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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
Just wondering why where I fly back from should affect my outbound trip,
although expecting logic from airline booking systems is maybe asking too much. I've been looking at MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. I suppose I could book MAN-ORD return and a single from MSP-ORD, but it seems strange that I would have to if this option exists within the AA schedules. |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. At AA try clicking on "Multi-City" and enter your stuff. s |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
"Gerard Farrell" wrote in message ... Just wondering why where I fly back from should affect my outbound trip, although expecting logic from airline booking systems is maybe asking too much. I've been looking at MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. I suppose I could book MAN-ORD return and a single from MSP-ORD, but it seems strange that I would have to if this option exists within the AA schedules. I think it's probably because MAN/MSP is operated by Delta and ORD/MAN by American. It is possible to buy those two flights on one ticket but the airlines would prefer you travel on just one airline (or one alliance). Get on the phone to one one of the companies that advertises in the Sunday Times (e.g. Trailfinders), in a case like this the internet is not always your friend. |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
In message someone claiming to be
"Gerard Farrell" typed: Just wondering why where I fly back from should affect my outbound trip, although expecting logic from airline booking systems is maybe asking too much. I've been looking at MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. I suppose I could book MAN-ORD return and a single from MSP-ORD, but it seems strange that I would have to if this option exists within the AA schedules. Try you luck with http://www.hipmunk.com/ ? I've never had trouble juggling unusual combinations of flights like that using Hipmunk. |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but
as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. It just seems buggy. If I go to AA's web site and ask it to show flights by schedule rather than price, it offers the nonstop along with the connections. R's, John |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
Gerard Farrell wrote:
MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return You're asking for an open-jaw. Not all fares support open jaw itineraries. It is possible that one or both or those legs no long have availability in the booking classes that support open jaw fares. Or that the travel agency web site doesn't work with open jaw itineraries. |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
On 3/15/2011 12:03 AM, DevilsPGD wrote:
In someone claiming to be "Gerard typed: Just wondering why where I fly back from should affect my outbound trip, although expecting logic from airline booking systems is maybe asking too much. I've been looking at MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. I suppose I could book MAN-ORD return and a single from MSP-ORD, but it seems strange that I would have to if this option exists within the AA schedules. Try you luck with http://www.hipmunk.com/ ? I've never had trouble juggling unusual combinations of flights like that using Hipmunk. They have the name of the airport in El Salvador that has not been used for commercial aviation for more than 20 years. Are you sure they are on top of things? |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
MAN-ORD outbound
MSP-MAN return You're asking for an open-jaw. Not all fares support open jaw itineraries. It is possible that one or both or those legs no long have availability in the booking classes that support open jaw fares. Or that the travel agency web site doesn't work with open jaw itineraries. In this case, the booking engines are just buggy. I went to AA's web site and told it to search by schedule rather than by fare, and I found that it offered reasonable itineraries with the nonstop outbound, and usually computed a reasonable fare for it, too. On these routes, it would be very unusual to find a fare that wasn't combinable. R's, John |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
In message someone claiming to be
Sancho Panza typed: On 3/15/2011 12:03 AM, DevilsPGD wrote: In someone claiming to be "Gerard typed: Just wondering why where I fly back from should affect my outbound trip, although expecting logic from airline booking systems is maybe asking too much. I've been looking at MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. I suppose I could book MAN-ORD return and a single from MSP-ORD, but it seems strange that I would have to if this option exists within the AA schedules. Try you luck with http://www.hipmunk.com/ ? I've never had trouble juggling unusual combinations of flights like that using Hipmunk. They have the name of the airport in El Salvador that has not been used for commercial aviation for more than 20 years. Are you sure they are on top of things? Are you finding flights to/from that airport? |
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why does my return airport affect my outbound flight?
On 3/16/2011 8:16 PM, DevilsPGD wrote:
In someone claiming to be Sancho typed: On 3/15/2011 12:03 AM, DevilsPGD wrote: In someone claiming to be "Gerard typed: Just wondering why where I fly back from should affect my outbound trip, although expecting logic from airline booking systems is maybe asking too much. I've been looking at MAN-ORD outbound MSP-MAN return If I check MAN-ORD as a complete return trip there are direct flights, but as soon as I change the return airport to MSP then my direct outbound option disappears and I have to fly MAN-London-ORD instead. Checked Expedia, Ebookers and AA's own website and all 3 behave the same. I suppose I could book MAN-ORD return and a single from MSP-ORD, but it seems strange that I would have to if this option exists within the AA schedules. Try you luck with http://www.hipmunk.com/ ? I've never had trouble juggling unusual combinations of flights like that using Hipmunk. They have the name of the airport in El Salvador that has not been used for commercial aviation for more than 20 years. Are you sure they are on top of things? Are you finding flights to/from that airport? Not Ilopango. |
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