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Here are the rules for VLX21AP LAX-FCO:
NONREFUNDABLE APEX SPECIAL FARE FARE
BK CODE
V -
PENALTY
CANCELLATIONS ANY TIME TICKET IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN CASE OF CANCEL/NO-SHOW/ REFUND. WAIVED FOR SCHEDULE
CHANGE/ILLNESS OR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - WAIVER ALSO APPLIES FOR TRAVELING COMPANION. IF
ANY PART OF THE TICKET IS UNUSED IT HAS NO VALUE AFTER TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE SUBSEQUENT TICKET COUPONS ALSO
HAVE NO VALUE. CHANGES BEFORE DEPARTURE CHARGE USD 200.00. WAIVED FOR SCHEDULE CHANGE/ILLNESS OR DEATH OF
PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - WAIVER ALSO APPLIES TO TRAVELING COMPANION. --- INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PAYS
10PCT. NO CHILD DISCOUNT APPLIES. --- THE ORIGINAL NON-REFUNDABLE AMOUNT REMAINS NON-REFUNDABLE. --- CHANGES ARE
PERMITTED ON / PRIOR TO THE TICKETED DEPARTURE DATE OF EACH FLIGHT PROVIDED THE NEW ITINERARY MEETS ALL THE
PROVISIONS OF THE NEW FARE PURCHASED I.E. ADVANCE RESERVATION/TICKET PURCHASE MINIMUM /MAXIMUM STAY
REQUIREMENTS.WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE. HOWEVER THE DIFFERENCE IN
FARE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PASSENGER IN THE FORM OF A NON REFUNDABLE TRAVEL VOUCHER WHICH MAY BE APPLIED
TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A TICKET VALID FOR TRANSPORTATION GOVERNED BY AA/ WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A
HIGHER FARE THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE ADD COLLECTED AND THE USD 200.00 CHANGE FEE WILL APPLY. AFTER DEPARTURE
CHARGE USD 200.00. WAIVED FOR SCHEDULE CHANGE/ILLNESS OR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR FAMILY MEMBER. NOTE - WAIVER
ALSO APPLIES FOR TRAVELING COMPANION. --- INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PAYS 10PCT. NO CHILD DISCOUNTS APPLIES. --- THE
ORIGINAL NON REFUNDABLE AMOUNT REMAINS NON REFUNDABLE. CHANGES PERMITTED ON / PRIOR TO TICKETED DEPARTURE
DATE OF EACH FLIGHT. WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY RESULTS IN A LOWER FARE NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE. HOWEVER THE
DIFFERENCE IN FARE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE PASSENGER IN THE FORM OF A NONREFUNDABLE TRAVEL VOUCHER WHICH MAY
BE APPLIED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A TICKET VALID FOR TRANSPORTATION GOVERNED BY AA/ WHEN THE NEW ITINERARY
RESULTS IN A HIGHER FARE THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE ADD COLLECTED AND THE USD 200.00 CHANGE FEE WILL APPLY.
RES/TKTG
RES MUST BE MADE NO LATER THAN 21 DAYS BEFORE DPTR OF FIRST SGMT. TKT MUST BE PURCHASED NO LATER THAN 21 DAYS
BEFORE DPTR FROM ORIGIN OR 3 DAYS AFTER RES IS MADE, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. SGMTS USING THIS RULE MUST BE
CONFIRMED.
MIN STAY
RETURN TRVL IS VALID ON THE 1ST SUN AFTER 12:01 A.M.. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN.
MAX STAY
RETURN TRVL MUST COMMENCE NO LATER THAN 45 DAYS. MEASURED FROM DPTR FROM ORIGIN TO DPTR FROM LAST STOPOVER
POINT.
DAY/TIME
APPLIES AT ANY TIME MON-THU ON INTL SECTOR. DAY/TIME IS BASED ON TRIP DATE OF INTL SECTOR.
SEASONS
1NOV-12DEC OR 26DEC-27MAR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SAME DATES APPLY EACH YEAR. SEASON IS BASED ON TRIP DATE RATHER
THAN DATE OF ORIGIN AND IS DETERMINED BY DATE OF DEPARTURE OF EACH TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.
BLACKOUTS
NO BLACKOUT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLT APPL
NO FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
STOPOVERS
NO ENROUTE STOPOVERS ARE PERMITTED. A STOPOVER OCCURS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOES NOT DEPART AN INTERMEDIATE
POINT WITHIN 24 HOURS.
