paulinespens
Nov 7 2007, 04:48 PM
Anyone know any good sites or airlines who offer one way flights to US?
I don't wanna buy a return and not use it incase they see the K1 at the airport and think im not coming back etc. (throw away ticketing)
YuAndDan
Nov 7 2007, 04:54 PM
Airline cannot deny you travel based on K-1 visa, and RT ticket, pick what is cheaper, RT or OW.
http://travelocity.com/ will allow One-Way and compares many airlines, I then check the various airlines and see if they have better prices.
paulinespens
Nov 7 2007, 06:04 PM
QUOTE(YuAndDan @ Nov 7 2007, 09:54 PM)

Airline cannot deny you travel based on K-1 visa, and RT ticket, pick what is cheaper, RT or OW.
http://travelocity.com/ will allow One-Way and compares many airlines, I then check the various airlines and see if they have better prices.
I am reffering to having a return ticket and not useing it coming back. This is called throw away ticketing.
Lansbury
Nov 7 2007, 06:23 PM
QUOTE(YuAndDan @ Nov 7 2007, 02:54 PM)

Airline cannot deny you travel based on K-1 visa, and RT ticket, pick what is cheaper, RT or OW.
http://travelocity.com/ will allow One-Way and compares many airlines, I then check the various airlines and see if they have better prices.
Airlines can deny you travel for any reason they choose. Just because you have paid for a ticket doesn't mean they have to let you on the aircraft.
paulinespens
Nov 7 2007, 08:10 PM
Im reffering to the term used as throw away ticketing.
A one way ticket to usa from England is more expensive then a round trip.
Did anyone move to USA on a one way ticket or a round trip?
ajames79
Nov 7 2007, 10:15 PM
we didn't. We found it was cheaper to buy a Round Trip Ticket.
RosemarieL
Nov 8 2007, 06:06 AM
I have just bought a round trip ticket too. The one way tickets are far too expensive.
Gwen666
Nov 8 2007, 06:24 AM
We always buy round trip.
pucklechurch
Nov 8 2007, 07:16 AM
By using consolodating sites like Mobissimo.com or Kayak.com you can sometimes get a better deal as they check all other sites like CheapTickets, Expedia and Orbitz for you. Sometimes a single ticket does work out cheaper, sometimes it doesn't. On January 10th this year I purchased a one way ticket from Chicago to London for $320. This was a 'White Label' flight, in other words the airline details are not given until you've bought the ticket (presumably because the airline doesn't want to be seen giving low cost deals) but by noting the departure time I knew I'd flying United and not some God-forsaken comedy carrier like Air India or some Russian job.
annelizabeth
Nov 8 2007, 09:46 AM
When I came on my K1 I bought a one way ticket with Air India and I have to say that the service was awesome! Not only was it a darned sight cheaper than buying a return, but there was free booze and the food was the best airline grub I have ever tasted! They fly regularly to Chicago but I don't think the arrival time fitted in too well with the Louisville connections, so Al drove to pick me up. Their excess baggage charges weren't bad either.
Mind you, that was a couple of years ago ..................................!
John & Annie
Nov 8 2007, 11:11 AM
We found Aer Lingus to be pretty reasonable. If you are flying out of London and Virgin is a little more, I think it is worth it.
ddkm
Nov 8 2007, 04:18 PM
sta travel offer one way flights for half the price of return flights. BA american airlines and virgin all around the 200 mark london to JFK, also they offer maxijet flights oneway ldn to jfk for £300...bargain!!
freecake
Nov 9 2007, 04:03 PM
thanks for all the insight we'll be working on this very soon tooooo
paulinespens
Nov 9 2007, 05:54 PM
QUOTE(freecake @ Nov 9 2007, 09:03 PM)

thanks for all the insight we'll be working on this very soon tooooo
STA have some really good one way deals to NYC
Maria~n~Dane
Nov 9 2007, 06:02 PM
I found it cheaper to buy round trip, than a one way ticket. I just threw away my return ticket once i arrived in the states lol....
I flew US Airlines direct from Gatwick to Charlotte, NC for 512 pounds last year.
I use this site alot to check for cheap flights........
http://www.airline-network.co.uk/
psho
Nov 9 2007, 08:41 PM
One downside to the throw-away-the-return deal is that the airline can punish you by (OH NOOEZ!!!) stripping you of your frequent flier miles.
The way to avoid this is to not alert them to your frequent flier status when you book or board.
It's really absurd -- to fly one-way in January from LHR to SFO, Mr. Psho-to-be would have to pay $1400 one way (coach!!). We're tossing the return ticket.
paulinespens
Nov 9 2007, 09:19 PM
QUOTE(psho @ Nov 10 2007, 01:41 AM)

One downside to the throw-away-the-return deal is that the airline can punish you by (OH NOOEZ!!!) stripping you of your frequent flier miles.
The way to avoid this is to not alert them to your frequent flier status when you book or board.
It's really absurd -- to fly one-way in January from LHR to SFO, Mr. Psho-to-be would have to pay $1400 one way (coach!!). We're tossing the return ticket.
Thats what im gonna do
paulinespens
Nov 13 2007, 01:07 PM
Change of plan
Im going from Dublin = £210 one way to USA
I can either fly to Dublin 1hr 45 mins for immigration
Or get the Ferry from my home town
or get the train and ferry for £23 single
Amby
Nov 13 2007, 01:57 PM
we got Neil's one way ticket to the US..Evansville, IN which is small regional airport from Newcastle for 279 pounds and it was a week before christmas when we purchased the flight for 3 days later...I think that was a pretty good deal
paulinespens
Nov 13 2007, 02:13 PM
QUOTE(Amber&Neil @ Nov 13 2007, 06:57 PM)

we got Neil's one way ticket to the US..Evansville, IN which is small regional airport from Newcastle for 279 pounds and it was a week before christmas when we purchased the flight for 3 days later...I think that was a pretty good deal
I am going from Dublin. No point flying from Dublin as Im gonna be worried over connections.
The boat from Birkenhead takes 7 hours. For £99 I get a cabin and evening meal on the boat included. I get there for 5am then its take a taxi from Dublin Ferry Port too the Airport.
For that £99 extra its saving me worring about
Taxi to Liverpool and trainfare to Mancester Airport.
I can try sleep in cabin and get to Dublin Refreshed.
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