Originally Posted by
Andriyko
But that can't be possible as once you store the fare the airline will guarantee this specific fare until the ticketing deadline. If you have a confirmed reservation in 'A' for fare basis ABC123 with a ticketing deadline next Monday it does not mean that there need to be 'A' inventory on that Monday to issue the ticket as you'll already have a confirmed 'A' seat and the fare will be stored; the plane may already be sold out by Monday but you'll still have your 'A' seat in fare basis ABC123 (so, the product will be in stock until the ticketing deadline
). Even if the airline suddenly pulls the fare it will send notices to agents to ticket un-ticketed reservations.
No they will not
The airline will guarantee the fare for 24 hours , but it is not guaranteed beyond
I often hold for significant periods however the fare is not guaranteed. That the reservation can be held does not guarantee the fare
e.g. an airline has a 1st class fare on offer AEX123B and at the current time the fare is $1234 . If purchased today the fare will be $1234 plus taxes. This fare may only require that it is ticketed prior to departure, so can be held indefinitely.
If that fare goes up or down, then whatever the fare is at time of purchase is what will apply, not what it was at the time of holding it
If the airline was to actually remove that fare from sale altogether, then it will need complete repricing
Being able to hold a reservation for ( as I have done in past ) several months, does not mean that the fare is locked in for several months.
Originally Posted by upgraded
It sounds as though what you are saying is that you can reserve a seat but cannot guarantee that fare basis ABC123 will be available to ticket based on the three-day period mentioned, however, if it is, then the fare associated with fare basis ABC123 will remain the same. Essentially it is a promise that you can lock in the price for a product but cannot guarantee that it is in stock when you actually go to check out at the register. Did I follow you correctly?
I am saying that you can indeed reserve a seat but cannot guarantee that either
the fare associated with the fare basis will not change or
the fare basis will even still be offered for sale
If fares go up, then the new fare will apply beyond the 24 hours