Can you book multiple seats in the same flight for the same passenger in separate tickets and not show up for one ticket?
This is for 2 Sri Lankan nationals, no check in luggage, traveling with normal Sri Lankan passports, and transiting without VISAs. We need to get to Bahamas. They will have enough connection time (literally walking from one gate to the other in the same terminal) and we will have all RT PCR requirements met. I've checked the history of the flights and they are all usually 100% on time and not cancelled.
They will get ALL of the boarding passes in CMB through mobile check in prior to start of the journey.
We have the following flight route single ticket sold by Emirates (confirmed it is single ticket):
03/26: CMB (02:55) to DXB (05:55) via Emirates
03/26: DXB (09:05) to GRU (17:20) via Emirates
03/27: GRU (01:52) to PTY (06:40) via COPA CM702
We also have the following route from GRU to NAS (confirmed single ticket):
03/27: GRU (01:52) to PTY (06:40) via COPA CM702
03/27: PTY (07:48) to NAS (11:42) via COPA CM196
We can also get a single ticket:
03/27: PTY (07:48) to NAS (11:42) via COPA CM196
My question is this:
Brazil requires proof of evidence of onward travel in a single ticket. OK, this is satisfy by both tickets above.
Panama requires proof evidence of onward travel and in some stories online, they just need to see a ticket out of Panama even if it's a separate ticket. Based on all the evidence I gathered, it seems Panama doesn't really care about single or separate tickets.
In case they want a single ticket, having an additional ticket bought through COPA from GRU to NAS would satisfy this this requirement.
The problem is, if I bought the additional ticket, the same 2 passengers are registered on the same flight twice (GRU to PTY via CM702 flight). They will get boarding passes for both routes 24 hours before the journey starts (COPA might not let mobile checkin for Emirates originating ticket though). Also, with these 2 tickets, we will be not showing up for one ticket (emirates) in GRU to PTY even though we mobile check in.
Is that OK? Since COPA might not allow mobile check in when the originating airline is different (emirates), we can just dump the Emirates part of GRU to PTY and instead mobile check in for COPA part of GRU to PTY).
Best Answer
It'll likely depend on the airline, but I accidentally did this a few years back with Qantas - forgot I'd booked a flight, so booked it again. Qantas noted I had two seats on the same flight, and 'helpfully' cancelled BOTH of them. So a bit of a risk.
Also even if it lasts until the day, if the person for the second/third seat hasn't checked in for that seat, they may offer it to those on a waitlist.
Short version - I'd call the airlines and get the answer in writing before risking it.
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I strongly recommend against double booking.
For most airlines this violates the contract of carriage, so they have the right to cancel and they typically do.
You can find Copa's contract of carriage here: https://www.copaair.com/en/web/us/contract-of-carriage
In section 4.5.1 (c) it states
4.5.1. Reservation Cancellations. A reservation may be cancelled for the following reasons:
(c) By the CARRIER when a duplicate reservation is detected; in other words, more than one reservation for the same person for the same flight numbers.
Answer 3
This proposal has the same problem as your earlier idea of transiting via the UK (Do separate tickets satisfy the UK's DATV transit requirement for an onward ticket?)
When you board in CMB, your Emirates itinerary will only take you to PTY (Panama). Emirates will want to ensure you meet the requirements for Panama.
Either:
- They will accept the PTY-NAS ticket as evidence that you not attempt to stay in Panama. In which case there is no need to double book the third leg; or
- They will require a single itinerary to a destination that you hold a visa for, in which case you will need to show a Panamanian visa to board the first leg of the CMB-DBX-GRU-PTY itinerary.
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