How to book flights when travelling together with slightly different itineraries?

Two of my relatives are going to travel together from BOM-ORD.

One of them will stay in US while other will go back in a month or so.

How do I go about buying this itinerary?

Two one-way flights and one one-way return flight (Expensive, as I don't get benefit of relatively lower costs of round trip)
One one-way flight and one round trip (too much hassle, also not sure if it's possible to connect these kind of itinerary so they can get seats together n all, also what if I bought one ticket and before I get other one, thing gets sold out! :o )
Better ideas please??

Thanks

Best Answer

Book two round-trip flights and throw away the return portion for one of the passengers. People routinely do it all the time.

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Can I book two different flights at the same time?

But the answer to the question is no \u2014 it is absolutely not against the law to book two tickets for the same day on the same route.

Do we get a separate itinerary if we get same flight?

When you have one ticket and multiple airlines, they will be able to see the complete itinerary from a review of the e-ticket and check you in accordingly.

How do I book a flight for 2 people with different return dates?

Do the bookings at the same time so both can see the open seats at the same time and then make sure to pick seats next to each other. Then when the reservations are made, call up the airline and give them the two reservation codes so they know you are traveling together on the outbound flight.

How do I book a flight with different arrival and departure cities?

To book an open-jaw itinerary, go to an airline's or online travel agency's website and click on the link reading \u201cMulti-city,\u201d \u201cAdvanced Search,\u201d or \u201cMore Search Options\u201d near the reservations form on the homepage. You will then see a page that will allow you to enter more than one city pair and date range.

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