Originally Posted by
christep
Because all the open segments will be on BA, AY or CX, not on AA. I fear they will insist on "revalidating" on open coupon when I attempt to check in for the flight.
It's not based on any rule of the ticket - simply that BA & CX certainly try to charge for anything they possibly can these days. I suspect CX may try to invoke this rule which they have promulgated:
Code:
Service fee for rebooking and reissue applies to the service request on or
after 1 January 2007 when CX Reservation, Ticketing and Airport offices in Hong
Kong are contacted to make voluntary changes on bookings or tickets.
1. HKD300 per person per transaction for voluntary changes on bookings /
tickets made through CX Reservation, Ticketing and Airport offices in
Hong Kong.
2. Applies to Non-CX or Non-KA ticket stock regardless of issue place.
3. Applies to any types of fares regardless the class of travel except
Frequent Flyer Program and Non-fare paid ticket.
4. Applies to all categories of passenger except ID / AD ticket holder.
5. Collects on top of any applicable surcharge / penalty within the fare
condition.
6. This service fee is non-refundable.
7. This service fee is not interlinable.
Even though an open paper coupon is perfectly valid as is and does not require any changes in order to be valid on any flight for which I hold a reservation.
How come you can't ask AA to make the booking then, are you scare that the booking in Sabre might not reflect properly in CUPID?