rules
Feb 8, 23, 12:10 am
#1
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Clarification on Stopover and Open-Jaw Rules
Hello,
I am reading alot of conflicting information on TK stopover / OJ rules.
I am trying to book OW ORD-IST-MAD with a 4 day stopover in IST but calling TK, it is pricing out as 60k (45k + 15k). The representative told me it was because it was a multi-city booking and each leg is charged separate. I thought all TK award flights are allowed stopovers, or is that only true for RT award bookings?
If i were to book a RT award ticket, would i only be allowed 1 stopover OR 1 open jaw and not BOTH?
Thanks for the help.
I am reading alot of conflicting information on TK stopover / OJ rules.
I am trying to book OW ORD-IST-MAD with a 4 day stopover in IST but calling TK, it is pricing out as 60k (45k + 15k). The representative told me it was because it was a multi-city booking and each leg is charged separate. I thought all TK award flights are allowed stopovers, or is that only true for RT award bookings?
If i were to book a RT award ticket, would i only be allowed 1 stopover OR 1 open jaw and not BOTH?
Thanks for the help.
Feb 10, 23, 12:15 pm
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AFAIK it has never been allowed. Otherwise there would be a lot of pax traveling e.g. US to Mexico with a long stop over in IST, of the classic, BKK to SIN with a stopover in IST for 30,000 miles. Too good to be true...
Sep 21, 23, 8:10 am
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Sep 21, 23, 8:15 am
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So what would I need to be looking for and where, to identify whether specific fares allow stopovers or open jaws?
Sep 21, 23, 8:24 am
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You would likely need an external tool such as Expertflyer if you would like to go ahead and investigate every fare in detail; albeit most TK fares do allow a stopover in Istanbul at least once per round-trip and most TK fares could be formed as open-jaws if both directions involve travel within the same region pairs.
Sep 21, 23, 8:31 am
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You would likely need an external tool such as Expertflyer if you would like to go ahead and investigate every fare in detail; albeit most TK fares do allow a stopover in Istanbul at least once per round-trip and most TK fares could be formed as open-jaws if both directions involve travel within the same region pairs.
I guess revenue tickets with stopovers and/or open jaws would likely not be bookable online, right?
Sep 21, 23, 8:41 am
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