Definition:
Considered an illegal practice by the airlines. When a passenger does not meet the requirements of a discounted ticket (usually the Saturday night stay requirement), and is traveling more than once to a destination on business, a passenger may purchase two tickets.
For one ticket, the city of origin is the starting and ending point of the ticket. For the other, the destination city serves as the starting point of the ticket. Airlines that discover back to back ticketing may issue a warning; confiscate the ticket; assess a fee; etc.
For example, a passenger is traveling from Houston to Cleveland two weeks in a row from Monday to Wednesday both times. The first ticket would read Houston-Cleveland(first Monday), and Cleveland-Houston(second Wednesday). The second ticket would be Cleveland-Houston(first Wednesday), and Houston-Cleveland(second Monday).
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