Is this Back to back? Is it a problem?
I am flying back and forth to my client from LAX-MSP.... My flights are on the weekend... usually fly Thursday frm MSP and back to MSP from LAX on Sunday.
For one week I am suppose to not go back.. so I bought a ticket returning the following week. If I needed to go back.. can I buy a ticket in the middle... Example THURSDAY SEPT 20 MSP-LAX Return on SEPT 30 LAX-MSP Can I: Ticket 1 Thursday SEPT 20 MSP-LAX RT Sunday SEPT 30 LAX -MSP Ticket 2 Sunday SEPT 23 LAX-MSP RT Thursday SEPT 28 MSP-LAX I think it is technically back to back, but what if you buy Ticket one 3 weeks in advance and then grab ticket 2? Just some thoughts? Would hate to lose status and miles..? I know it sounds like a simple question.. but it is a weird situation.. |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by LAX 1K: Can I: Ticket 1 Thursday SEPT 20 MSP-LAX RT Sunday SEPT 30 LAX -MSP Ticket 2 Sunday SEPT 23 LAX-MSP RT Thursday SEPT 28 MSP-LAX </font> I can't speak to whether United would feel this was against their rules, but note that you're not circumventing a Saturday night stayover requirement by having your travel be on Tickets 1 and 2. The equivalent and clearly OK by airline rules would be Tickets A and B, as below. I think by your description that if there wasn't this one-week lapse in your work, Tickets A and B are what you would normally have bought. Ticket A Thursday SEPT 20 MSP-LAX RT Sunday SEPT 23 LAX-MSP Ticket B Thursday SEPT 28 MSP-LAX RT Sunday SEPT 30 LAX-MSP Both these round trip tickets would meet a Saturday night stayover requirement. So IF a Saturday night stayover requirement was the dominant factor in ticket pricing, Tickets 1 and 2 will cost you more than Tickets A and B, which should only make United happier, right? ---------- Is there another term for the situation where let's say you have to go to MSP for 10 weeks in a row, and want to work in MSP Monday afternoon through Friday morning? You can buy 10 round-trip tickets LAX-MSP (Monday) MSP-LAX (Friday), none meeting a Saturday night stay requirement. Or you can buy 9 round-trip tickets MSP-LAX (Friday) LAX-MSP (Monday), all meeting a Saturday night stay requirement, and two 1-way tickets, one to "prime the pump" by taking you LAX-MSP, the other to finish off the stint by bringing you back MSP-LAX. [This message has been edited by pshuang (edited 09-01-2001).] |
Just checked on Orbitz they are showing LAX-MSP fares on NW for $171 vs UA $748.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by JS1K: Just checked on Orbitz they are showing LAX-MSP fares on NW for $171 vs UA $748.</font> Oh well... |
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pshuang: ---------- Is there another term for the situation where let's say you have to go to MSP for 10 weeks in a row, and want to work in MSP Monday afternoon through Friday morning? You can buy 10 round-trip tickets LAX-MSP (Monday) MSP-LAX (Friday), none meeting a Saturday night stay requirement. Or you can buy 9 round-trip tickets MSP-LAX (Friday) LAX-MSP (Monday), all meeting a Saturday night stay requirement, and two 1-way tickets, one to "prime the pump" by taking you LAX-MSP, the other to finish off the stint by bringing you back MSP-LAX. [This message has been edited by pshuang (edited 09-01-2001).][/B]</font> The Saturday night stay requirement does not prevent you from spending Saturday night at home. As long as you don't combine discount roundtrips out of order, it's fine. |
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