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Jan 2, 2010 | 10:53 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ranskis

I think that the restriction on the "open ends" applies only at origin: open jaw at origin requires the open segment to be within one country. But at destination I think there is no restriction, just that the open segment much be shorter than the longest (or shortest?) flown fare component. Can anyone comment on that? i am not 100% sure but would be interested in understanding it better.

To answer that, I tried pricing out both JFK-AMS//DKR-JFK (open jaw at destination) and AMS-JFK-DKR (open jaw at origin) on DL. Both priced as open jaws. This makes me think that instead of "Europe is considered one country" it's really "Area 2 is considered one country."

To test that... ORD-FRA//DEL-ORD (open jaw at destination) on AA prices as an open jaw, but DEL-ORD-FRA (open jaw at origin) does not price as an open jaw (requires two one-way fares at a much higher price). So that means (a) I think it really is "Area 2 is considered one country," and (b) to answer ranskis's question, I think you're completely right.

Incidentally, I recently purchased TLV-x/EWR-RDU//EWR-LON on CO; it priced as a double open jaw. That's in line with "Area 2 is considered one country" since the Middle East is Area 2.

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*I«                                                             
 1 AA  84S 01MAY J ORDFRA SS1   730P 1110A  02MAY S /DCAA /E    
 2 AA 293S 11MAY T DELORD SS1  1215A  500A /DCAA /E             
 3 AA  83S 12MAY W FRAORD SS1   225P  455P /DCAA /E             
 4 AA 292S 22MAY J ORDDEL SS1   720P  830P  23MAY S /DCAA /E    
WPS1/2«                                                         
01MAY DEPARTURE DATE-----LAST DAY TO PURCHASE 05JAN/2359        
       BASE FARE                     TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-    USD997.00                     90.40XT      USD1087.40ADT 
    XT     32.20US       5.50YC       7.00XY       5.00XA       
            2.50AY       5.70WO      28.00IN       4.50XF       
          997.00                     90.40           1087.40TTL 
ADT-01  SKW14AP SLXRIND                                         
 CHI AA FRA Q130.00 332.50SKW14AP/-DEL AA*AT*CHI Q160.00 374.00 
 SLXRIND NUC996.50END ROE1.00 XFORD4.5                          
NONREF/CHG FEE APPLIES/NO VALUE AFTER FLT TIME                  
FEE FOR CHANGE OR REFUND                                        
VALIDATING CARRIER - AA                                         
WPS3/4«                                                         
  ‡NO COMBINABLE FARES FOR CLASS USED‡53                        
WPS3/4‡NC«                                                      
12MAY DEPARTURE DATE-----LAST DAY TO PURCHASE 05JAN/2359        
       BASE FARE      EQUIV AMT      TAXES             TOTAL    
 1-   EUR3700.00     USD5320.00     100.00XT      USD5420.00ADT 
    XT     32.20US       5.50YC       7.00XY       5.00XA       
            2.50AY       9.40DE      33.90RA       4.50XF       
         3700.00        5320.00     100.00           5420.00TTL 
ADT-01  Y BJOWIND                                               
 FRA AA CHI Q133.38 4089.09Y AA*AT*DEL Q160.00 1100.00BJOWIND   
 NUC5482.47END ROE0.674722 XFORD4.5                             
NO REFUND FEE FOR CHANGE                                        
VALIDATING CARRIER - AA                                         
CHANGE BOOKING CLASS -   3Y 4B

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