Originally Posted by
catharsis
also looking for definitive information on these tickts - I even went so far as to call DL and try to book one of these just to find out the details - but they had never heard of this ticket either :-)
Obviously I got a poor CSR - but it would be really useful to get definitive information. I found
http://www.airtimetable.com/skyteamasia.pdf which does look like an 'official' document - but it seems to contain a 'flat-rate' pricing structure whereas the skyteam website now includes a different structure based on distance flown.
That document is from Oct 2005. Here are the current rules:
[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.4/Diamond - DotRes: TYO-TYO/AF/HE3A/600 USD]
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ELIGIBILITY : NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE APPLY TO PASSENGERS
HOLDING INTERNATIONAL ROUND TRIP TICKETS
ORIGINATING FROM AREA 1 / AREA 2 VIA AF/AM/AZ/
CZ/DL/KE/KL/KQ/OK/SU/UX/VN/RO
-----
THE AIR PASS IS NOT TO BE SOLD IN CONJUNCTION WITH
ID OR AD TICKETS.
-----
PASSENGERS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY AT
THE TIME OF TICKETING.
DAY_TIME : NO DAY/TIME TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SEASONALITY : NO SEASONAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
FLIGHT_APPLICATION : THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
AF FLIGHTS 8087 THROUGH 8096
KE FLIGHTS 6707 THROUGH 6710
KE FLIGHTS 5001 THROUGH 5002
KE FLIGHTS 5701 THROUGH 5799
KE FLIGHTS 0847 THROUGH 0848
KE FLIGHTS 0885 THROUGH 0886
KE FLIGHTS 8885 THROUGH 8886
KE FLIGHTS 0881 THROUGH 0882
KE FLIGHTS 0887 THROUGH 0888
KE FLIGHTS 5831 THROUGH 5832
KE FLIGHTS 5859 THROUGH 5860
KE FLIGHTS 5871 THROUGH 5872
KE FLIGHTS 5875 THROUGH 5876
KE FLIGHTS 5893 THROUGH 5894
KE FLIGHTS 6835 THROUGH 6836
KE FLIGHTS 5671 THROUGH 5672
KE FLIGHTS 5675 THROUGH 5676
KE FLIGHTS 5681 THROUGH 5682
KE FLIGHTS 5683 THROUGH 5684
KE FLIGHTS 5691 THROUGH 5692
KE FLIGHTS 5693 THROUGH 5694
KE FLIGHTS 0981 THROUGH 0982
KE FLIGHTS 0819 THROUGH 0820
KE FLIGHTS 0825 THROUGH 0826
CZ FLIGHTS 0100 THROUGH 0299
CZ FLIGHTS 0400 THROUGH 0599
CZ FLIGHTS 0700 THROUGH 0999
CZ FLIGHTS 1000 THROUGH 2999
CZ FLIGHTS 4000 THROUGH 5999
CZ FLIGHTS 7000 THROUGH 9999.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
EXCLUDED FLIGHTS /
KE867/868 ONLY FROM JUNE TO AUGUST
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
VN FLIGHT 0367
VN FLIGHT 0368
VN FLIGHT 0824
VN FLIGHT 0825
VN FLIGHT 0866
VN FLIGHT 0867
VN FLIGHT 0914
VN FLIGHT 0915
VN FLIGHT 0948
VN FLIGHT 0949.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
VN FLIGHTS 0590 THROUGH 0599
VN FLIGHTS 0956 THROUGH 0959
VN FLIGHTS 0990 THROUGH 0999
VN FLIGHTS 1700 THROUGH 1999
VN FLIGHTS 9800 THROUGH 9999.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY LH FLIGHT
ANY IB FLIGHT
ANY LX FLIGHT
ANY FC FLIGHT
ANY SK FLIGHT
ANY AA FLIGHT
ANY US FLIGHT
ANY UA FLIGHT
ANY UU FLIGHT
ANY PK FLIGHT
ANY JS FLIGHT
ANY FG FLIGHT
ANY GA FLIGHT
ANY QZ FLIGHT
ANY 3Y FLIGHT
ANY RI FLIGHT
ANY MZ FLIGHT
ANY 7P FLIGHT
ANY AW FLIGHT
ANY RW FLIGHT
ANY NV FLIGHT
ANY DC FLIGHT
ANY QH FLIGHT
ANY R8 FLIGHT
ANY O3 FLIGHT
ANY I7 FLIGHT
ANY ZC FLIGHT
ANY Q4 FLIGHT
ANY EO FLIGHT
ANY BA FLIGHT
ANY W5 FLIGHT
ANY UF FLIGHT
ANY KF FLIGHT
ANY C2 FLIGHT
ANY OD FLIGHT
ANY K9 FLIGHT
ANY X7 FLIGHT
ANY FT FLIGHT
ANY MQ FLIGHT
ANY 2S FLIGHT
ANY Z7 FLIGHT
ANY 6A FLIGHT
ANY M9 FLIGHT
ANY IP FLIGHT
ANY W7 FLIGHT
ANY SX FLIGHT
ANY UQ FLIGHT
ANY D3 FLIGHT.
