Originally Posted by
Dan72
I mean ex-Amm ticketing done outside the country...
I have had UK travel agents issus these tickets, most recently in 2009, without problem. And I wanted to check that there wasn't any new SOTO restrictions. Fare should be country of departure, not country of sale.
There has always been a country of sale check of the price against the country of departure. If the price in country of sale is greater, then that price is charged unless you are ticketing in Canada or using the online tool. There was a period of time around 2008 - 2009 where the current rule (see below) was poorly worded. "And/or" was used in conjunction with both Canada and the ECAA. The rule was changed to the "BOTH" language in January 2009. Maybe you were able to take advantage of that lapse although airline acceptance of that interpretation was not guaranteed back then. One person did get the benefit of that interpretation and ticketed an ex-UK xonex in BDA. See this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...n-10-sale.html
Maybe you did the same.
Current Rule:
When travel originates in a country for which a specific local currency fares is published and the ticket is sold in another country, the fare will be that published for the country of origin converted to the currency of the country of sale at the bank selling rate. The resultant fare must not be lower
than from the country of sale.
Exception: Not applicable for sales made and/or travel originating in Canada or when BOTH travel originates and sales are made within the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA)/Switzerland.
Old Rule:
When travel originates in a country for which a specific local currency fares is published and the ticket is sold in another country, the fare will be that published for the country of origin converted to the currency of the country of sale at the bank selling rate. The resultant fare must not be lower than from the country of sale. Exception: Not applicable for sales made and/or travel originating in Canada or the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA).