Australia - USA then domestic sectors

[Bagpuss]

Hi all,
I have a few trips coming up in which flying to the US I have to arrive and then do a domestic leg. I would prefer to use VA and their website doesn't allow multi stop international bookings so it's a case of phoning.

Though is it still best to book on one ticket so it's one PNR? My thinking if there's a delay or cancellation there's benefit being on one ticket .... OR is it of no cause for concern?

I'm looking at Sydney - New York, then Boston - Sydney as the routing.

 

[Obzerva]

Hi all,
I have a few trips coming up in which flying to the US I have to arrive and then do a domestic leg. I would prefer to use VA and their website doesn't allow multi stop international bookings so it's a case of phoning.

Though is it still best to book on one ticket so it's one PNR? My thinking if there's a delay or cancellation there's benefit being on one ticket .... OR is it of no cause for concern?

I'm looking at Sydney - New York, then Boston - Sydney as the routing.

I'd def include the domestic sectors as part of it, regardless of whether its VX or DL as the domestics, having the international baggage allowance as part of the ticket is a handy aspect that some people don't consider.

 

[antycbr]

Another option which I used was to book the flights on Expedia - same price as VA but able to do the open jaw. I am doing SYD-LAX-EWR then ORD-LAX-BNE-SYD in premium on VA and VX with VA flight numbers. Booking through an agent has drawbacks if you need to make changes to the ticket but it overcomes the issues with the VA website.