AND
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY KJ FLIGHT
ANY 8F FLIGHT
ANY I8 FLIGHT.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
THE FARE COMPONENT MUST NOT BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY 0K FLIGHT
ANY DZ FLIGHT
ANY D8 FLIGHT
ADVANCE_RESERVATIONS_TICKETING : NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
BOOKING CODES
N ON VN FLIGHTS
H ON AF FLIGHTS
H ON KE FLIGHTS
-- EXCEPTION V ON KE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN KOREA
H ON KL FLIGHTS
Q ON CZ FLIGHTS.
--- EXCEPTION / FOR CHINESE DOMESTIC SECTORS N N
BOOK IN - N - CLASS------
RESERVATION FOR THE ORIGINATING FLIGHT INSURANCE
OF TICKETS AND FULL PAYMENT MUST BE COMPLETED AT
LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT
COUPON AND PRIOR TO ARRIVAL IN ANY COUNTRY INAREA3
RESERVATIONS FOR OTHER THAN THE ORIGINATING FLIGHT
MAY BE MADE ANY TIME BEFORE DEPARTURE OF EACH
FLIGHT.
-----
ONLY ONE TICKET AT THESE FARES WILL BE ISSUED WITH
EACH TRIP ORIGINATING FROM AREA 1 /AREA 2.
-----
THE PASSENGERS INTERCONTINENTAL TICKET NUMBER MUST
BE PRINTED IN THE ENDORSMENT BOX OF THE SKYTEAM
ASIA PASS COUPONS
-----
THE SKYTEAM ASIA PASS TICKET SHALL BE ISSUED
SEPARATELY FROM ANY TICKET ISSUED AT ANY OTHER
FARE BASIS.
MINIMUM_STAY : NO MINIMUM STAY REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
MAXIMUM_STAY : TRAVEL FROM LAST SEGMENT IN AREA 3 MUST COMMENCE NO
LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER FIRST DEPARTURE FROM THE
FOLLOWING GEOGRAPHIC LOCALE IN AREA 3.
STOPOVERS : UNLIMITED STOPOVERS PERMITTED ON THE OUTBOUND AND ON
THE INBOUND FARE COMPONENTS.
STOPOVER ALLOWED ONLY ONCE AT THE SAME POINT.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
HOWEVER A POINT MAY BE TRANSITED MORE THAN ONCE IF
FOR CONNECTING PURPOSES.
-----
THE POINTS OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION ON THE
SKYTEAM ASIA PASS FARE DO NOT COUNT AS STOPOVER
POINTS.
TRANSFERS : UNLIMITED TRANSFERS PERMITTED. - SURFACE AT FARE BREAK
AND EMBEDDED SECTORS PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR PRICING UNITS
WITHIN/BETWEEN US AND CANADA - INCLUDING PR/USV1 -
SURFACE AT FARE BREAK IS NOT PERMITTED.
COMBINATIONS : OPEN JAW/ROUND TRIP/CIRCLE TRIP AND END-ON-END
COMBINATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED. MIRROR IMAGE
COMBINATIONS ARE PERMITTED.
BLACKOUT_DATES : NO BLACKOUT DATES APPLY.
SURCHARGES : NO SURCHARGE REQUIREMENTS APPLY.
ACCOMPANIED_TRAVEL : ACCOMPANIED TRAVEL NOT REQUIRED.
TRAVEL_RESTRICTIONS : NO TRAVEL DATE RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
SALES_RESTRICTIONS : FOOTNOTE RULE
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 11FEB11.
FARE RULE
TICKETS MAY BE ISSUED BY PTA.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE SOLD IN AREA 3.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
TICKET MUST BE ISSUED ON AF/AM/AZ/CZ/DL/KE/KL/KQ
OK/SU/UX/VN/RO STOCK ONLY
-----
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
THE SAME AS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE INTERNATI
ONAL FLIGHT WILL BE APPLIED
E.G -- EXIT USA -- PIECE CONCEPT APPLIES
PENALTIES : CANCELLATIONS
BEFORE DEPARTURE
CHARGE USD 100.00/KRW 100000 FOR CANCEL/NO-SHOW.
WAIVED FOR ILLNESS OR DEATH OF PASSENGER OR
FAMILY MEMBER.
AFTER DEPARTURE
CHARGE USD 100.00/KRW 100000 FOR CANCEL.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
THE AMOUNT OF REFUND WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE FARE PAID AND THE NORMAL FARE FOR
TRANSPORTATION USED LESS USD 100.00/KRW 100000
-----
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
CHANGE/
REBOOKING PERMITTED AT NO CHARGE
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
REROUTING/
VOLUNTARY REROUTING IS PERMITTED VIA AF/CZ/KE/KL/
SERVICES ONLY
A SERVICE CHARGE OF USD100.00/KRW 100 000 WILL BE
ASSESSED EACH TIME A SKY TEAM ASIA PASS TICKET IS
REISSUED OR A CHANGE IN THE ORIGINATING FLIGHT IS
MADE.
TKTS MAY BE REISSUED TO AFTER THE ORIGINAL ROUTING
OR TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUPONS PERMITTED
PROVIDED/ THE MAX VALIDITY PERIOD HAS NO ELAPSED/
TRAVEL ON THE ORIGINAL TKT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED
/ THE APPLICABLE FARE FOR THE REVISED ITINERARY IS
RECALCULATED FROM PT OF ORIGIN ANY ADD COLLECTION
IS MADE/REISSUE CHARGES USD100/KRW 100 000WILL APL
INVOLUNTARY CHANGES
INVOLUNTARY CHANGES PERMITTED.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
INVOLUNTARY REROUTING IS PERMITTED VIA AF/CZ/KE/
KL SERVICES ONLY.
-----
HIP_MILEAGE_EXCEPTIONS : NO HIP OR MILEAGE EXCEPTIONS APPLY.
TICKET_ENDORSEMENTS : THE ORIGINAL AND THE REISSUED TICKET MUST BE ANNOTATED
- ASIAPASS VLD AF/CZ/DL/KE - AND - KL/VN/RO - IN THE
ENDORSEMENT BOX.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
TICKET NUMBER OF THE SKYTEAM ALLIANCE MEMBERS
INTERNATIONAL TICKET ALSO MUST BE ANNOTATED
IN THE ENDORSEMENT BOX
CHILDREN_DISCOUNTS : CNN/ACCOMPANIED CHILD PSGR 2-11 - CHARGE 75 PERCENT OF
THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME
COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 18 OR OLDER.
OR - INS/INFANT WITH A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 75
PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - CH.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME
COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 18 OR OLDER.
OR - INF/INFANT WITHOUT A SEAT PSGR UNDER 2 - CHARGE 10
PERCENT OF THE FARE.
TICKET DESIGNATOR - IN.
