US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-2005 America West merger) - Question about changing unrestircted F (F8F) tickets

I am not very familiar with the US rules on changing the unrestricted F tickets, so maybe someone more familiar with US will be able to help.
First, how far out can I move the date of the flight? Until the end of the schedule?

Can I change the routing, or do I have to take the most direct one? Can I change the routing to include more flights operated by a partner (UA) ?

How long before or after the ticket date can I change the ticket. Let's say I missed the flight for which I am ticketed. Can I call US afterwards and rebook it for a later date without any extra fees?

Finally, I know that the ticket will earn 150% EQM. How many award miles will I earn as a UA Prem Exec? 200% or 300% ?

Thanks

All of these questions are probably best answered by calling US Airways Reservations.

You need to know the exact fare basis to answer some of these questions. Can you post it?

Fare details for F8F
BK CODE
F -
PENALTY
CHANGES CHANGES PERMITTED NOTE - EARLIER/ LATER SAME DAY STANDBY IS PERMITTED - ALL FARE RULES MUST BE MET
SEASONS
NO SEASON RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
BLACKOUTS
NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLT APPL
NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
STOPOVERS
NO ENROUTE STOPOVERS PERMITTED. A STOPOVER OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOES NOT DEPART AN INTERMEDIATE POINT WITHIN 4 HOURS.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS
NO SALES RESTRICTION APPLY.
SURCHGS
FUEL SURCHG OF USD 9.30 PER ADT/CHD APPLIES IN EACH DIRECTION. APPLIES TO DOMESTIC SECTOR. SURCHG MAY BE CONVERTED AT BSR.
DISCOUNTS
50 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INS PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE. ONLY 2 PSGRS ARE PERMITTED AT THIS DISCOUNT PER ADT PSGR. INS PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. - - - - NO FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INF PSGR UNDER 2 YRS OF AGE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT. INF PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. *** ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - NO DISCOUNT - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 50 PERCENT OF THE FARE - TICKET DESIGNATOR - INF50 - MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT BY AN ADULT - 2ND AND EACH ADDITIONAL INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - NO DISCOUNT - UNACCOMPANIED CHILD 5-11 - NO DISCOUNT.
REROUTE
SEE PENALTY.
TRANSFERS
6 TRANSFERS PERMITTED, 3 IN EACH DIRECTION.
COMBINATIONS
CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CIRCLE TRIP/SINGLE OR DOUBLE OPEN JAW - -MAY BE COMBINED WITH ANY ONE WAY/ROUND TRIP FARE GOVERNED BY ANY RULE IN ANY TARIFF VIA ANY CARRIER. -MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY. NOTE: WHEN COMBINED ON A HALF ROUND TRIP BASIS WITH A ROUND TRIP FARE TO FORM ROUND/CIRCLE/OPEN JAW TRIPS--THE MOST RESTRICTIVE PROVISIONS APPLY. THESE INCLUDE MIN/MAX STAY- RESERVATIONS/TICKET REQUIREMENTS -STOPOVER PROVISIONS-CANCEL/CHANGE FEES OR COMBINATION PROVISIONS. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY CIRCLE TRIP - -PERMITTED. -UNLIMITED FARE BREAKS/STOPOVERS PERMITTED. OPEN JAW - -SINGLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED AT EITHER ORIGIN OR DESTINATION. DOUBLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED. END-ON-END - -PERMITTED. TRAVEL MUST BE VIA THE FARE COMBINATION POINT. CO-TERMINALS - -THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME POINT EWR - HPN - NYC - ISP, LAX - ONT - SNA, OAK - SFO - SJC, BED - BOS, BWI - WAS, FLL - MIA, ORF - PHF.
OPEN RTN
ALLOWED.
REFUNDS
SEE PENALTY.
CO-TERMINALS
-THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME POINT EWR - HPN - NYC - ISP, LAX - ONT - SNA, OAK - SFO - SJC, BED - BOS, BWI - WAS, FLL - MIA, ORF - PHF.
MISC
PROPOSED VOLUNTARY CHANGES - REFER TO PENALTIES CATEGORY.

If these are by any chance the mistake F fares to ART, LEB, etc. they can be changed without restriction...but I believe you'll have to pay the applicable fare difference, which will likely be a couple of thousand dollars.

If these are by any chance the mistake F fares to ART, LEB, etc. they can be changed without restriction...but I believe you'll have to pay the applicable fare difference, which will likely be a couple of thousand dollars.

The rules don't mention any change fees. It looks like an unrestricted F to me...

Change fee is the $100 "conveinence fee" to make a change. Difference in fare if you change cities etc always applies -- you get a $2 credit (or whatever the original fare was) towards whatever the new itinerary goes for.

If these are by any chance the mistake F fares to ART, LEB, etc. they can be changed without restriction...but I believe you'll have to pay the applicable fare difference, which will likely be a couple of thousand dollars.

If the traveler wants only to change dates, but not city pairs, why would a fare difference apply on an F fare, fully changeable?

I speculate any change before departure will trigger a refare at then current F fare.

Last July, when US had those unrestricted, refundable $49 transcon T fares, if you wanted to change the dates, there was no change fee but you had to pay the change in fare even where there was availability in T. I know it's not the same as the F8F, but it sounds like the policy would be the same.

Last July, when US had those unrestricted, refundable $49 transcon T fares, if you wanted to change the dates, there was no change fee but you had to pay the change in fare even where there was availability in T. I know it's not the same as the F8F, but it sounds like the policy would be the same.

Yes, if you try to change one of those F8F fares online, you are invited to pay the fare difference. I wonder though, if the same applies to changes done over the phone. I always thought that on pure date / time changes, the fare wouldn't be recalculated... :confused:

I always thought that on pure date / time changes, the fare wouldn't be recalculated... :confused:


Think about it. If this were true, there would be one set of flights that everyone would book and then change the date/times to what they really need.

If I buy something that is cheap because it is in a low demand period I shouldn't be able to trade up for a more expensive identical item that is much more expensive during a high demand period - it just doesn't make sense.

I always thought that on pure date / time changes, the fare wouldn't be recalculated... :confused:

It just appears that way because there is often no difference in fare if the bucket has inventory. This happens a lot when you have a pricier ticket because those buckets don't sell out very easily. But with a sale fare like this you can bet that won't be the case.

Alright, so if I understand this correctly, even there is inventory in the F bucket, my ticket would have to repriced to change the dates?
I guess I misunderstood just how flexible the flexible tickets are :(