Feb 3, 2019, 12:13 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Can you have a single PNR where one passenger is a cash/revenue ticket and the other passenger is an award ticket?
No -- all passengers on a PNR must be of the same type ( cash or award) -- they must be the same fare class, same cabin, same routing, ....this is standard for all airlines. The airline industry-wide global distribution system (GDS) imposes this "commonality" restriction.
Can you have a single PNR where one direction is a cash/revenue ticket and the other direction is an award ticket?
No, while probably not a GDS limitation, most airlines do not allow this as the ticket rules for cash tickets and award tickets are very different.
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No -- all passengers on a PNR must be of the same type ( cash or award) -- they must be the same fare class, same cabin, same routing, ....this is standard for all airlines. The airline industry-wide global distribution system (GDS) imposes this "commonality" restriction.
Can you have a single PNR where one direction is a cash/revenue ticket and the other direction is an award ticket?
No, while probably not a GDS limitation, most airlines do not allow this as the ticket rules for cash tickets and award tickets are very different.
Related threads
Combine reservations into one PNR? Can not be done.
Premier benefits for companions on separate tickets, "off-pnr" [Consoldiated]
Economy Plus for Companions if on separate PNR [Consolidated]
Is it possible to book award and revenue (cash) tickets on the same PNR? No.
Nov 24, 2014, 4:07 pm
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I am not sure it can be done on one PNR. As far as I know, all tickets on one PNR should have the same booking class one the same leg (booking class can differ by leg though), while cash and award tickets are booked into different booking classes.
However, the OP can define "same reservation" differently from "same PNR".
However, the OP can define "same reservation" differently from "same PNR".
Nov 24, 2014, 4:09 pm
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Nov 24, 2014, 4:49 pm
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Nov 24, 2014, 5:51 pm
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Nov 24, 2014, 6:57 pm
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If it's important to be on the same PNR, you could consider buying two one-way trips with cash on the outbound and getting two one-way awards on the return. Or the other way around.
However, I'm not really sure it's worth worrying about being on the same PNR.
However, I'm not really sure it's worth worrying about being on the same PNR.
Nov 24, 2014, 7:01 pm
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For me (I'm not the OP), the goal would be to make sure that I get seated (on my revenue ticket) with my family (on award tickets) and that should there be any changes, there might be a better chance of being re-seated together.
Nov 24, 2014, 7:03 pm
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I do what OP is talking about 4-6 times a year and it's a pain in the ... each time finding flights that are both low cost (in terms of $$$ and miles).
Also, some of these trips are business trips that my wife joins me on. I can not expense two legs in the same direction but I can expense my flight and use miles for her.
Nov 24, 2014, 7:26 pm
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Nov 24, 2014, 7:34 pm
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Yes, it can be a hassle trying to match an award booking to a paid booking, but that has nothing to do with OP's question. Which is whether award and paid tickets can be combined in a single PNR. They simply cannot.
Nov 24, 2014, 8:01 pm
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But if things go bad, the two reservations will be treated separately. Just cross your fingers.
Nov 24, 2014, 9:06 pm
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Hrm? If booked using your miles, there should be no need to call because the award ticket inherits your status.
Nov 24, 2014, 9:15 pm
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