How can I make reservations for Code Share flights bypassing Air Ticket search engines?
I’m trying to figure out how I can get on specific flights to maximize my holiday time at my destination.
For my upcoming holiday, the specific flight I want departs at 10:00 on the primary carrier and is code shared with a sister airline (both are Star Alliance airlines).
The return flight departs at 01:00 on the sister airline (this particular flight is not code shared).
Now I’ve contacted the sister airline and their representative stated it’s not possible to book a reservation on a code shared flight, I would have to book my reservation on the primary carrier.
So, in effect, I would either have to book one-way travel on each of these airlines or only fly with one airline and not be able to maximize my time at my holiday destination.
So again, I ask, how can I make a reservation for a flight on a code shared flight without using an Air Ticket search engine? Yes, I can make my flight reservations via an Air Ticket search engine for the code shared flight (I’ve already researched this option) but the cost is more expensive than booking with one airline.
Suggestions?
Thanks.
Then what’s the purpose of identifying flights as code shared? If we can’t directly purchase those code shared flights, then why list them at all? I don’t understand the purpose of marketing something but not selling it. Please explain.
You already have the answers to your questions, you yourself cannot make “code share flight” booking for a “sister” airline. Code share is an arrangement among airlines to maximize their operation and routes thus getting more customers. If any passenger can book only a “sister” flight using the primary carrier, it would be like booking directly with the sister airline by passing the primary carrier, so airlines do not allow this, it’s like losing a customer. Search engines are able to give you this choice because they are linked to all sorts of travel agents who can issue multi carrier tickets at a cheaper price than yourself. But as you already noted, it is still more expensive than booking a return ticket with one airline.
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