Creating your own flight itinerary

[sam_gordon]

Next month I need to travel to Elmira, NY for business. When I search Delta (my airline of choice, this is fixed), I can leave at 6AM, go to Atlanta, 3 hour layover, go to Detroit, 90 minute layover, then Elmira.

BUT, if I search individually, I can leave at 7:30AM to Detroit, 4:30 layover, then fly to Elmira. The combined ticket price is even $30 less.

If I filter the Delta search to just one stop through Detroit, I don't get in until 11p... not preferred.

I tried calling Delta to do this "custom" itinerary and got the "we're busy, unless you're flying in the next 72 hours, hang up".

I'd prefer to have this all under a single ticket and not have to mess with checking in twice, having two receipts, etc. Anyone know magic tricks to get the two flights onto one itinerary?

 

[EACarlson]

Yes, you have to book it as Multi City Home city-DTW, then DTW-ELM. The issue is that Delta won't book anything with a greater than 4 hour layover.

 

[sam_gordon]

Yes, you have to book it as Multi City Home city-DTW, then DTW-ELM. The issue is that Delta won't book anything with a greater than 4 hour layover.

Thanks! Multi City was the answer. I've looked at Multi-City before, but not on the same day.