TICKET RESTRICTIONS
TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED: BY PTA AND SATISFIES TICKETING REQUIREMENTS NOTE: RULE 65D DOES NOT APPLY
SURCHGS
SECURITY SURCHG OF USD 8.00 APPLIES PER ADT/CHD/INF IN EACH DIRECTION. APPLIES TO TRANSATLANTIC INTL SECTOR.
TERMINAL SURCHG OF USD 5.00 APPLIES PER ADT/CHD/INF IN EACH DIRECTION. APPLIES TO TRANSPACIFIC INTL SECTOR.
DISCOUNTS
75 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR A CNN PSGR 2 THRU 11 YRS OF AGE. CNN PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS
BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT. - - - - 10 PCT OF THE ADT FARE IS CHARGED FOR AN INF PSGR UNDER 2
YRS OF AGE NOT OCCUPYING A SEAT. INF PSGR MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL SGMTS BY AN ADT PSGR TRAVELING IN THE SAME
COMPARTMENT. *** NOTE - GENERAL RULE DOES NOT APPLY ACCOMPANIED CHILD 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE OR -
INFANT UNDER 2 WITH A SEAT - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF THE FARE OR - 1ST INFANT UNDER 2 WITHOUT A SEAT - CHARGE 10
PERCENT OF THE FARE. NO SALES AGENT DISCOUNTS PERMITTED TOUR CONDUCTOR/ SALES AGENT AND OTHER DISCOUNTS DO
NOT APPLY.
REROUTE
SEE PENALTY.
TRANSFERS
4 TRANSFERS PERMITTED, 2 IN EACH DIRECTION IN AREA 2-EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST. -TRANSFERS MAY BE: -INTERLINE
-ONLINE ON OTHER THAN AA ADDITIONALLY UNLIMITED ONLINE TRANSFERS PERMITTED ON AA.
COMBINATIONS
CARRIER / RULE / FARE CIRCLE OPEN ROUND BASIS TRIP JAW TRIP SAME / SAME / SAME C C C SAME / SAME / DIFF C C C SAME / DIFF
/ SAME C C C SAME / DIFF / DIFF C C C DIFF / SAME / SAME C C C DIFF / SAME / DIFF C C C DIFF / DIFF / SAME C C C DIFF / DIFF / DIFF C C
C Y / PERMITTED N / NOT PERMITTED - / DOES NOT APPLY C / SEE TEXT FOR CONDITIONS CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ROUND
TRIP/CIRCLE TRIP/SINGLE OPEN JAW - -MAY BE COMBINED WITH ANY ONE WAY/ROUND TRIP SUPER SPECIAL APEX
TYPE/NONREFUNDABLE APEX TYPE/ADVANCE PURCHASE EXCURSION TYPE/SUPER SPECIAL INSTANT PURCHASE
TYPE/NONREFUNDABLE INSTANT PURCHASE TYPE/INSTANT PURCHASE EXCURSION TYPE FARES GOVERNED BY ANY RULE IN IPRA
VIA AA/TW. -MOST RESTRICTIVE CONDITIONS APPLY. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLY ROUND TRIP - -PERMITTED. -MAY NOT BE
USED IN AROUND THE WORLD FARE CONSTRUCTION. CIRCLE TRIP - -PERMITTED. -MAY NOT BE USED IN AROUND THE WORLD FARE
CONSTRUCTION. OPEN JAW - -SINGLE OPEN JAW PERMITTED AT EITHER ORIGIN OR DESTINATION. END-ON-END - -PERMITTED WITH
ALL FARES. -CONDITIONS APPLY TO THE ADJACENT LINE OF FLIGHT FARE COMPONENTS OF THE JOURNEY. -TRAVEL MUST BE VIA
THE FARE COMBINATION POINT. CO-TERMINALS - -THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME POINT
BUR - LGB - SNA - LAX - ONT, OAK - SFO - SJC, BWI - WAS, FLL - MIA, NYC - EWR.
OPEN RTN
NOT ALLOWED.
REFUNDS
SEE PENALTY.
CO-TERMINALS
-THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF CITIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE SAME POINT BUR - LGB - SNA - LAX - ONT, OAK - SFO - SJC, BWI -
WAS, FLL - MIA, NYC - EWR.
INTL CONST
FARE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY COMBINING THE LAX-MIL VLX21AP FARE AND THE D***** ADD-ON FROM MIL TO ROM.T
MISC
NOTE - WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER DEPARTURE, THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE REVISED JOURNEY MUST BE RECALCULATED
FROM THE POINT OF ORIGIN AND ANY FARE DIFFERENCE EITHER COLLECTED OR REFUNDED.