I concur. AA's CRS cannot issue more than 16 segments. But SABRE (ironically part of AA) can. All you need to do is to have a SABRE accessed agency take over your booking. (They can just 'takeover' electronically over their CRS) and issue your ticket if it is less than 24 segments.

HOWEVER, that said, all the taxes must still fit into the "fare calculation" box and if it exceeds, it must be handwritten. There is no way around that.

FYI - BA's computers, AMADEUS, can handle only something like 12 segments before it has to be handwritten. Only CX's system can handle more than the 24 segments but it requires creative ticketing in that they split the fare calculation and taxes into two seperate tickets. Not exactly kosher and if encountered with a reissue by another Oneworld airline, it will face problems.

FYI 2 - Hand written tickets are VALID forms of travel documentation as long as they are done correctly. Since AA is issuing the ticket, I would say they'd probably have more experience than the average travel agency with hardly any ticketing experience. Most agencies these days don't even know the difference between a NUC from an MCO!


[This message has been edited by Guy Betsy (edited 03-05-2003).]