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED ON ALL FLIGHTS IN THE SAME
COMPARTMENT BY ADULT PSGR 18 OR OLDER.
TOUR_CONDUCTOR_DISCOUNTS : NO DISCOUNTS FOR TOUR CONDUCTORS.
AGENT_DISCOUNTS : NO DISCOUNTS FOR SALE AGENTS.
ALL_OTHER_DISCOUNTS : NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
A FARE DISCOUNT OF USD100 PER DOMESTIC SECTOR IN
KOREA SHALL APPLY TO THE ASIA PASS COUPON FARES.
MISCELLANEOUS_PROVISIONS : THIS FARE MUST NOT BE USED AS THROUGH FARE WITH A
DIFFERENTIAL AND/OR TO CALCULATE DIFFERENTIAL.
NOTE - TEXT BELOW NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
THE FARE THAT APPLIES ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE
IS ONLY VALID FOR THE ENTIRE ITINERARY AND THE
SPECIFIC TRAVEL DATES MENTIONED ON THE TICKET.
ANY MODIFICATION MAY REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.
FULL AND SEQUENTIAL USE OF FLIGHT COUPONS-
THE TICKET/ OR ELECTRONIC TICKET / IS NOT VALID IF
THE FIRST COUPON HAS NOT BEEN USED AND WILL NOT
BE HONORED IF ALL THE COUPONS ARE NOT USED IN THE
SEQUENCE PROVIDED IN THE TICKET / OR ELECTRONIC
TICKET / .
GROUPS : NO GROUP PROVISIONS APPLY.
TOURS : NO TOUR PROVISIONS APPLY.
VISIT_ANOTHER_COUNTRY : NO VISIT ANOTHER COUNTRY PROVISIONS APPLY.
DEPOSITS : NO DEPOSIT PROVISIONS APPLY.
VOLUNTARY_CHANGES : NO VOLUNTARY CHANGES DATA FOUND.
VOLUNTARY_REFUNDS : NO VOLUNTARY REFUNDS DATA FOUND.
RULE_APPLICATION_AND_OTHER_CONDITIONS : NOTE - THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS INFORMATIONAL AND NOT
VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING.
SKYTEAM ASIA PASS ON AF/CZ/KE/KL/DL/VN/RO WITHIN AREA
3
TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRIES IN AREA3
APPLICATION
AREA
THESE FARES APPLY WITHIN AREA 3.
CLASS OF SERVICE
THESE FARES APPLY FOR ECONOMY CLASS SERVICE.
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
FARES GOVERNED BY THIS RULE CAN BE USED TO CREATE
ONE-WAY/ROUND-TRIP/CIRCLE-TRIP/ORIGIN SINGLE
OPEN-JAW JOURNEYS.
CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
AF/AM/AZ/CZ/DL/KE/KL/KQ/OK/SU/UX/VN/RO
SHALL LIMIT NUMBER OF
PASSENGERS CARRIED ON ANY GIVEN FLIGHT AT FARES
GOVERNED BY THIS RULE AND SUCH FARES WILL NOT
NECESSARILY BE AVAILABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS. THE
NUMBER OF SEATS THAT EACH CARRIER SHALL MAKE
AVAILABLE ON ANY GIVEN FLIGHT WILL BE DETERMINED
BY THE CARRIERS BEST JUDGEMENT.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PERMITTED.
-----
BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE
THE SAME AS THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE
INTERNATI
ONAL FLIGHT WILL BE APPLIED
E.G -- EXIT USA -- PIECE CONCEPT APPLIES
------
FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM MILEAGE UPGRADES WILL NOT
BE PERMITTED
-----
THE SKYTEAM ASIA PASS IS LIMITED TO MINIMUM 3
COUPONS
APPLICABLE FARE BASES
HE3A FOR 3 COUPONS
HE4A FOR 4 COUPONS
HE5A FOR 5 COUPONS
HE6A FOR 6 COUPONS
-----
IN ORDER TO PURCHASE SUPPLEMENTAL COUPONS FROM
KOREA/JAPAN/GUM TO SOUTH WEST PACIFIC A MINIMUM
PURCHASE OF 3 SKYTEAM ASIA PASS COUPONS
MUST BE ISSUED FIRST.
