One-way or Round-trip
Oct 19th 2011, 5:08 pm
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One-way or Round-trip
We are looking at booking a flight for my Husband's trip to his new home YAY!!!!
Question we have is - it seems like booking a round trip ticket is less expensive than a one way?
What is everyone elses experience?
We are looking at late Nov departure.
Question we have is - it seems like booking a round trip ticket is less expensive than a one way?
What is everyone elses experience?
We are looking at late Nov departure.
Oct 19th 2011, 5:28 pm
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Re: One-way or Round-trip
Yes...book the round trip...using the cheapest possible return date.
Oct 19th 2011, 5:48 pm
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Oct 19th 2011, 6:31 pm
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Re: One-way or Round-trip
No one cares. If you want to be courteous you can call the airline later on and inform them you won't be using the return leg. I have done this several times myself.
Oct 19th 2011, 6:44 pm
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Re: One-way or Round-trip
OP: There are first-hand reports on Flyertalk of "throw-away ticketing" going tits-up - but I must stress that the few cases I've encountered have all revolved around repeat offenders (think - dozens of times with the same airline). The perceived wisdom of the frequent flyers on that forum are definetaly not to make a call to the airline in these circumstances.
Oct 19th 2011, 7:19 pm
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Oct 19th 2011, 8:35 pm
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Re: One-way or Round-trip
And to offer the other side of the coin I would avoid. While the chances of repurcussions are probably so slim as to be see-through, you're actually letting them know that you're changing to the more expensive option (e.g. treating the still-open itinerary as the more-expensive single journey after all). I'd just book a return and not bring my plans to their attention. I wouldn't feel too bad for the airline as they routinely over-book anyway.
OP: There are first-hand reports on Flyertalk of "throw-away ticketing" going tits-up - but I must stress that the few cases I've encountered have all revolved around repeat offenders (think - dozens of times with the same airline). The perceived wisdom of the frequent flyers on that forum are definetaly not to make a call to the airline in these circumstances.
OP: There are first-hand reports on Flyertalk of "throw-away ticketing" going tits-up - but I must stress that the few cases I've encountered have all revolved around repeat offenders (think - dozens of times with the same airline). The perceived wisdom of the frequent flyers on that forum are definetaly not to make a call to the airline in these circumstances.
Oct 19th 2011, 10:30 pm
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Re: One-way or Round-trip
It's not like you can't buy one way airfare tickets, but they're more pricey...a cruise would be even more pricey.
Oct 19th 2011, 10:56 pm
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To OP: As per Tonrob. Just throw away the return portion. People do it all the time for various reasons. It's when you do it repeatedly that it becomes a problem.
Oct 19th 2011, 11:00 pm
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Re: One-way or Round-trip
£400 for a round trip airfare (direct LON-NYC) or £499 QM2... not that much more considering you get a week of holiday!
To OP: As per Tonrob. Just throw away the return portion. People do it all the time for various reasons. It's when you do it repeatedly that it becomes a problem.
To OP: As per Tonrob. Just throw away the return portion. People do it all the time for various reasons. It's when you do it repeatedly that it becomes a problem.