One way plane ticket significantly more expensive than return...will a return be okay?

[TBoneTX 45,044]

2 hours ago, j26 said:

technically we’ll be south of it though? Not sure what that makes me 🤣

You'll be a real Texan, ma'am.  

However, you'll probably talk funny for a while. 

[SL2024 61]

@j26 did you manage to cancel the return journey? Did you have to pay any amendment or cancellation fees and did you get a refund?

[j26 10]

3 hours ago, SL2024 said:

@j26 did you manage to cancel the return journey? Did you have to pay any amendment or cancellation fees and did you get a refund?

Hey!

 

I flew with British Airways and I cancelled the return leg a couple of days after I landed. I didn’t have to pay any fees, however I didn’t get any refund at all (which I knew would happen)

 

I also kept my cancellation confirmation email just in case! 

[SL2024 61]

1 hour ago, j26 said:

Hey!

 

I flew with British Airways and I cancelled the return leg a couple of days after I landed. I didn’t have to pay any fees, however I didn’t get any refund at all (which I knew would happen)

 

I also kept my cancellation confirmation email just in case! 

Thank you for getting back to me and letting me know!

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,086]

On 3/8/2024 at 3:37 PM, TBoneTX said:

We ain't the Colonies, li'l filly.

 

North of Interstate 10 = you're a Yankee

South of Interstate 10 = you might be OK

 

Seems weird that I'm more of a Yankee in the suburbs of Raleigh than I was in San Diego ...

[TBoneTX 45,044]

5 minutes ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Seems weird that I'm more of a Yankee in the suburbs of Raleigh than I was in San Diego ...

And you will be, either forever or for another full year.

[DELTAFOXTROT 44]

On 3/8/2024 at 7:11 AM, j26 said:

Hi All!

Planning to move to the US from the UK on my visa in the next couple of months but a one way is around £500 MORE than a standard return. Has anyone had any experience of booking a return, then cancelling the return leg once they're in the US? (I don't expect a refund!) 

 

Thank you in advance! 

That's odd, I have never seen a round trip being that much more expensive, What airline?  I fly Delta and American quit a bit and check one way vs roundtrip and it always about half price maybe a 20% more for one ways but never seen a one way be that much higher.

[j26 10]

On 9/27/2024 at 8:03 AM, DELTAFOXTROT said:

That's odd, I have never seen a round trip being that much more expensive, What airline?  I fly Delta and American quit a bit and check one way vs roundtrip and it always about half price maybe a 20% more for one ways but never seen a one way be that much higher.

This was with British Airways and internationally I think a lot of the time it's the norm if I am not mistaken. It definitely was when I was doing my research at the time. 

[DELTAFOXTROT 44]

6 hours ago, j26 said:

This was with British Airways and internationally I think a lot of the time it's the norm if I am not mistaken. It definitely was when I was doing my research at the time. 

I have made many many trips to and from Philippines last decade or so mostly on Delta, and usually one way it about a tad less than half of roundtrip.

 

What you do if you ever have that scenario again, Is book roundtrip, and make sure you have a frequent flyer account with British Airways and then cancel the return ticket, then you get half of it as credit to use in the future.  I do this quit often with Delta Airlines, and you have a year to use your "E-Credits", if you can't fly within a year, then you rebook again a ticket and burn up as much credit you can and extend the credit for another year.

[j26 10]

4 minutes ago, DELTAFOXTROT said:

I have made many many trips to and from Philippines last decade or so mostly on Delta, and usually one way it about a tad less than half of roundtrip.

 

What you do if you ever have that scenario again, Is book roundtrip, and make sure you have a frequent flyer account with British Airways and then cancel the return ticket, then you get half of it as credit to use in the future.  I do this quit often with Delta Airlines, and you have a year to use your "E-Credits", if you can't fly within a year, then you rebook again a ticket and burn up as much credit you can and extend the credit for another year.

Not for me, I did research and Reddit said that a lot of the time one ways are more expensive than round trips, I guess we’ve just had different experiences! At the time the only airlines flying into Austin were British Airways and AA as they are partnered and there was no other option for me. It worked out though! 

[SL2024 61]

It was the same for me as well where one way cost more than return

[Melancholic Mage 89]

Just to add to this, I entered US on October 1st via Dublin as my POE. Flying from UK to Dublin then Dublin to USA was cheaper for me and oddly enough, a one-way flight from Dublin was THE SAME PRICE as a return. So I opted for the one-way. 

[SL2024 61]

1 hour ago, Melancholic Mage said:

Just to add to this, I entered US on October 1st via Dublin as my POE. Flying from UK to Dublin then Dublin to USA was cheaper for me and oddly enough, a one-way flight from Dublin was THE SAME PRICE as a return. So I opted for the one-way. 

 

I think that is probably of when travelling from Dublin they don't have any passenger duty tax (I think) unlike the UK (if they do then it isn't as much as the UK) but you get the benefit of pre clearance in Dublin but also depends if you want to get there direct or not and how much of a saving there is.

Edited October 6 by SL2024
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