APPLICABLE FARE BASES FOR SOUTH WEST PACIFIC PASS
HESP1A FOR 1 COUPON
HESP2A FOR 2 COUPONS
SOUTH WEST PACIFIC INCLUDES
AUSTRALIA / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / COOK ISLANDS /
FIJI
/ GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS / NEW CALEDONIA /
LOYALTY ISLANDS / NEW HEBRIDES / NEW ZEALAND /
SAMOA / SOCIETY ISLANDS / SOLOMON ISLANDS / TONGA
ISLANDS AS WELL AS INTERMEDIATE ISLANDS.
-----
APPLICABLE ROUTES
1/ ALL KOREAN DOMESTIC SECTORS
2/ KOREA-JAPAN
SEL - AOJ/AXT/FUK/HKD/KIJ/KMQ/KOJ/NGO/NGS/OIT/OKJ/
OSA/SPK/TYO
CJU - NGO/OSA/TYO
PUS - FUK/NGO/OSA/SPK/TYO
3/ KOREA-CHINA
SEL - BJS/CAN/DLC/SHA/SHE/TAO/TSN/URC/WEH/YNT/HRB/
CGO/SZX/SYX
PUS-SHA/SIA/TAO/PEK
CJU - BJS
CJJ - SAH
TAE - BJS
KWJ - SHA
4/ KOREA-SOUTH EAST ASIA/SOUTH ASIAN SUBCONTINENT
SEL/CJU/PUS/TAE-BKK
SEL - BKI/BOM/DPS/GUM/HAN/HKG/JKT/KTM/KUL/MNL/
PNH/REP/SGN/SIN/TPE/ULN - EXCLUDING
OPERATIO
N FROM JUNE TO AUGUST -/CEB/CNX
PUS-HAN/HKG/MNL
5/ ALL KOREA-SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
6/ JAPAN-CHINA
TYO - BJS/CAN/SHA/SHE/CGQ/DLC
OSA - CAN/SHE/HRB/DLC
FUK - CAN/SHE/DLC
7/ JAPAN-SOUTH EAST ASIA
TYO - BKK/GUM/HKG/MNL/SIN/SPN/TPE
NGO - GUM/MNL/SPN
OSA - GUM/SPN/TPE
FUK/HIJ/KIJ/OKJ/SDJ/SPK - GUM
8/ WITHIN SOUTH EAST ASIA
BKK - HAN/SGN/TPE
JKT - KUL
GUM - DPS/HKG/MNL/PNI/ROR/SPN/TKK/TPE/YAP
PNI - TKK
ROR - MNL/YAP
MNL - SPN
9/ JAPAN-SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
OSA/TYO - NOU
10/ SOUTH EAST ASIA-SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
GUM-CNS
11/ ALL CHINESE DOMESTIC SECTORS
12/ CHINA-SOUTH EAST ASIA/SOUTH ASIAN
SUBCONTINENT
CAN - BKK/HAN/JKT/KUL/MNL/PEN/PNH/SGN/SIN/RGN/VTE/
REP/HKT/KTM/DEL
13/ CHINA-SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
CAN - MEL/SYD.
OTHER CONDITIONS
THE FARE THAT APPLIES ON THE DATE OF PURCHASE
IS ONLY VALID FOR THE ENTIRE ITINERARY AND THE
SPECIFIC TRAVEL DATES MENTIONED ON THE TICKET.
ANY MODIFICATION MAY REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF AN
ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.
FULL AND SEQUENTIAL USE OF FLIGHT COUPONS-
THE TICKET/ OR ELECTRONIC TICKET / IS NOT VALID IF
THE FIRST COUPON HAS NOT BEEN USED AND WILL NOT
BE HONORED IF ALL THE COUPONS ARE NOT USED IN THE
SEQUENCE PROVIDED IN THE TICKET / OR ELECTRONIC
TICKET / .