Return Flights to USA
Discussion
Hi All, I am looking on tripadvisor at flight costs, I need to travel to Atlanta and then make by way to Orlando and Miami.
The internal flights will take care of themselves its the UK to US and back again I need some help on.
Single fare prices are just about as much as a return but ideally want to avoid travelling back up to Atlanta to get the online booking return price.
If it was the same airline does anybody have any expereince in doing this type of return journey, I am wondering if I called the airline in US and tried booking off a website, or would a travel agent be able to assist me ?
I intend to fly business class if that helps at all !
Any advise appreciated please
The internal flights will take care of themselves its the UK to US and back again I need some help on.
Single fare prices are just about as much as a return but ideally want to avoid travelling back up to Atlanta to get the online booking return price.
If it was the same airline does anybody have any expereince in doing this type of return journey, I am wondering if I called the airline in US and tried booking off a website, or would a travel agent be able to assist me ?
I intend to fly business class if that helps at all !
Any advise appreciated please
I travel predominantly via BA and do this type of trip a few times a year. go to www.ba.com, on the left hand side of the homepage you'll see the flight search window, click on multi-city / stopovers and you can enter your departure and destination airports and dates as required. Not sure of other airlines but surprised if they wouldn't offer the same
I have done these sort of trips many times, with multiple stops and flying back from various places. In my experience, the only booking forms are ok to a point, but do struggle when you want to extend your stay in one place, say 3/4 days in Atlanta.
When flying in the US, unfortunately AA do have the most number of flights and will likely be able to sort you out. As AA are partnered with BA, I would look at trying to do the transatlantic flight on a code share that is operated by BA - it always works out better than flying with any American airline on a long haul leg.
Delta airlines gateway through Atlanta so getting to and from Atlanta wont be too much of a problem, but from Miami / Florida you will struggle unless you fly with either AA or US/United Airways (now one airline).
Try to book with the airline, they have the best prices anyway (or very similar, usually about 30-60 pounds difference) and book onto one itinerary if possible. Both Miami and Atlanta can have interesting weather patterns and your flight can be delayed massively at either of these two - it has happened to me on numerous occasions but having a single itinerary guarantees you to your destination so re-booking and subsequent overnight stays etc. are all the airlines responsibility.
Chris
When flying in the US, unfortunately AA do have the most number of flights and will likely be able to sort you out. As AA are partnered with BA, I would look at trying to do the transatlantic flight on a code share that is operated by BA - it always works out better than flying with any American airline on a long haul leg.
Delta airlines gateway through Atlanta so getting to and from Atlanta wont be too much of a problem, but from Miami / Florida you will struggle unless you fly with either AA or US/United Airways (now one airline).
Try to book with the airline, they have the best prices anyway (or very similar, usually about 30-60 pounds difference) and book onto one itinerary if possible. Both Miami and Atlanta can have interesting weather patterns and your flight can be delayed massively at either of these two - it has happened to me on numerous occasions but having a single itinerary guarantees you to your destination so re-booking and subsequent overnight stays etc. are all the airlines responsibility.
Chris
Thanks for the detailed replies, It does appear at first to be alot more expensive, I can do UK to Atlanta return for £ 1500 business class, If I go UK to Atlanta and return by Miami its £ 2900.00, There are two of us so getting back to Atlanta on an internal flight saves almost 3k ( less internal flight costs )
I can see this being difficult
I need to be in Atlanta on the 15th for day ( maybe night ) be in Orlando for the morning of the 16th for the day until later evening, onto Miami for the morning of the 17th, then home to UK on the 18th, hopefully from Miami but if not back to Atlanta.
Bit of a crazy schedule but it needs to be done like that
I can see this being difficult
I need to be in Atlanta on the 15th for day ( maybe night ) be in Orlando for the morning of the 16th for the day until later evening, onto Miami for the morning of the 17th, then home to UK on the 18th, hopefully from Miami but if not back to Atlanta.Bit of a crazy schedule but it needs to be done like that
GallardoOwner said:
Pricing just seems so odd,
Return London to Atlanta = £1490 showing as either Delta, Delta - KLM, Delta - Airfrance, all seem to be the same flight ?
Single on same flight London to Atlanta £ 2352.00 where is the sense in that !
Staying over on a Saturday night usually makes things less expensive, as does booking 14 or 21 days in advance (but sacrificing flexibility). On any given flight an airline may have three or more buckets with different terms and prices. Return London to Atlanta = £1490 showing as either Delta, Delta - KLM, Delta - Airfrance, all seem to be the same flight ?
Single on same flight London to Atlanta £ 2352.00 where is the sense in that !
http://www.consumertraveler.com/today/if-airlines-...
More advise needed, Does anybody have any idea how much power the check in desks have ?
I went to book my flights last Friday and the price had gone up overnight by £ 1000.00 per ticket so had to book a slightly later flight than wanted, come Sunday the price for the wanted flight had dropped back down again, slightly annoying and they wouldnt change it without paying £ 200 each.
The earlier flight although only 2 hours is much better for us, If the seats were still avaliable and we are at the checkin desk in time for the earlier flight are they likely at all to allow us to travel on it ?
Or do they simply not have the power to make those kinda changes adhoc ?
Thanks
I went to book my flights last Friday and the price had gone up overnight by £ 1000.00 per ticket so had to book a slightly later flight than wanted, come Sunday the price for the wanted flight had dropped back down again, slightly annoying and they wouldnt change it without paying £ 200 each.
The earlier flight although only 2 hours is much better for us, If the seats were still avaliable and we are at the checkin desk in time for the earlier flight are they likely at all to allow us to travel on it ?
Or do they simply not have the power to make those kinda changes adhoc ?
Thanks
It's not about power it's about the change fee. As far as I understand, you are more than welcome to change your ticket, first thing they will do is check if you've bought a flexible ticket. If you have, then they'll assess if there's a fee to pay, i.e. a higher fare if you had bought that seat in the first place.
The only time in my experience they've waived any fee is a) if you have status (BA Gold helps a lot) and b) if the flight you're changing FROM is overbooked and losing you as a passenger on that particular flight will cause no loss of revenue.
The only time in my experience they've waived any fee is a) if you have status (BA Gold helps a lot) and b) if the flight you're changing FROM is overbooked and losing you as a passenger on that particular flight will cause no loss of revenue.
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