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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 7:16 pm
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Originally Posted by fallinasleep
Sorry for the basic question, but my corporate travel agent is giving me info that seems to be in their self interest, and I need to get an answer before I start traveling in 3 or 4 days.

I have already ticketed a DONE through my travel agent on Cathay Pacific ticket stock (my first segment is on CX). I would like to add a few more segments in North America but my travel agent states that they have to cancel the old reservation and create a new one for any such changes. Is this correct? Of course, my travel agent collects more fees everytime I do this. Because of this hassle, my internal travel booker wants to issue the segments as a separate ticket which is a waste of a DONE in my opinion.

Anyway, if I have already started travel and need to make changes to the segments, could I bypass my corporate travel agent and call one of the airlines directly to add additional segments to my DONE? To be specific, I would like to add two domestic AA segments as my second to last segments (just to reconfirm, may I stop over in the same city more than once?). These segments would cost a lot more than the standard USD125 change fee charged by Oneworld so I am keen to not have to buy separate tickets.

Last question (again sorry it is so basic), if I have a DONE and there is no D (or A) inventory, may I book any available economy class seat or must L inventory be available?

Thanks for your help!
Having just made major changes to my DONE4, I think I can help here

But straight off - I cannot comment on making changes before departure - never done that
Once you've started, then you can deal with an airline directly, no need to go through your TA (usually either the issuing airline or the next carrier)

You certainly may stopover in the same city more than once (We fly PER-DRW tomorrow and return to PER next week; that will be our third stopover in PER on the ticket)

has to be 'L' inventory
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