<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by lemonski:
I asked my TA this, and I didn't get a satisfactory answer. What happens if you miss the date on a segment? Would they see that as having missed the plane, would you lose the segment and have to buy another, could you go overland to your next stop...??
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You don't lose it. You need to rebuild reservations for the remaining sectors again. You would probably have to call the issuing carrier and tell your ticket number. AA has a smart computer and they can tell how far you have 'consumed' your tickets.
If you have a dated ticket and have the issuing agent/carrier make reservations with proper notations, then I think you will have no problem even when you change dates.
Open-dated tickets are hassle-free, for sure.