Originally Posted by
holtju2
Not part of AONEx. The fare for JNB-SYD is FOW and not sure why it was booked to A class.
The Booking Code details from Expertflyer for the FOW fare are as follows:
Booking Class
6 JNBSYD 10OCT12 QF ZAR 4766.00 FOW STAY---/-- BK-F
FARE CLS EXPLANATION BOOK CODES
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FOW FIRST CLASS UNRESTRICTED FARES F
FOW BETWEEN AFRICA AND S.W. PACIFIC APPLIES FOR ONE WAY
FARES
BOOKING CODE EXCEPTIONS
VIA QF F PERMITTED F- FARES WITHIN AUSTRALIA
VIA QF J PERMITTED F- FARES WITHIN AUSTRALIA
VIA QF Y REQUIRED F- FARES WITHIN AUSTRALIA
VIA QF A PERMITTED F- FARES
So it looks like it can book into A but because it doesn't say
Required I would think that it could be booked into F as well.
You probably know that the fare difference between JOW and FOW for JNB-SYD is only just over $600 so that is what you are entitled to and it probably is up to AA to seamlessly reticket/refund you. As to compensation??????