Definition Of Open-Jaw Itinerary Flights
Book Flights Returning From Different Airport Open-jaw flights generally depart from one city, land in another city “W”, land in another city “X” and then depart from some other city “Y” and land in another city “Z”. This is a kind of chain that is followed. You don’t have to book one-way flights for this itinerary. Most airlines have options for booking multi-city flights.
How To Book A Multi-City Flight
- Go to the official website of the respective airline.
- After you click the ‘Flight’ option, the booking site will open. Click on the ‘Multi-City’ option.
- Click the ‘Leg’ option. Here add the number of destinations from your itinerary. You can always add a leg or minus it whenever you like.
- After you are done click on the ‘Search Flights’ option.
- After this, you will need to fill up the passenger details like name, passport information, email id, phone number, Date of birth.
- You will be directed to the payment page where you will need to select the mode of payment.
- After the payment, you will receive a mail containing the confirmation number of the booking.
- These options will save you from the hassle of booking one-way flights again and again.
Cost and cancellation fees of booking a multi-city flight
The flight charges have recently increased for several US Airlines. Earlier a passenger could book a multi-city flight at $800 -$900, but now these bookings may cost $2,000 or more. Earlier customers used to book combined destinations at a lower cost, now it has become more expensive. In case of cancellation policies if you don’t have a refundable ticket, then you will not get back your money. Most of the Airlines charge you for the restrictive segment i.e the expensive segment. On an average, all the international flights have a cancellation charge of $400. The cancellation fee also varies on whether you have canceled before departure or after traveling to one destination in your itinerary. Airlines like Ryanair forfeits the whole ticket value once canceled.
What are the advantages of booking open-jaw flights?
- The extra cost is minimal: you can add to your itinerary by paying an extra amount. Suppose you book a flight from Auckland to New Delhi which halts in Singapore. You can use the layover time to explore Singapore by using this multi-city ticket. If it was a direct flight from Auckland to New Delhi then the cost would have been surely less compared to the prior one but this one-way trip would be more time consuming with unnecessary stops.
- The perfect option for business travels: you can travel to several places at one go. Add up the specific places in your itinerary and cover them in a single trip.
- The best option when you are traveling with kids: A one way trip with your toddler can be very exhausting. With multi-city trips, you receive breaks often and can venture out to save yourself and your kid from constant boredom.
- Stress can be avoided: The one -way trips can irk you especially if you are a beginner. The long waits at airport lounges and the long journey can be physically tiring, but a multi-city trip can relax you for a while. It also adds a little bit of excitement.
