Travelocity Flights 2 diff. airlines?

[ocalla]

Has anyone booked 2 different airlines for coming and going to Disney? I really like the times offered for flying out with Delta, and really like the times flying home with Continental, are there any problems you can think of doing this?

Really wanted to use Southwest, but I would have to drive 2 hours the night before, get a hotel room and then after a long vacation, drive 2 hours back home which is normally fine but for cheaper flights I can fly from my home town. The only downside is the switching of the planes.

 

[TaraPA]

We do this all the time - no problems!

 

[freecia]

No issues! Depending on which cities you're flying to/from and the security level at the airport, a one way ticket might trigger secondary screening. Just don't arrive too close for departure times.

Another downside for some might be the check-in luggage fees that southwest doesn't charge. If price is the deciding factor, be sure to count the luggage fees if you're going to check luggage.

Internationally, that might be more of an issue with the immigration/customs in the destination country. Many allow you to list the outgoing flight on the entry card. But that's not what you were asking.

 

[skiingfast]

I'd do it, particularily if it gives you a lot more time in WDW. Just because you fly an airline one way doesn't mean you have to be loyal to them coming back.

 

[etail]

Should be no problem. This is done all the time now. Perhaps once upon a time pricing was better round trip and by keeping a carrier but not so much anymore.

 

[bamagirl@hrt]

For the most part, I'd say no problem. We did this when we went to WDW last fall. We flew down Delta and back United; neither was a direct flight. The only problem was that I ended up with emergency surgery the day before we left. I knew about the surgery 2 days before we left. I wanted to push our flight down back by a day to give me a little recoup time. By that time the available Delta flight was outrageous. However, United had a flight down for $59. Hmmm...what if I canceled the Delta flight & rebooked on the United flight? Well, since we booked through Travelocity instead of booking through each carrier independently, our flights were still linked under one booking. If you canceled, it would cancel the entire itinerary.

Basically, I ended up taking very good pain meds and getting to Disney less than 24 hours post op. My situation was very rare, though.

 

[DebbieB]

If you have to change your flights, you will get hit with change fees from both airlines. $150 each way vs $150 roundtrip.

 

[Dewy]

We've done that too on our last three trips with no problems at all. We prefer first flight down and last back so we shop the airlines for the best schedules.

 

[bumbershoot]

For the most part, I'd say no problem. We did this when we went to WDW last fall. We flew down Delta and back United; neither was a direct flight. The only problem was that I ended up with emergency surgery the day before we left. I knew about the surgery 2 days before we left. I wanted to push our flight down back by a day to give me a little recoup time. By that time the available Delta flight was outrageous. However, United had a flight down for $59. Hmmm...what if I canceled the Delta flight & rebooked on the United flight? Well, since we booked through Travelocity instead of booking through each carrier independently, our flights were still linked under one booking. If you canceled, it would cancel the entire itinerary.

Basically, I ended up taking very good pain meds and getting to Disney less than 24 hours post op. My situation was very rare, though.

Yikes!

A solution going forward would be to book two different times...have the flight going there separate from the flight coming home.