Originally Posted by
SwissexLUG
Hi folks! A friend of mine is thinking about booking a Circle Atlantic and I have some questions for you. I hope you can help me out.
I was going to try and reply yesterday but then decided it would be better left to someone who might actually
know the answers. However, as no-one has responded so far ....
Originally Posted by
SwissexLUG
1) The fare rules/rule sheet cannot be downloaded from the OW site. Where can these be found online?
The 'space' for the Rule Sheet is obviously there but I guess they forgot to post it! Send a message to oneworld and let them know it's missing. Someone here may have access to one of the airlines' files that have the rules.
Originally Posted by
SwissexLUG
2) Does the fare book into L for economy like xONEx fares?
I would assume yes - no obvious reason why it would be different.
Originally Posted by
SwissexLUG
3) Are stopovers allowed in the continent of origin?
Continent - presumably yes. Country - no.
The material on the oneworld site says "Only one stopover is permitted at any point (Exception: no stopovers are permitted in the country of origin). A maximum of two stopovers are allowed per region (Europe/Middle East / North America / South America). Where a passenger disembarks at one point and re-embarks at a subsequent point enroute, the points count as a single stopover. Additional stopover cannot be purchased for the country of origin. Additional stopovers restricted to two stopovers per region."
Originally Posted by
SwissexLUG
4) Is a surface sector allowed at the end of the itinerary? OW seems to sasy no, but I'm not sure (they only talk about intermediate surface sector, thus leading me to think that such sectors are not possible at the beginning and at the end of an itinerary).
The oneworld site says "Travel must originate and terminate in the same country."
Implication is that an open-jaw at the end is ok, as long as you return to the country of origin.
For Circle Pacific tickets, the rules say -
"Travel may originate at any point for which fares are published and must terminate at the same point, except that origin-destination surface segments are permitted as follows:
(a) within country of origin
(b) between USA and Canada"
I would assume the Circle Atlantic rule is the same.
Originally Posted by
SwissexLUG
5) Does the ECAA exception apply to Circle Atlantic fares as well? My friend would book in ZRH, but start from LHR. If this is possible: what's best to book the ticket? Do everything directly with AA in ZRH, book with the RTW desk and then contact ZRH for ticket issue or book and issue with AA in the UK (if they accept foreign credit cards by phone)?
I would assume it applies (assuming ZRH is in the ECAA). However, I don't think it helps. You presumably want the SWF fare, as it is lower than the UK fare. You start with the fare from the country of origin (UK) and if that fare is lower than the country of sale (CH) then you pay the higher country-of-sale fare - except if you're in the ECAA, where you can insist on the lower fare. If you were starting in ZRH but issuing the ticket in the UK, then you could insist on the lower ZRH fare even though the ticket was sold in the UK. However, it doesn't work the other way round.