Open jaw return on Virgin Atlantic website

1. How do I book an open jaw ticket?
2. Which airlines allow open jaw?
3. How do I book an open flight?
4. What does open jaw mean in airline travel?
5. Are open jaw flights more expensive?
6. What is Open ticket for flight?
7. Is it cheaper to buy one way or round trip?
8. What is double open jaw?
9. Why is it called open jaw?
10. Can I buy a round trip ticket with an open return date?
11. Can I buy a plane ticket with no date?
12. How do I get an open return airline ticket?

How do I book an open jaw ticket?

How to book open jaw flights with Alternative Airlines?

1. When using the search bar for Alternative Airlines, select multi-city flights. ...
2. On this page, you'll see options for both legs of your open jaw flights.
3. Select which airline you want to fly on for each flight and then select 'confirm selection'.

Which airlines allow open jaw?

Airlines Which Allow Stopovers and Open-Jaws

How do I book an open flight?

Choose a departure airport and write down where you wish to go. Consult a calendar to pick a loose date for your return. Some airlines allow you to purchase an open-ended ticket as long as the return flight is redeemed within one year from your departure. A few airlines allow only a seven-day window for adjustments.

What does open jaw mean in airline travel?

An open-jaw flight is a roundtrip itinerary that arrives in one city but departs from another. ... Open-jaw flights allow travelers to see two destinations in one trip without backtracking to the initial destination to catch their flight home.

Are open jaw flights more expensive?

While you might expect open jaw tickets to cost more than simple roundtrip tickets, they're usually comparable in price, which means when we send out a deal like “Europe in the $200s/$300s from all over the US” there's a good chance you could find your perfect open jaw itinerary for a similar price.

What is Open ticket for flight?

Open ticket means that the return date is not fixed. The date of the first flight is set (although typically this can be changed for a fee). Assuming that it is an unrestricted ticket that means that you can get a return flight on any date usually up to a year after your outbound flight.

Is it cheaper to buy one way or round trip?

Sometimes, one-way tickets are a better deal

On the smaller, discount airlines, one-way fares are often exactly half the total of round-trip fares. Fly one way or the other, doesn't matter; you pay the same per mile.

What is double open jaw?

What's a Double Open-Jaw? A double open-jaw is when you depart from city A and fly to city B, but return from city C to city D. You have an open-jaw on both ends of the trip. For example, you fly New York – London and Paris – Miami all on one ticket – that's a double open-jaw.

Why is it called open jaw?

I like my trips to be journeys, moving adventures that begin in one place and end in another. And one way make that happen is to fly “open jaw.” As I hope this gif illustrates, the reason this type of flying is called “open jaw” is because the two flights create a triangle that looks kind of like an open mouth.

Can I buy a round trip ticket with an open return date?

Before and shortly after deregulation, you could usually buy an “open” ticket: a round-trip with a firm departure flight reservation but with the return date left to be determined at a later time, at the regular round-trip price. Now, however, they're generally not available at or even near the lowest levels of fares.

Can I buy a plane ticket with no date?

Yes, you can buy a full fare ticket. You will have to book it for a departure date, but as it is an unrestrickted ticket you can make unlimited changes, as well as get a full refund if you decide not to use it. ... It may be cheaper to buy a ticket last minute, but by doing so you risk there not being any available seats.

How do I get an open return airline ticket?

However, your flexible airline ticket can be used as an open ended airline ticket. Simply buy a flexible flight with a return date that is as far in the future as possible to buy and then contact Alternative Airlines when and if you want to bring forward the return date of that flight.