Originally Posted by
NDFan
I have a vested interest in this question also, so I just called AA RTW again and was told quite definitely that any change (including date/time/carrier) to the first flight, will require re-issue and repricing at the then current prices and rules. Thus you would lose the 10% discount and be subject to any subsequent price increases.
Unfortunately this is the same answer that I got last year, when the more important issue was whether a 20 segment RTW would be reduced to 16 segments if you wanted to change the first flight. (Yes it would!).
It does mean that you have to pick your first flight VERY carefully!
Happy Travels.
I was told today by the AA RTW desk that it's not just the first flight, but that
any changes to the first
inter-continental flights, would incur a $125 fee. So, for an ex-ICN DONE4, starting ICN-HKG-SYD, changing anything, including the date or carrier, for either the ICN-HKG or the HKG-SYD flight, would cause the fee.
Originally Posted by
AAaLot
What is the possible legal / rule reason when it seems like other OneWorld partners do not charge? Does anyone see any ambigous rule interpretation? Seems if it got into a legal fight that the passenger should prevail.
I don't see anything in the OW rules that justify a fee. On the contrary, an ex-Asia xONEx should permit changes for free, according to my reading of the rules:
16. VOLUNTARY CHANGES/REROUTING/PENALTIES
Penalties as described below may be waived in case of certified death/illness of the passenger or
passenger’s immediate family member or accompanying passenger.
Local service fees may apply on rebooking, rerouting, reissue or refund.
(a) Rebooking/Rerouting
(1) Prior to departure
(a) Origin TC1
(1) After ticket issuance - changes to the first international flight and preceding flights are not
permitted less than seven days prior to the date of the first ticketed flight. Date/time/oneworld
carrier/inventory changes to other flights permitted provided ticketed points remain the same.
(2) Changes other than to Date/time/oneworld carrier/inventory permitted at a charge of
USD125.00 per transaction.
(b) Origin TC2/3
(1) After ticket issuance - date/time/oneworld carrier/inventory changes are permitted provided
ticketed points remain the same.
(2) Changes other than to Date/time/oneworld carrier/inventory permitted at a charge of
USD125.00 per transaction.
16(a)(1)(b)(1) says to me that date/time/carrier/inventory changes, even to first flights, are permitted for free.