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Old Jun 6, 2009 | 4:45 pm
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Originally Posted by aaupgrade
All correct except, that it is an AONE3 purchased on April 9 during the 10% promo.
OK, be careful with this. I'm in the same boat with my currently open AONE3, purchased during the sale at YYZ, priced ex-ICN. You need to be careful that nothing you do invokes a reissue. A reissue will likely require that you pay up to current prices, and you'll be in for a big surprise.

I would like to have the AONE3 bought ex-ICN during the sale reissued to an AONE4. Some posters here say that I should be able to get the sale price, that pricing is based on pricing in effect when the original ticket was purchased. So far, though, the tariff desk has taken the position that reissue means reissue at today's price. Right now, I'm taking the approach that if I call every month or so, I may eventually hit upon a tariff desk agent who will see it my way. OTOH, this is beginning to feel like the triumph of hope over experience.


Originally Posted by aaupgrade
If I understand you correctly, when I go to get the paper ticket reprinted after dating the remaining segments, you are saying they will want to convert it to an e-ticket? I can live with that.

That is good news that I can get it printed and/or converted to an e-ticket at any ticket office or airport ticket counter.
Just don't expect to get it done in five minutes. When I did this, I stood at the BOS ticket counter for more than two hours. I suspected that trying to get this done on the way to a flight wouldn't work, so I made a separate trip to the airport. I live close enough that it wasn't a problem.

Good luck. If you have the time, it would be interesting if you can report back to FT on how it went for you.
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