Is a one-way business class ticket more expensive?
A ticket for one direction only. On many international routes a business class one-way costs close to a round trip; some airlines price it at about half.
One-way ticket, explained
On many international routes airlines price one-way business class fares high, so a one-way can cost nearly as much as a round trip. Some airlines, especially on routes with strong competition, price one-ways at about half.
When the return date is unsure, a round trip with a changeable return, or an open jaw, can price better than two one-ways.
Open-jaw and multi-city tickets solve many of the same problems as one-ways, because they are priced as one journey.
On a business class trip
A traveler moving abroad compares a one-way business class fare with a round trip whose return is simply not flown, keeping in mind that skipping a flight can break the fare rules.
Related terms
- Open-jaw ticket
A round trip that flies into one city and home from another, or leaves from a different city than it returns to. It is priced as one ticket, not two one-ways.
- Fare rules
The conditions attached to a fare: whether you can change or cancel, at what cost, the minimum and maximum stay, stopovers and open jaws.
- Multi-city ticket
One ticket with three or more flights between different cities, priced and issued together rather than as separate tickets.
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