Travel question: Can I fly solo if my ‘partner’ can’t make the flight?

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Two into one does go... but give the airline a chance to resell the ticket (Getty)

Q You wrote about potential problems if someone books a trip but doesn’t fly all the legs. Is there a problem if two people book a flight together and only one flies?

David C

A Almost always not. It is fairly common for two people to be booked on the same flight (and have the same reservation code, known as the PNR) but for only one of them to travel. That might be because of unexpected work commitments, illness or the breakdown of the relationship. The legal position applied by the airline to the missing person is usually: “You are a no-show and we are keeping all your money, as we warned you.”