Originally Posted by Carol_Hill
Yes, definitely can be cheaper, BUT! Kind of risky. If you book one ticket and your flight gets messed up, the airline(s) is still responsible for getting you there. If you book separate tickets and something happens, you could be SOL. Your outbound flight is delayed, and you are just a no-show on the second flight, and they don't have to accommodate you at all. Same on the way home. Generally not worth the risk to me. Your mileage may vary..


We did this very thing last May with success -- booked Jet Blue to/from San Juan and Intercaribbean to/from EIS. Left plenty of time to get our bags and go out to the main terminal to check in for the flight to Tortola. Carol is correct that it can be risky but it saved us a bundle. We are doing the same thing in June for our upcoming 2 week charter...we were actually discussing it just this morning because JB moved their flight time back three hours and we now get into San Juan at 8:41 a.m. and don't leave for Tortola until 2:30. Intercaribbean has an 11am and I thought about calling to try to switch us and decided.....nah.....why risk it? We can see if they'll change us day of...if not, we'll take our bags to lunch and come back....

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