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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

I am flying 2morrow from LA to MNL using PAL,yes I bought a round trip tickets costs me about $1,300....last year the round trip tickets costs about $1,600 because the fuel price back then increased.

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

people do it all the time

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

I am flying 2morrow from LA to MNL using PAL,yes I bought a round trip tickets costs me about $1,300....last year the round trip tickets costs about $1,600 because the fuel price back then increased.

being an American citizen is not allowed to buy a ONE WAY tickets so I bought a ROUND TRIP tickets. the travel agent agent advise me to ask a refund when I get there.

"True Love is never associated with violence,deception,abuse ( emotional,physical or verbal) constant sacrifice for the good of only one person,jealousy,fear or mistrust"

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Help is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance is available in English and Spanish with access to more than 170 languages through interpreter services. If you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

I am flying 2morrow from LA to MNL using PAL,yes I bought a round trip tickets costs me about $1,300....last year the round trip tickets costs about $1,600 because the fuel price back then increased.

being an American citizen is not allowed to buy a ONE WAY tickets so I bought a ROUND TRIP tickets. the travel agent agent advise me to ask a refund when I get there.

i suppose buying a one way ticket from agent is not allowed, but if you will buy one directly from the airline ticketing office is no problem. my husband (USC) was able to purchased a one way ticket from american airlines on one of his PI trips and was ok. buying a one way ticket in PI for US is no problem as well.

have a safe trip and welcome home!

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

I am flying 2morrow from LA to MNL using PAL,yes I bought a round trip tickets costs me about $1,300....last year the round trip tickets costs about $1,600 because the fuel price back then increased.

being an American citizen is not allowed to buy a ONE WAY tickets so I bought a ROUND TRIP tickets. the travel agent agent advise me to ask a refund when I get there.

i suppose buying a one way ticket from agent is not allowed, but if you will buy one directly from the airline ticketing office is no problem. my husband (USC) was able to purchased a one way ticket from american airlines on one of his PI trips and was ok. buying a one way ticket in PI for US is no problem as well.

have a safe trip and welcome home!

Oh I see,,,I will do that next time, maybe the cost of the ticket is less expensive. thanks! :thumbs:

"True Love is never associated with violence,deception,abuse ( emotional,physical or verbal) constant sacrifice for the good of only one person,jealousy,fear or mistrust"

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Help is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance is available in English and Spanish with access to more than 170 languages through interpreter services. If you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

I am flying 2morrow from LA to MNL using PAL,yes I bought a round trip tickets costs me about $1,300....last year the round trip tickets costs about $1,600 because the fuel price back then increased.

being an American citizen is not allowed to buy a ONE WAY tickets so I bought a ROUND TRIP tickets. the travel agent agent advise me to ask a refund when I get there.

i suppose buying a one way ticket from agent is not allowed, but if you will buy one directly from the airline ticketing office is no problem. my husband (USC) was able to purchased a one way ticket from american airlines on one of his PI trips and was ok. buying a one way ticket in PI for US is no problem as well.

have a safe trip and welcome home!

Oh I see,,,I will do that next time, maybe the cost of the ticket is less expensive. thanks! :thumbs:

your welcome! :star:

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07.05.2011 – ROC Petition Filed
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05.18.2012 – 10-year GC Received
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06.24.2013 – N-400 Application Filed
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04.14.2014 – Applied for "Expedite Service" Passport (as PI travel date was fast approaching)
04.16.2014 – Passport Issued & Shipped
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Be careful in doing this round trip for one-way. I have heard that if you use a credit card for the puchase, the airlines will bill the difference if you don't take the second leg. I have never personally seen it happen, but I have read it in their TOS before. Also, if you buy it and only use the last leg, some airlines will cancel the entire ticket after a no-show on the first leg.

Just be careful and read the fine print.

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Take the cheapest possible. If round trip is cheaper than one way then go for it

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I am starting to search for non-stop flights from MNL using PAL and it seems that round trip tickets are like $300 less then one-way.

Anyone hear anything about people getting a round trip ticket and just not showing up for the return flight?

remember some airline will charge u penalty for the not using the return ticket, u make sure to read all the info about the ticket. i saw some where in vj about that. good luck, abby n sheryl

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Great responses. After thinking on it myself for awhile I came up with another concern. If they see a round trip ticket and the return flight to Manila was not used maybe the DHS, FBI, USCIS, all those agencies may think that they have a bad person here wanting to do harm to the USA? Isn't that like some terrorist thing like come to the country and then not leave when supposed to? My sweetie is no terrorist to the USA, but we joke that she is crazy and will only terrorize me :bonk:

I will check with the airlines.

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Be careful in doing this round trip for one-way. I have heard that if you use a credit card for the puchase, the airlines will bill the difference if you don't take the second leg. I have never personally seen it happen, but I have read it in their TOS before. Also, if you buy it and only use the last leg, some airlines will cancel the entire ticket after a no-show on the first leg.

Just be careful and read the fine print.

Scott

The airlines can not bill you more for not using the return ticket.

You can not use the last leg, if the first leg is not used first.

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Great responses. After thinking on it myself for awhile I came up with another concern. If they see a round trip ticket and the return flight to Manila was not used maybe the DHS, FBI, USCIS, all those agencies may think that they have a bad person here wanting to do harm to the USA? Isn't that like some terrorist thing like come to the country and then not leave when supposed to? My sweetie is no terrorist to the USA, but we joke that she is crazy and will only terrorize me :bonk:

I will check with the airlines.

No, just give the aorline a call a couple days before the return flight is due and say you want to cancel it. I did it and they took care of it for me. Thatw as United though.

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Me too! Hubby bought roundtrip for me since it was way cheaper than the one-way flights.

I feel bad for the airline though, probably they were calling my name a dozen of times when I didn't showed up! Haha! :blink:

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