Negotiating prices with airlines?
I'm traveling Toronto -> Chicago -> Tokyo -> Havana -> Toronto, all immediately after each other.
Skyscanner and Google Flights both (surprisingly) say that it's CHEAPER to do three separate 2-way flights:
- Toronto <-> Chicago
- Toronto <-> Tokyo
- Toronto <-> Havana
I would be willing to pay a bit more for 4 one-way tickets than the 3 two-way tickets, and this would also be better for the airline (Air Canada or United) since they would have to give me 4 boarding passes rather than 6 (!!). However, where would I even begin if I wanted to negotiate such a deal?
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However, where would I even begin if I wanted to negotiate such a deal?
Nowhere. There is no such thing as 'negotiating' with an airline, unless you're:
- Getting bumped off an overbooked flight
- Booking tickets for 50+ people at once
- Working for a corporate sales office that handles tickets for a big organization
So forget it and go for hidden city ticketing or any other viable option on your route.
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