Two people travelling from different departures to the same destination?
My girlfriend and I are living apart for a few months due to work. However my sister is having a wedding in September in the UK that we're both going to. I'm trying to find flights where we can meet somewhere in the continent of America and fly to Europe together (she's terrified of flying - particularly over water!).
I'm finding this an incredibly involved and complicated process. Is there any kind of site out there that can help me find flights - or am I stuck doing this manually?
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My boyfriend and I are in a long distance relationship and we decided to make a site to help people find flights from two different departure airports to a common destination: www.tripmatch.org
Enter two departure destinations and it will find you cheap destinations you can both fly to.
Our site is still in beta and it works best for finding destinations in Europe at the moment, but please leave us some feedback! If enough people like the idea, we will continue to develop it and add more features.
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Can you link two separate flights with the same airline?
A: It depends, but the general rule is NO. Some airlines will through check baggage onto separately ticketed flights, but some won't (even if both tickets are with the same airline). Some airlines will take pity if your delay is due to them, but others don't.Can a flight ticket be used by another person?
Unfortunately, no. Airline tickets are non-transferable. This simply means that you cannot give it to someone else at all. In fact, the airlines require you to give identifying details like your birthday to safeguard against someone changing the name on a ticket.How do you book one person one way and one person return?
Book the flights required for one person, then book the second set of flights for the other person, making sure they are on the same flights (as required) for the second person. If that seems too difficult, phone the airline and tell them what you require and book with them over the phone.Do connecting flights wait for passengers?
No, if your first flight is delayed and you won't make it in time to catch your connecting flight, the plane won't wait for you. However, if you're travelling on a through-ticket, the airline must rebook you on their next available flight to your destination, provided that there are seats available.Ex: Find the Rate of Two Cyclist Traveling Toward Each Other
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Answer 2
Honestly, aside from an answer like "flight booking engines" which you've looked at, there's not much else you could do. You can, for example, on kayak.com, enter in the source airport as "MEX,BOS" to see flights from either, but it's not going to show you two heads connecting into one, it'll simply show you the cheapest from one of them, whichever that is. However that might help you get an idea of what's available.
Otherwise, I'd suggest flightfox (they're a paid service, but there's a discount code in my profile) - disclosure, I occasionally compete on there as one of their 'experts'. This way you could specify that you're looking for flights from MEX->LON AND BOS->LON with a connection state-side, and they could find it for you. Don't worry that it sounds like a complex flight, they often deal with more complex than that, and they may also find cheaper flights than you've found so far. Just a thought.
Answer 3
Why not get your girlfriend to fly to Boston - Aeromexico do a direct flight - and meet her at Logan? In September, that flight arrives at 9:35pm, so you could get the 10:40pm British Airways flight to London that same evening. However, 55 minutes to change planes is quite tight, so if you would prefer more time for the changeover, she could get the same flight the day before and you could have the day together in Boston.
Edit: Sorry, only just noticed the date was 3 years ago! Not sure why it showed up at the top of the travel list.
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